A2A Connie is released!

[manfredc3]

Marcel,

Thanks and great job on the KLM livery. Already downloaded, and getting ready to give it a spin over NL2000,

Looking forward to other versions when you get to them.

 

[gradyhappyg]

Beautiful !

You could make that an L-049 just the same, Happy. Boston, Logan 1958. Serial N90816. No worries about the paint around the back.

I could do that one as well. I fixed the paint at the rear and added the S to Airline. Couple of other little items to fix and it will be ready to upload. Problem with a lot of these old photos is reading the registration numbers and aircraft names on the nose.

 

[jankees]

Hi, Agree with Jan, also note the MATS did get some short-nosed C-121 in the beginning.

and I agree too, so Jan, no need to head for the roof!
Marcel, one of your pics actually showed the aircraft I was trying to paint (48-612, currently in Lelystad), so that was real helpful too.
Thanks guys!
here's the end result:






and a link: http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/5941-a2a-lockheed-constellation-mats-48-612/

ah, and Arnhem looks great too!

 

[Ian Warren]

Looking Great JK

 

[Javis]

Hi Jan,Planning indeed to do some more KLM schemes, even L-749 ones. However taking a small brake to do some more easier liveries.

Marcel

PS PH-TDA is available: Download: http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=197890

Thank you very much, Marcel, she looks even more wonderful in the sim! Awesome job !!

And a special congrats for getting 'KLM Holland' on the bottom of the fuselage ! That must've cost a bucket of perseverance to accomplish !

Looking forward to some of the KLM L-749 livery schemes, Marcel, great to know you're in for that ! And take all time you need !

Thanks so much again for making us flying dutchmen feel proud !

Cheers,
Jan

 

[Javis]

...Already downloaded, and getting ready to give it a spin over NL2000.

Is that all, Manfred ??.... You know you're supposed to fly it from Amsterdam via Mauritius to Jakarta,Indonesia and back on a weekly basis, don't you ?? Don't forget your sextant.

 

[Javis]

I could do that one as well. I fixed the paint at the rear and added the S to Airline. Couple of other little items to fix and it will be ready to upload. Problem with a lot of these old photos is reading the registration numbers and aircraft names on the nose.

Absolutely! In case of N90816 here's another photo showing no sign of a name underneath the cockpit windows or at the entrance door:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tran...//KYsGpUY7f+vnQwpej/cuSmWk+UR44VQGbbtB4W/NMs=

Above the reg number on the vert.stab is the code number 560.

Awesome job, Happy! Looking very smart !

Cheers,
Jan

 

[Javis]

and I agree too, so Jan, no need to head for the roof!

Thanks a lot for that, Jan Kees ! Cold on the roof these days..

Looking absolutely gorgeous now! Thanks much again !

Cheers,
Jan

 

[jankees]

Cold hmm? So let's paint something for that as well:





Phoenix 6, a US Navy RV7-1 Super Constellation with BuNo 131624, that was used to supply the US base on Antarctica. It flew with VX-6 and was stationed at RNZAF base Wigram, New Zealand and would fly annually to McMurdo Sound, Antactica between 1958 and 1971, when she was retired. It was scrapped in 1977.

 

[jeansy]

Cold hmm? So let's paint something for that as well:





Phoenix 6, a US Navy RV7-1 Super Constellation with BuNo 131624, that was used to supply the US base on Antarctica. It flew with VX-6 and was stationed at RNZAF base Wigram, New Zealand and would fly annually to McMurdo Sound, Antactica between 1958 and 1971, when she was retired. It was scrapped in 1977.

very nice job with phoenix 6, i was looking at that one, an interesting note in her history she was occasionally tasked at flying at high alts to collect bugs between US and NZ

 

[gradyhappyg]

Absolutely! In case of N90816 here's another photo showing no sign of a name underneath the cockpit windows or at the entrance door:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tran...//KYsGpUY7f+vnQwpej/cuSmWk+UR44VQGbbtB4W/NMs=

Above the reg number on the vert.stab is the code number 560.

Awesome job, Happy! Looking very smart !

Cheers,
Jan

After some research I found the name was Star Of Geneva and it was also lettered in French below the English. That was later removed when she was shifted from international to domestic flights. Close to being on final.

 

[jeansy]

 

[jeansy]

 

[jeansy]

 

[jankees]

I've changed the USAF on the wings to MATS with this paint, and added striped prop tips:

so if you like, please download again

Also, I'm uploading one for Africa:


and one more for Brazil:

 

[Ian Warren]

Don't ya just love the choices

 

[manfredc3]

Is that all, Manfred ??.... You know you're supposed to fly it from Amsterdam via Mauritius to Jakarta,Indonesia and back on a weekly basis, don't you ?? Don't forget your sextant.

Oh, believe me, "I know".

Have to do some test flying to make sure maintenance did not drop the ball before heading for Jakarta, Can't take the risk of getting stuck in no mans land without access to spare parts. And you know how hard it is to get parts for this beauty.

And in the mean time a well known C-47 is loaded up with most common parts to supply a few maintenance hangars on the way.

 

[TeiscoDelRay]

Is the rudder/fin fatter on the A2A than on the real plane or did they have two versions of the rudder/fin on the real one?

Screenshots from pics in this thread.

 

[speedy70]

You were given the answer on the A2A forum,however here is a copy of that answer again.

Your pictures are both of Super Constellations, which had re-profiled tails to address issues with "Mach Tuck" that were experienced with the higher-speed wing of the aircraft.

 

[thunder100]

And there were several tails more and FAR MORE engine cowls as well as exhaust stacks( it is most famous 3-Motor and they tried to get back to 4-motor) )

Roland

Team Connie member of Manfred Jahn