FSX / P3D Repaint for Payware Model

FSX Vans Aircraft RV-7 N6731

Vans Aircraft RV-7 N6731 brings a faithful real-world registration and crisp exterior paintwork to the BayTower Studio RV-7, adding a distinctive look for VFR touring and aerobatic sorties in FSX. Textures-only repaint with matching markings and clean detailing, it requires the payware BayTower Studio Vans RV-7 base aircraft.

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Rate 454 downloads since 2013 4.16 MB Scanned clean · Jul 2026 Added 28 Jun 2013

Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Repaint — payware base required

Images & Screenshots

4 total

A red and white single-engine aircraft with registration N6731 flies above turquoise coastal waters under a partly cloudy sky.

A red and white single-engine low-wing aircraft with registration N6731 flies against a blue sky, piloted by a person wearing a headset.

A red and white single-engine low-wing aircraft with registration N6731 flies above turquoise coastal waters under a partly cloudy sky.

A red and white single-engine low-wing aircraft with a bubble canopy flies against a partly cloudy blue sky.

N6731 repaint for the payware BayTower Studio Vans RV7. Textures only. By Gregory Mannarelli.

Screenshot of Vans Aircraft RV-7 N6731 in flight.

Unzip to a temporary location.
Copy the folder "texture.paint_7tip_N6731" to your "Vans_RV7" directory ( ...\SimObjects\Airplanes\Vans_RV7).
Copy and paste the following text into the aircraft.cfg file (Replace the XX with the next available [fltsim.XX] number) and save the file.
Add to aircraft.cfg:

[fltsim.xx] title = VansRV7 Tip-Up N6731 sim = vansRV7 model = RV7_tip panel = RV7_tip texture = paint_7tip_n6731 kb_checklists = kb_reference = atc_id = N6731 ui_manufacturer = "Van's Aircraft" ui_type = "RV7 Tip-Up Canopy" ui_variation = "N6731 Jim Baumann" ui_typerole = "Single Engine Prop" ui_createdby = "BayTower" description = "--- RV-7 Description ---\n\nThe RV-7/7A repaint by Knack

Special thanks to Ricardo, Jan Kees from Pilote-Virtuel and greetings to all OZX crew!

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Free for all simmers · 4.16 MB · Scanned clean Jul 2026

File information

Filename

knack_baytower_rv7_n6731.zip

File size

4.16 MB

Added

28 June 2013

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Access

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Content rating

Everyone

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint for Payware Model

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Add livery to base aircraft folder

Place the texture folder (typically texture.{airline}) inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{base-aircraft}\.
Update aircraft.cfg

Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive knack_baytower_rv7_n6731.zip has 12 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
texture.paint_7tip_N6731	09.04.11	0 B
btsLabels.dds	09.04.11	64.12 kB
exterior_T.dds	09.04.11	4.00 MB
interior_T.dds	09.04.11	4.00 MB
texture.cfg	04.24.11	314 B
thumbnail.jpg	09.04.11	39.50 kB
readme.txt	09.04.11	1.09 kB
screenshot.jpg	09.04.11	131.70 kB
tv7_n6731.jpg	09.04.11	111.94 kB
repaint06.jpg	09.04.11	188.21 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B