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| Category: Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| Qantas Consolidated PBY-5 5 paints |
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Five repaints for the Aerosoft PBY-5 Catalina in the colors of PBY-5's operated by Qantas on the 'Double Sunrise Service' between Western Australia and Ceylon between 1943 and 1945.
In 1943, Royal Australian Air Force personnel were seconded to operate Catalinas under the banner of Qantas. The plan called for flights between Perth, Western Australia, and RAF Base Koggala in southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The flights were the longest non-stop air route of any airline, over 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) across the Indian Ocean. Navigating without the aid of radio, the crews relied solely on rudimentary navigation by compass and stars during the trip.
Only Catalinas had that kind of range, so five PBY-5 flying boats were converted to make them suitable for the trip.
They received camouflage paint, with a RAAF roundel on the fuselage, but also a civilian registration, since they were officialy operated by Qantas, and they were named after the stars they would be using for navigation:
Vega Star (G-AGFL/FP221 - tail code 1)
Altair Star (G-AGFM/FP244 - tail code 2)
Rigel Star (G-AGID/JX575 - tail code 3)
Antares Star (G-AGIE/JX577 - tail code 4)
Spica Star (G-AGKS/JX287 - tail code 5)
Taking between 27 and 33 hours, with departure timed so that the flight crossed Japanese occupied territory during darkness, the crews would observe the sunrise twice, which led to the service being known as "The Double Sunrise". The flight route flown was along the coast from Perth to Exmouth then setting out towards Cocos (Keeling) Island or Christmas Island (though neither was actually sighted during the flight) and onto Kogalla, a journey of approximately 3,580 nautical miles (6,630 km). After the success of the initial flights, it was decided to run a weekly service, with some services flying over Rottnest Island and then taking a direct line to Kogalla. As part of the Australia-England air route there was a surface component from Kogalla to Karachi that added considerable time to the service. This was later replaced by the Double Sunrise service, with Karachi to England flown by BOAC. Air crews would change in Kogalla taking the next plane in either direction minimising the time taken to complete the journey.
Though stripped of all non-essential equipment, including de-icing equipment and insulation, the average takeoff weight was 15,900 to 16,000 kg; this included 9,040 liters of fuel, which gave the Catalina a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km). The service made 271 crossings, delivered over 4,500 kg of mail and carried 860 passengers, including among them British MP Edith Summerskill and the journalist Keith Murdoch. 'The Secret Order of The Double Sunrise' was an illustrated certificate given to passengers aboard the flying boats of the Australia-England air link, to attest they had been airborne for more than 24 hours.
After the war the five modified Catalinas that had flown The Double Sunrise service were scuttled.
Repaints by Jan Kees Blom, based on the paintkit by Aerosoft
| Filename: | Qantas_Consolidated_PBY5_5_paints.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 13th July 2018, 20:38:43 |
| Downloads: | 178 |
| Author: | Jan Kees Blom |
| Size: | 49.87 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Scenery | |
| California 5 |
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File Description:
This file covers the area between about N32 - W114 to N33 - W121
It is from USGS 1 ARCSEC data and compiled with SRTMtoBGL
READ MESH INSTALL.DOC TO INSTALL!
| Filename: | California_5.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 11th April 2004, 23:19:58 |
| Downloads: | 6,176 |
| Author: | John Wardle |
| Size: | 37.55 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Sounds | |
| F-5 |
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File Description:
It's a Sound file composed according to a real F-5 Northrop.If your F-5 deserves a real fighter
sound,so don't forget to give her this gift!
| Filename: | F5.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 3rd February 2006, 01:58:17 |
| Downloads: | 3,057 |
| Author: | Ferry Sab |
| Size: | 5.93 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| LFFD - St Andre de l'Eure V2 |
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New version with more details. Airfield near Evreux (France). Absent in FSX. Activity: MICROLIGHT (ULM) and light aviation
Realized with the software ADE.
Compared with the first version, many details were added, particularly, the old disused south runway.
Tested with UTX Europe + Gex + TrueLandscape on a mesh of 38 m. FPS friendly.
| Filename: | LFFD__St_Andre_de_lEure_V2.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 7th September 2013, 22:23:54 |
| Downloads: | 898 |
| Author: | Christian Davi |
| Size: | 2.91 MB |
| Category: Fly! II - Scenery | |
| Dobersberg V1.2 |
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File Description:
Dobersberg is a small airfield in the NE of Austria. This scenery contains custom made objects. I tried to make it as real as possible. It can be used with the generic Fly! II scenery or with OE-Ost mesh from Helmut Mayer. New: Sort by Z-Buffer-Flag added for transparent objects.
| Filename: | Dobersberg_V12.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 22nd August 2002, 12:21:22 |
| Downloads: | 308 |
| Author: | Harald Kraft |
| Size: | 637.2 KB |
| Category: Orbiter - Miscellaneous Files | |
| Space Shuttle Unity v2.2 |
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File Description:
The Space Shuttle Unity is a fictional spacecraft designed to carry small, light weight payloads into orbit. The shuttle is capable of making interplanetary flights in case the payloads needs to be placed in orbit of a body other than Earth.
