Fleet of Fancy #11: Lufthansa for VSKYLABS C-47 Skytrain and DC-3 Airliner 2.c.0

Introduction

A collection of liveries (does not include the plane) applicable to the VSKYLABS C-47 Skytrain and DC-3 Airliner add-on aircraft for X-Plane 11 & 12.  It depicts real and imaginary paint schemes applied upon Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas C-47, and Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft by the three iterations of the airline known as Lufthansa from 1936 to a speculated 2030.

1. Lufthansa D-ABEQ 1935
2. Lufthansa D-ABEQ 1936
3. Lufthansa D-ABEQ 1936 with offensible symbol
4. Luftwaffe SG+KV 1940
5. Luftwaffe SG+KV 1940 with offensible symbol
6. Lufthansa D-AIAS 1944
7. Lufthansa D-AIAS 1944 with offensible symbol
8. Luftwaffe NA+LA 1940
9. Luftwaffe NA+LA 1940 with offensible symbol
10. Lufthansa D-ARPF 1941
11. Lufthansa D-ARPF 1941 with offensible symbol
12. Ceskoslovenska Letecka Spolecnost D-AAIH 1939
13. Lufthansa D-AAIF 1940
14. Lufthansa D-AAIF 1940 with offensible symbol
15. Lufthansa D-AAIG 1941
16. Lufthansa D-AAIG 1941 with offensible symbol
17. Lufthansa D-ATJG 1943
18. Lufthansa D-ATJG 1943 with offensible symbol
19. Lufthansa D-CADI 1955
20. Lufthansa D-CADI 1958
21. Lufthansa D-CADO 1955
22. Lufthansa D-CADO 1958
23. Lufthansa D-CADE 1955
24. Lufthansa D-CADE 1958
25. Lufthansa PH-MAA 1966
26. Lufthansa D-CADW 1968 fictive
27. Lufthansa D-CADX 1992 fictive
28. Lufthansa D-CADY 2018 fictive
29. Lufthansa D-CADZ 2030 fictive
30. Lufthansa D-SBSP 2030 fictive "Just Fly"
31. Bavaria Fluggesellschaft D-CADE 1960
32. Lufthansa DDR DM-SBZ 1956

View the Google Photos gallery for this collection at:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ZQnvDDBnJpecMRK8

View the YouTube playlist for this collection at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIrvUCf7G13UmdIh3WEAGPFEYJSzNk5K3

Description

* These add-on liveries are for application upon the VSKYLABS C-47 Skytrain digital model for X-Plane 11 & 12.   Obtain it from:
https://www.vskylabs.com/p/vskylabs-c-47-skytrain/
* This package is also compatible with the VSKYLABS DC-3 Airliner digital model for X-Plane 12 only.  Obtain it from:
https://www.vskylabs.com/p/vskylabs-dc3-airliner/
* Only the aircraft's exterior is being modified by this package.  Interior textures will remain the developer's default.
* Some liveries represent passenger door equipped aircraft, which are painted as such but do not visibly align with the animated cargo door objects.
* Proprietary normal/bump maps are included, implementing Physically Based Rendering ("PBR") when appropriate.
* Custom ski textures are provided.  Skis are activated in the simulator by a knobbed lever near the captain's left shoulder.
* Exclusive night-time textures (LITs) are provided, with guidance on their optional activation.
* Optional replacements for the spinning propeller texture (whose tip color is red by default), along with installation instructions.

Prerequisites

1. X-Plane version 11 or 12
2. A legal copy of the VSKYLABS C-47 Skytrain and/or DC-3 Airliner model, which needs to be already installed into your X-Plane's aircraft repository
3. Adequate free storage space for the installation of this package (around 383 Megabytes)
4. Familiarity with using your operating system's file manager to move folders
5. Optionally, a text editor to revise select .obj files

Installation

Instructions are provided with the included "_read me" text files.

Disclaimer

* This package contains the original artwork of Robert W. Heyen and it is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, VSKYLABS or Laminar Research.
* Only you may use the graphic files including with this package on your own computer for your own personal entertainment.
* Any component or content of this package may not to be sold in a commercial product, or included in any payware or freeware package without specific written permission from Robert W. Heyen.
* View the file named "the eula.txt" for details regarding the licensing agreement in affect.

Support

* Please do not contact VSKYLABS or Laminar Research with questions regarding this package.
* Requests for help should be sent by e-mail to dcthreepainter@yahoo.com.

Feedback

* Positive reviews and comments are always welcome.
* Constructive criticism is solicited ...but read the "the notes.txt" first!
* Support future updates to this package and the development of new liveries:

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