FS2004 United Air Lines Douglas DC-6B

PreviewThese skins depict the old colors of United Airlines circa summer 1958. This is a DC6B (Mainliner Portland, N37552). The textures are primarily 32 bit to preserve detail. However suffer no undue problems from conversion to DXT3. Requires the latest DC-6B from CalClassics. By Eric Joiner.

Screenshot 1
Type
Repaint
Download hits
104
Compatibility
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
Filename
ual_dc6b.zip
File size
4.53 MB
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Scanned 1 days ago (clean)
Access to file
Free (Freeware)
Content Rating
Everyone

These skins depict the old colors of United Airlines circa summer 1958. This is a DC6B (Mainliner Portland, N37552). The textures are primarily 32 bit to preserve detail. However suffer no undue problems from conversion to DXT3. Requires the latest DC-6B from CalClassics. By Eric Joiner.

Screenshot of United Air Lines Douglas DC-6B in flight.

Screenshot of United Air Lines Douglas DC-6B in flight.

These skins require the following files to be downloaded from Cal Classics. All this stuff can be found under the Planes section.

  • Base model United Air Lines DC-6B for FS2002 (Gmax Model). This includes both the DC6 panel and sound packages...11MB of Propliner LOVE.
  • FS2004 Flight dynamics update.
  • Prop reverse patch.

Installation:

  • Download and configure files above (not hard) then unzip this zip file into a temporary directory.
  • Add the resulting texture.ualold folder to the new DC-6B in your aircraft directory.
  • Then cut and paste the info below into your aircraft.cfg file.

[fltsim.XX]
title=DC-6B UAL Old Colors
sim=dc6b
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=ualold
kb_checklists=DC6B_check
kb_reference=dc6b_ref
atc_id=N37552
atc_id_enable=1
ui_manufacturer=Douglas
ui_type=DC-6B
ui_variation=UAL 1958 Old Colors
description=The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. United had 43 DC-6B's, and used them throughout their US system.
atc_airline=United
atc_flight_number=583
atc_heavy=0
visual_damage=1
prop_anim_ratio=0.95

Images & Screenshots

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The archive ual_dc6b.zip has 24 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
blurred_prop.bmp07.08.0464.07 kB
dc6b-3.bmp03.29.03341.43 kB
dc6b-4.bmp04.01.03341.43 kB
DC6b_cockpit.bmp03.23.03257.05 kB
DC6B_leftaft_l.bmp07.08.041.00 MB
DC6B_leftaft_t.bmp07.08.044.00 MB
DC6B_leftfwd_l.bmp07.08.041.00 MB
DC6B_leftfwd_t.bmp07.08.044.00 MB
DC6B_rtaft_l.bmp07.08.041.00 MB
DC6B_rtaft_t.bmp07.08.044.00 MB
DC6B_rtfwd_l.bmp07.08.041.00 MB
DC6B_rtfwd_t.bmp07.08.044.00 MB
DC6cowl14_L.bmp08.17.031.43 kB
DC6cowl14_t.bmp05.06.03256.07 kB
DC6cowl23_L.bmp08.17.031.43 kB
DC6cowl23_t.bmp05.06.03256.07 kB
DC6cowl_flaps_L.bmp03.01.03192 B
dc6cowl_flaps_t.bmp05.06.0332.07 kB
texture.ualold07.08.040 B
ualdc6_sm.gif07.08.0413.08 kB
ual_dc6b.jpg07.08.0474.05 kB
dc6_readme.txt07.09.042.47 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B
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