New features include RMS grappling arm and some minor mesh enhancements.
| Filename: | Space_Shuttle_Unity_v22.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 8th May 2003, 00:21:00 |
| Downloads: | 653 |
| Author: | Eric Gillespie (Stargazer) |
| Size: | 97.63 KB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Original Aircraft | |
| Fairchild C123B SCA Air Cargo N402GB |
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File Description:
Original C123B Air Cargo from Vladimir Zhyhulskiy, This model has had a complete retrofit. New VC textures including night lighting. New Panel design and guages. New Flight Dynamics with 5 flap positions. Corrected contact points to fix control failure on landings. Added payload stations and balanced for varied loadouts. Repaint for SCA Air Cargo in FSEconomy.
from SCAre Air and GotBush?
| Filename: | Fairchild_C123B_SCA_Air_Cargo_N402GB.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 29th February 2008, 03:24:20 |
| Downloads: | 8,243 |
| Author: | Vladimir Zhyhulskiy, Garrett Smith |
| Size: | 16.88 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Scenery | |
| Ivujivik CYIK and Quaqtaq CYHA adapted for the FSGenesis 76m North Canada Terrain Mesh |
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These are replacement bgl's to convert Ivujivik CYIK and Quaqtaq CYHA in Quebec Canada for use with the FSGenesis 76m terrain mesh for northern Canada. I recently discovered this terrain mesh while making a scenery that is, in real life, on the edge of a cliff and cannot understand now why I did not install it before. This is not stand-alone, and presumes that you have already downloaded and installed both previously posted sceneries. The installation consists solely of replacing the existing scenery bgl's with the new. Ivujivik has built a new terminal building since the original scenery post but I have fond "Summer" memories of the old one and stayed with it, shown here in a pic at a surprising time of the year.
| Filename: | Ivujivik_CYIK_and_Quaqtaq_CYHA_adapted_for_the_FSG.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 26th August 2017, 17:54:09 |
| Downloads: | 92 |
| Author: | Roger Wensley |
| Size: | 1.94 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery | |
| LSZN Hausen am Albis, Switzerland for FSX/P3D |
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LSZN Hausen am Albis is one of the "white spots" in the FSX/P3D. This airfield does not exist in the standard scenery of FSX/P3D.
Information about the airfield you can find here (only in german):
http://www.fgho.ch/
This scenery is designed in a quite detailled way. All important buildings are made new by myself or converted from old FS9-objects from the FS9-scenery of Andreas Aegi.
The suroundings of the airfield are adapted by new landclasses fitting the real situations according to the satellite photos of GOOGLE Earth.
Also the mesh of the airfield is adapted to the real mesh as it is assigned in the charts..
There are Photobackgrounds for FS-standardscenery and the payware-scenery “Switzerland ProXâ€.
| Filename: | LSZN_Hausen_am_Albis_Switzerland_for_FSXP3D.zip |
| License: | Freeware |
| Added: | 15th October 2017, 04:23:38 |
| Downloads: | 1,423 |
| Author: | Wolfgang Allers |
| Size: | 221.53 MB |
| Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications | |
| AIS-AI - Boeing 767 'HEAVEN' JAPANZA Texture Pak |
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File Description:
The JAPANAZA texture pack is the first in a new series of texture add-ons for Jon Murchisons AIS-AI 767 HEAVEN pack. JAPANZA features 21 textures for the following Japanese airlines - Air Do (5), ANA (4), Japan Airlines (5), Japan Asia Airlines (1), Skymark (6). Jon Murchisons 767 HEAVEN aircraft must be installed first. Aircraft config information included. Please read the enclosed EULA for terms of use and install information.
| Filename: | AISAI__Boeing_767_HEAVEN_JAPANZA_Texture_Pak.zip |
| License: | Freeware, limited distribution |
| Added: | 24th February 2004, 14:00:47 |
| Downloads: | 2,739 |
| Author: | Jon Murchison & Jonathan Youngman |
| Size: | 2.18 MB |
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