FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX US Air Force Boeing KC-97G In Natural Metal

US Air Force KC-97G Stratotanker repaint 53-0276 captures a 1970 AMARC natural-metal finish with carefully researched stenciling and subtle panel shading drawn from period photographs. Built for Team Strat’s KC-97G in FSX, it refreshes the virtual cockpit experience with an authentic standard USAF look and crisp exterior detailing.

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Repaint — livery textures for the matching model

This is a natural metal repaint of Team Strat's Boeing KC-97G and depicts a standard USAF model, 53-0276 as photographed at AMARC in 1970. The texture set has been created with Manfred Jahn's paint kit supplied from 'Team Strat' using a new stencil set and metal panel shading derived from examining dozens of photos of different examples when in service. By Dave Quincey.

Screenshot of US Air Force Boeing KC-97G in flight.

Screenshot of US Air Force Boeing KC-97G in flight.

Installation:

  • Unzip the file to a location of your choice and copy and paste the folder 'texture.53-0276' to the Airplanes/Boeing_C-97G directory.
  • Open the 'aircraft.cfg' file and add the following new variation entry.
  • Replace the xx with the next variation number and save.

[fltsim.xx]
title=Boeing KC-97G USAF natural metal
sim=C97_gen
model=KC97G
panel=
sound=C97G
texture=53-0276
kb_checklists=C97_check
kb_reference=C97_ref
atc_airline=AIR FORCE
atc_flight_number=276 // max 5 digits, use same as for atc_id below
ui_manufacturer=Boeing
ui_type=Stratotanker
ui_variation=KC-97G 53-0276
atc_heavy=0
atc_id=276
description="Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker. USAF
ui_createdby="Team Strat."

This texture set has been created with Manfred Jahn's excellent paint kit supplied from 'Team Strat'. It uses a new stencil set and metal panel shading derived from examining dozens of photos of different examples when in service.

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File information

Filename
kc97gnm.zip
File size
14.35 MB
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Content rating
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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint
  1. 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.
  2. Add livery to base aircraft folder

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

    Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
  4. 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 kc97gnm.zip has 18 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
Read Me First.txt05.05.151.64 kB
Texture.53-027605.05.150 B
C97_01.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_01_BUMP.dds04.06.151.00 MB
C97_01_spec.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_02.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_02_BUMP.dds04.06.151.00 MB
C97_02_spec.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_03.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_03_spec.dds05.04.154.00 MB
C97_04.dds05.01.151.00 MB
C97_04_spec.dds05.01.151.00 MB
C97_05.dds01.27.15128.12 kB
propdisk.dds10.29.14256.12 kB
texture.cfg04.03.14110 B
thumbnail.jpg05.05.1536.68 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. pete

    Please update this to MSFS 2020. its too cool to fly
    C97 Stratotanker

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  2. pete

    Please update this to MSFS 2020. It's too cool to fly.

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