The DC-3 was always the aircraft that manufacturers wanted to replace with something better and more modern but the DC-3 performed so well that a viable replacement wasn't easy to produce - hence the saying, The only aircraft to replace a DC-3 is another DC-3.This fantastic package features the Douglas DC-3 in seven classic airline liveries, as well as two USAAF C-47 transports and an RAF Dakota. Also included are the AC-47 gunship, which saw service in the Vietnam war, and a fully flyable Waco CG-4A glider!The aircraft exteriors and virtual cockpits are all modelled to the highest level of detail, and civilian passenger cabins and military cargo holds are modelled with appropriate animations - suitably dressed stewardesses and crew vehicles for the airliners, and cargo and troops in the military transports.Fly the many variants of a true Legend of Flight!FEATURES OVERVIEW: Fully detailed Pratt & Whitney and Wright Cyclone radial engines with detailed ignition systems, pushrods etc. Animations include doors, access panels, correct cowl flap operation (rubber spacers between vanes) and many more Reflective, bump and specular effects for realistic metal, fabric and riveted surfaces High quality sound set Superb detail throughout - undercarriage detail, 'block' tread on tyres, mini-guns in the AC-47 gunships Custom flight dynamics Comprehensive manual Layered paint kit for the DC-3 and C-47 Special effects including engine start-up smoke and exhaust flames Checklists and Reference files AIRLINERSThe DC-3 Virtual Cockpits come with fully detailed interior cabins, featuring a hostess figure is in the doorway of the exterior model and a passenger in the interior. A boarding ladder is provided for the converted C-47 versions with the military-type doors, and the other DC
Manufacturer's Description
The wartime workhorse and worldwide passenger carrier – still going strong after 75 years! Unique, versatile, reliable and economical – the DC-3 can truly be called a revolutionary aircraft. Douglas’s twin-engined marvel first carried passengers in the 1930s and in World War II almost 10,000 DC-3 military transports provided a vital service for both the RAF and USAAF. After 75 years in action, the DC-3 and its related types are still providing reliable passenger and transport service around the globe today.
