Empty Leg is one of the biggest air broker of Spain, but until November 28 of 2003 it don't had any own planes.
This company answers requests from travel agencys or private companys that wants to hire a plane with certain capacity to do certain rute on certain date. Empty Leg finds the plane, the food, the crew and everything related with the flight.
Because its growing, Empty Leg chosed to buy its own plane, and studing its own marked chosed to buy a Boeing 757. This particular plane was flow by Iberia withing nine years as EC-FXV "Argentina".
The plane was ubicated on Arizona (EEUU). From Goodyear flow to Tucson, Gander, Stansted (UK) and Palma de Mallorca. There was repainted and rechistened on December 17 of 2003, 100 years after the flight of the Wright brothers.
The plane is being flow and attended by personal and crew of Hola Airlines, because Empty Leg is not a airline, and Iberia takes care of the mantenaince. Its capacity is 200 seats in "bussines class".
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
This is a model of Mike Stone, repainted by Alejandro Hurtado. As I wrote before, I try not to repeat planes that have been made before by anyone else. There is another repaint of this plane, from Gerry McLaughlin, but it is textures only. Billy Rutherford made a full model, but it is an AI plane, not for fly.
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
b757ah29: Three liverys of the same B757 from LTE to Volar Airlines
b727ah30: Viasa's 727 with Iberia-like colors, upgraded for FS2004
d328ah31: Do 328 flow by VIP Airlines.
b737ah32: Rutaca's 737 in the colors of the Vinotinto Football Club
p51dah33: The only venezuelan P-51D
b727ah34: Red Braniff 727
a320ah35: A320 when LTE was renamed as Volar Airlines
b737ah36: American Airlines Astrojet, upgraded for FS2004
b727ah37: Boeing 727 cargo from Amerijet.
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 b757ah38.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.
