The DC-6B was the epitome of the radial piston engine passenger aircraft. Powerful, noisy and smoky on engine start-up, the DC-6B was flown all over the world and opened up air travel on every continent. Originally designed in 1944 as the XC-112 military transport aircraft, the DC-6B was reworked into a civilian aircraft in order to compete with Lockheed’s Constellation. The aircraft was a true success story, with some of the 700 aircraft that were built still in service today, predominantly in cargo roles.

The DC-6B was also used heavily by the United States Air Force and Navy, known as the C-118B or VC-118 in military service, even serving as Air Force One.

Developed by the classic airliner experts at Aeroplane Heaven, DC-6B Legends of Flight was built exclusively for Flight Simulator X. Fully functional virtual cockpits, detailed passenger cabins and numerous exterior animations make this a true legend of flight!

• Highly detailed exterior model featuring boarding stairs, service vehicles and other advanced animations
• High-quality interactive 3D virtual cockpit (VC)
• Highly detailed authentic liveries
• Passenger and cargo variants
• High quality sound set
• Accurate flight dynamics, based on real-world data and tested by real-world pilots

MODELS

• Domestic Day-plane (5 window) - Non-radar - No Spinners
• Domestic Day-plane (5 window) - Radar - Spinners
• Intercontinental (4 window) - Radar - No Spinners
• Intercontinental (4 window) - Radar - Spinners

FEATURES

• Operating passenger and cargo doors
• Full flyable virtual cockpit
• Specular map to give realistic light effect on aircraft
• A great set of bump maps to give a more realistic 3D feeling to the livery sets
• Multiple viewpoints
• Passenger boarding steps and ground crew vehicle customised to each airline
• Stewardess figure in doorway.
• Engine covers, chocks, fluttering pre-flight flags and control surface chocks
• Fully detailed interior with complete passenger section and stewardess
• High-fidelity sound set showcasing the distinctive Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engines
• Comprehensive 60-page manual

PANEL AND VIRTUAL COCKPIT FEATURES

• Highly functional and accurate VC, shadow textured as appropriate
• All switches, knobs and levers animated, most with bespoke animations
• Authentic fuel selection system for each engine and water/methanol injection system included

LIVERIES

Four models and ten highly detailed and authentic international airline liveries in super-resolution:

Domestic Day-plane (5 window) - Non-radar - No Spinners

• United Air Lines - Circa 1957
• American Airlines - Circa 1956

Domestic Day-plane (5 window) - Radar - Spinners

• Sterling - Circa 1968
• Northwest - Circa 1956
• Intercontinental (4 window) - Radar - No Spinners
• Balair - Circa 1966
• JAL - Circa 1960
• Sabena - Circa 1968
• Intercontinental (4 window) - Radar – Spinners
• Red Bull - Circa 2011
• Pan Am - Circa 1961
• British Eagle - Circa 2011

A layered, tiled paint kit is supplied so you can create your own liveries (suitable additional paint program such as Photoshop required).

SPECIAL EFFECTS

• Touchdown tyre smoke effects
• Engine start smoke/flame effects

TEXTURE ARTWORK

• Highly detailed texture mapping without compromising frame rates.
• FSX DX10 preview compatible
• Bump mapping
• Specular maps
• Night maps

FLIGHT DYNAMICS (FDE)

• Custom designed flight dynamics; tested by real-world pilots
• Full checklists and reference files are provided