First flew in 1958. Purchased by Eagle Airways Ltd from Maritime Central Airways (ex CF-MCK) arriving on the 23rd January 1959. It was transferred to Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd on the 5th January 1961 and to British Eagle International Airlines Ltd in October 1963.
St Athan based GJD Aerospace has announced that it is preparing to move two Douglas DC6 aircraft from Coventry to St Athan. One of the aircraft, former British Eagle Airlines G-APSA will be displayed at South Wales Aviation Museum once it has arrived in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Version 1.7-SU9
The zip-file contains 3 folders:
- DC-6 performance files for LNM and SimBrief
- Livery as ptp-file
- Livery as Drag&Drop folder
- A text file with a Quick Tutorial for the Drag&Drop method
Please DO NOT upload my files anywhere else!
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Quick tutorial
Removing a livery:
If you still have liveries installed in the (old) PMDG main DC6 folder:
Step 1: remove the respective livery folder (...Community > pmdg-aircraft-dc6 > SimObjects > Airplanes > PMDG DC-6A resp. PMDG DC-6B)
Step 2: delete the entry of the respective livery in the aircraft.cfg file located in the same folder by using an editor like "Notepad++".
Step 3: Adjust the [fltsim.X] order numbers accordingly if there are still other liveries installed.
Remark: Liveries which are in the (old) PMDG main DC6 folder do still work but won't be shown in the PMDG Ops Center livery overview. Hence I would recommend to move them into the new PMDG livery folder as described below.
Liveries which are installed in both folders will cause issues!
(Re-)Installing a livery via PMDG Ops Center:
Step 1: unzip the file you downloaded
Step 2: run PMDG Ops Center and open "Livery utilities" in the "Aircraft and Liveries" tab
Step 3: click "Install from PTP file" in the lower left corner, locate and install the downloaded ptp-file
Step 4: as soon as you see the "Sucessfully installed" message, click OK and you are good to go
(Re-)Installing a livery by using the Drag&Drop method:
Step 1: unzip the file you downloaded
Step 2: copy/paste or move the folder you got into "pmdg-aircraft-dc6-liveries > SimOjects > Airplanes"
Step 3: update the layout.json file, located in "...Community > pmdg-aircraft-dc6-liveries" either manually
or - which I highly recommend - by using the MSFSLayoutGenerator (v1.1.0) created by HughesMDflyer4, available for free on Github. After you installed this tiny program just drag the layout.json file, located in "...Community > pmdg-aircraft-dc6-liveries" onto the MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe icon and your new livery will be added in just a second.
Note: You will not see or be able to select a newly installed livery in the thumbnail bar at the bottom of the DC-6 window unless you updated the layout.json file. Liveries which have been installed via Drag&Drop are not being listed in the PMDG Ops Center - Livery Utilities - window.
If you remove a livery which was installed via Drag&Drop you also have to update the layout.json file.
Use the MSFSLayoutGenerator again as described above.
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If you run into any issues, feel free to post a comment. I will reply as soon as possible.
Have a nice flight!
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Don't miss out on my other liveries!
#1 - VR-BBQ
#2 - G-APSA
#3 - G-APON
#4 - British Eagle/Cunard Eagle Family Pack
#5 - N8BA - Blue Angels
#6 - FBW - A32NX - D-AIPL "Ludwigshafen"
PaulJ
Oh, for the Brit and the Viscount. . . . but this'll do for a start. . Thank you!!
ex-British Eagle employee
hotzoner
hi Ben, I am surprised you never picked up the request i made for this around a month or so back. I never ever realised this was done until today. Grab the kudos for it 😉
https://flightsim.to/request/livery/5524/british-eagle-douglas-pmdg-dc6
MechanicalMad
it seems i was not the only one who wanted it then stumbled haha
BenBlinding author
indeed xD
3 years ago
Kokpit
Thank you, this has been on my wish list for some time, so, along with the vintage Caledonian and British Midland, this makes a fantastic set!! 😊
freddielaker2
I only requested this a few nights ago, and here it is. Is it possible for a Cunard Eagle and British Eagle Bermuda versions too? That would be fantastic
BenBlinding author
I added the liveries to the list of requests. Might take a while though...
3 years ago
krisfire
Excellent livery, thanks very much. Great to see that it is being look after at the South Wales air museum. Must go and see it sometime.
Mantock
Thanks for this livery!! I notice that this is the only livery so far I've come across that has a more 'matt' finish on the fuselage, is that intentional?
BenBlinding author
I tried to stick to several pictures which all showed a "not so glossy" livery, hence it was somewhat intentional. Thanks for your comment and rating!
3 years ago
Haddock
It looks very nice ... What keys did you use to go to the cabin ? Or was it the drone ?
BenBlinding author
I used the drone
3 years ago