This is a repaint of Richard Barker's excellent SR-71A. These files represent a reasonable reproduction of SR-71A #61-7980 (NASA 844) in NASA markings.
Installation:
Unzip the texture files to the folder where you have your SR-71 using the "Use Folder Names" option. Afterwards, you will need to edit the aircraft.cfg file to enable use of the textures. An example of the edit is as follows:
[fltsim.1]
title=Lockheed-Martin SR-71a 'BLACKBIRD' Paint1
sim=Lockheed-Martin SR-71a 'BLACKBIRD'
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=2
checklists=
atc_id=
ui_manufacturer=Lockheed-Martin
ui_type=SR-71a 'BLACKBIRD'
ui_variation=NASA # 844
description=In July 1976, the world of aviation changed forever. Created by Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird set a World speed and altitude records which stand to this day.\n\n2193.167 MPH\n85,068.997 feet\n\nThis repressents one of 2 SR-71 aircraft handed over to NASA in 1990 for their high-speed research programs.\n\n Repaint by Bill Mullins
History:
SR-71A #61-7980 (NASA 844) is currently in flyable storage at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, CA. SR-71A #61-7980 was one of the two aircraft handed over to NASA in 1990 for their high-speed research programs. Assembly of this aircraft began on 11 August 1966 and the rollout was on 16 May 1967. SR-71A #980 first flew on 25 September 1967 with Gilliland and Belgau. This aircraft last flew in October of 1999, the last flight of the SR-71 thus far.
You can find more about the Blackbird family of aircraft at Paul Kucher's outstanding site at URL:http://www.sr-71.org/index.html
My thanks to Richard Barker for his kind permission to publish a repaint of his aircraft. He retains all rights to the aircraft. This is freeware. That means no one is to make money from it. The aircraft and this repaint are for everyone.
