FS2004 Air Atlantique Douglas DC-6A Liftmaster G-APSA

Registration G-APSA, c/n 45497/995, as seen i September 2007 at Lelystad and Hamburg Airport Days. Shows vintage livery of KLM PH-TGA name "Dr. Ir. M. H. Damme" as the original PH-TGA participated in the 1953 London-Christchurch Air Race. The DC-6A was an extended DC-6 with cargo doors and a reinforced floor for carrying cargo. Textures only. Original by Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson, flight dynamics by FSAviator, repainted by Hans U. Hermann (Virtual Birds Factory).

Installation in FS2004:

The package only includes the texture files for this repainted aircraft. So you must already have installed the DC-6B model from Calclassic with the larger prop spinners, i.e. the Western Airlines 1957 DC-6B.

Extract the downloaded zip-file to a temporary folder of your choice. Find the Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Aircraft\'Your DC-6B'-folder on your system and place the extracted folder (texture.dc6_G-APSA_01) there.

Use a text editor such as Notepad to add the following section to your 'Douglas-DC-6B' aircraft.cfg file following the "fltsim" sections already present and replace the xx by the next number in sequence:

[fltsim.xx]
title=DC-6A KLM (Air Atlantique) G-APSA_01
sim=dc6b
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=dc6_G-APSA_01
kb_checklists=DC6B_check
kb_reference=dc6b_ref
atc_id=G-APSA
atc_id_enable=1
ui_manufacturer=Douglas
ui_type=DC-6A
ui_variation=KLM (Air Atlantique)
description= Air Atlantique Douglas DC-6A Liftmaster, Reg. Id. G-APSA, c/n 45497/995, as seen in September 2007 at Lelystad and Hamburg Airport Days. Shows vintage livery of KLM PH-TGA named "Dr. Ir. M.H. Damme' as the original PH-TGA participated in the 1953 London-Christchurch Air Race. The DC-6A was an extended DC-6 with cargo doors and a reinforced floor for carrying cargo. Textures only. Original by Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson, flight dynamics by FSAviator, repainted by Hans U. Hermann (Virtual Birds Factory)
atc_airline=KLM
atc_flight_number=021
atc_heavy=0
visual_damage=1
prop_anim_ratio=0.9
atc_parking_types=RAMP CARGO
atc_parking_codes=FTL
[General]
performance=Four P&W R-2800-CB16\neach 2400hp for take off\n1800hp METO to 8500feet\n1700hp to 14,500 feet
atc_type=DOUGLAS
atc_model=DC6

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