FS2004 Boeing 757 LTE EC-EFX / Volar Airlines EC-HQV
LTE was founded in 1987 as a spanish filial of the german airline LTU, begining with one B757, growing to four. Its planes were blue, its callsign "Bluebird". EC-EFX was "Bluebird 1". Due to the gulf war crisis, LTU buyed the 100% of LTE, reducing the fleet to three, and later two B757. The planes were painted red, almost identicals to LTU. In march 2001 LTE sold the company to a spanish-italian consortium. The company was renamed as Volar Airlines, but due to conveniums with LTU, the change of name and image vas very slow. In the year 2003 Volar Airlines had three 757, two A320 and two A321. The plans are to finish with the B757s and hire more A320 and A321.
This plane, EC-EFX (LTE) and later EC-HQV (Volar) was retired and was the first B757 of the world to be desmantled. It happened in Florida at the end of the year 2004. It´s happening in the moment when I make this repaint.
The Boeing 757-200, is a twin-engined, medium-to-long-range jetliner incorporating advanced technology through the use of lightweight composite materials and improved wing design.
Designed to carry 201 passengers in a typical mixed-class configuration, the 757-200 can accommodate up to 231 passengers in charter service, putting its capacity between that of the Boeing 737-400/-800 and 767.The 757-200 takeoff weights range from 220,000 pounds (99,790 kg) up to a maximum of 255,000 pounds (115,660 kg) for greater payload or range. A freighter configuration of the 757-200 is also available.
The first 757-200 rolled out of the Boeing Renton, Washington, plant on Jan. 13, 1982, and made its first flight Feb. 19, 1982. The FAA certified the aircraft on Dec. 21, 1982, after 1,380 hours of flight testing over a 10-month period. The first 757-300 rolled out in 1998.First delivery of a 757-200 took place Dec. 22, 1982, to launch customer Eastern Airlines. Eastern placed the aircraft into service Jan. 1, 1983. On Jan. 14, 1983, the British Civil Aviation Authority certified the 757-200 to fly in the United Kingdom with British Airways, another launch customer for the 757-200.
In July 1990, the Federal Aviation Administration granted 180-minute ETOPS certification for 757-200s equipped with Rolls Royce RB211-535 engines
There are models of LTE's Boeing 757 for FS98, 2000 and 2002, but I haven't found any for FS2004, and none of Volar Airlines. This is a model of Mike Stone, repainted by Alejandro Hurtado
My previus repaints are:
For Fs2002 only:
b737ah8: American Airlines Astrojet, a 2001 plane painted like the 60´s
b737ah12: A BWIA 737-800 in caribean decoration.
d328ah15: The two Do-328 (prop) of Welcome Air
d328ah16: Air Engiadina was the launching client of the DO-328
For FS2002, in Fs2004 the night cockpit lightning doesnt looks well from outside:
b727ah1: Green and yellow Braniff's 727
b727ah2: 727 flow by Viasa when was bought by Iberia
b727ah3: Braniff 727 painted by Alexander Calder
b727ah4: One of the first 727 flow by Kulula.com
b727ah11: Alaska Airlines 727 leased to the Seattle NFL Team Seahawks
Looks fine in FS2002, I Dont know in Fs2004:
Ju52mlka: Ju-52 owned by Milka chocolats company, in flying state
md11ah5: MD-11F from Eva Air Cargo
tornah10: Tornado in 2001 Tiger Meet painting
c235ah13: The CN-235 was used by the spanish line Binter Mediterraneo
For FS2004 and FS2002:
b190ah6: Beech 1900D from Us Air Express
b190ah7: Beech 1900D from the canarian island's Air Atlantic
l1011ah9: Two L1011 leased by Iberia
d328ah14: The only Do-328JET of Welcome Air
atr4ah17: Two of the ATR-42 owneds by Lai, a venezuelan company
pby5ah18: A water bomber PBY Catalina, the Canso 71 was used in Spain
pby5ah19: A water bomber PBY Catalina, in red painting from Spain.
b727ah20: 727 flow by Singapore Airlines
d328ah21: DO-328 (prop) Welcome Air, upgraded for FS2004
b727ah22: Alaska Airlines 727, upgraded for FS2004
1049ah23: Super Constellation belonging to Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
b727ah24: Green and yellow Braniff's 727, upgraded for FS2004
b727ah25: Blue Braniff 727
1049ah26: Super Constellation from Iberia
d328ah27: Do-328 prop of Air Engiadina, upgraded for FS2004
p51dah28: P-51D Cripes a'Mighty 3rd, a beautifull warbird
Warranty:
I love the warranty wrote by Andrew W. Hall:
"None. Zip. Nada. Use at your own risk. I dont think
this will harm your computer in any way, but if it does, I
dont even want to hear about it."
A last remark: Why don't become a repainter? There are a lot of planes with special markings. I'm tired of the usual F-16 low-vis scheme, or the usual 757 in Delta markings. Why don't a "Bat's outa Hell's" B-25 or a serie of Qantas 737s? The plane modelers like Mike Stone are very important, but they can't make all the painting schemes by himselfs. So why don't help him and his friends?
INSTALLATION:
Just unzip b757ah29.zip in your "Aircraft" folder of FS2002, FS2004 or FS9 (make sure "use folder names" is checked) and install yor desired panel. If you dont know hot to install a panel, just let the default 777.
