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X-Plane 11/10 Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre

Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre brings the iconic gunship to X-Plane 10 with left-side 25mm, 40mm, and 105mm weapons detailing, flare effects, and reworked textures for an authentic Air Force look. Built on the default Javier Rollon C-130, it delivers a convincing long-loiter close air support experience in the virtual cockpit.

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  • File: Lockheed AC-130.zip
  • Size:39.35 MB
  • Scan: Clean (13d) Verified clean
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"The AC-130H Spectre and the AC-130U Spooky primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. Close air support missions include troops in contact, convoy escort and point air defense. These heavily armed aircraft incorporate side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensor, navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower or area saturation during extended loiter periods, at night and in adverse weather."

Four tiled images of Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre.

Four tiled images of Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre.

-U.S. Air Force

In my mind (an in the minds of many others), the AC-130 is ranked alongside the A-10 as the coolest attack aircraft in service. This is for good reason. The AC-130 Spectre, a variant of the famed C-130 Hercules transport, is an airborne tank: it has a range of over 4,000 km, a top speed of almost 500 kph, and is packed with a 25mm Gatling cannon, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer. Unsurprisingly, this aircraft with its massive amount of firepower has seen its share in pop culture, appearing in films such as Transformers and The A-Team.

Now, this aircraft has, in great detail, been brought to X-Plane! Based on the default C-130 by Javier Rollon, this model includes three guns mounted on the left fuselage, flares, and MANY changes to the texture to accurately reflect this aircraft. Thanks to:

-Javier Rollon and Laminar Research for giving me permission to use the default C-130 this aircraft is based on.

-Appster for allowing me to convert parts of his AC-130 to use as the gun barrels.

-Razorback_pilot for the 25mm gun object. I know, the one used on this aircraft has six barrels, while the real one has five. They look identical unless looked at closely, so I don't really care.

Enjoy!

Screenshot of Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre in flight.

Screenshot of Lockheed AC-130 Spooky/Spectre in flight.

Images & Screenshots

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A flat aircraft texture layout features U.S. Air Force markings, American flags, panel lines, and weathered metallic surfaces in dark gray tones.A flat aircraft texture map displays weathered dark gray fuselage panels with U.S. Air Force markings, American flags, stencils, and serial numbers.A flat aircraft texture layout displays dark gray panels, USAF markings, two fuel tanks, and various surface details with weathered effects.A dark gray cockpit panel features labeled sections for annunciators, autopilot, battery avionics, and various switches with blank display areas.A cockpit panel features labeled annunciators, an autopilot section, and various switches illuminated by overhead spotlights against a white exterior background.A collection of metallic aircraft parts and mechanical components is arranged on a dark background, including wheels, gears, and engine sections.A flat blue-purple texture displays faint outlines of an aircraft fuselage with windows, doors, and various panel lines visible.A flat purple and blue normal map texture displays faint outlines of aircraft fuselage panels, access doors, and small circular details.A simplified visual approach slope indicator shows one white light, one red light, and one green light against a black background.A red wireframe spacecraft is centered amid several glowing green bars and white spheres against a completely black background.A dark cockpit panel features a single small placard with text near the center and several horizontal lines below.A collection of colorful flight symbols, arrows, and icons is arranged on a white background with several dashed and solid magenta lines.Two stylized, spinning aircraft propellers with yellow tips and blurred motion effects are shown side by side against a black background.A small, dark avionics display with a single knob and horizontal lines appears centered on a large white background.The screen is completely blank with no visible aircraft, scenery, instruments, or interface elements present.Two circular instrument bezels with white tick marks and numbers are displayed on a black background, one large and one smaller.Two green and yellow bombs labeled MOAB are shown alongside metallic textures and the word WING printed three times in black text.A circular radar display on the right shows a vertical bar and cardinal directions, with a black background and green text.A Lockheed AC-130 aircraft fires bright weapon tracers while banking over a mountainous landscape at dusk, with another AC-130 above.A digital navigation display shows various colored course deviation indicators, arrows, and navigation source labels arranged on a white background.A primary flight display attitude indicator shows a blue sky above a brown ground with pitch markings centered on the horizon line.Two metallic toggle switches are shown, with the left switch in the up position labeled ON and the right switch down labeled OFF.Three black throttle levers with white markings are positioned to the left of a horizontal four-section gray indicator bar.A monochrome cockpit view shows simple crosshair flight instruments, a triangular aircraft symbol, and minimalistic numeric indicators at the top.A sequence of colored flight director symbols and lines appears on a white background, with the final symbol shown on a black gauge marked OFF.The display is completely blank with no visible aircraft, instruments, scenery, or interface elements present on the screen.The display is completely blank with a solid white background and no visible flight-simulation elements or details present.The display is completely blank with a uniform white background and no visible flight simulation elements or details present.

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RobertoWed, 07 Aug 2013 05:33:58 GMT

Its looking awesome on the sim. One of the best aircrafts for it, hope someone can make a 3D cockpit to it.

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