• HJG 6th Anniversary Web Site Update

    Celebrating six years of service to the FS community, HJG (Historic Jetliners Group) have pleasure announcing its first web site update for the 2012 year, featuring a flightline of new and upgraded textures and sound packs for both FS2004 and FSX.

    New and upgraded textures for the FS France Team/Project Mach 2 Concorde include...

    A "split identity" AF/BA liveried development/test aircraft of 1975; the "Montreal Olympic Games 1976" branded AF color scheme of another development/test aircraft; and the 1978 introduced AF identity first applied to yet another development/test aircraft ...each representing pre-production French Concorde 02 aircraft.

    And representing both British and French pre-production 100 aircraft... the "plain but historic" 1974 BAC test/development aircraft livery; separate AF and BA color schemes applied to another development/test aircraft during the mid 1970's; and the development/test aircraft recently preserved in an Aerospatiale/BAe/AF identity at Airbus Insustrie, Toulouse, France.

    A selection of six separate "historic" AF liveries covering the 1970's, 80's, and 90's ...featuring both original and final variations ...among which the "1996 Pepsi Cola" and "1998 FIFA Rugby World Cup" promotions are both represented, along with a lesser known "US registered" joint AF/BN operated aircraft of 1979 ...each for production version French Concorde 101.

    And for production version British Concorde 102 ...a selection of nine separate "historic" aircraft supporting both BA and SQ color schemes throughout the 1970's, 80's, and 90's ...among which a rare 1983 hybrid variation is represented, along with two joint BA/SQ operated aircraft from the late 1970's, as well as two lesser known joint BA/BN operated aircraft faturing both "US and dual US/UK registered" versions from 1979 ...and which concludes these new and upgraded HJG released textures for the FS France Team/Project Mach 2 Concorde.

    New HJG released textures for Vistaliners B727's include...

    The mid 1970's orange/blue identity of a major but no longer existent US/Florida based airline ...for the early production B727-100.

    And for the Advanced B727-200... the "attractive and colourful" mid 1980's livery of a prominent Caribbean based operator ...and which concludes this latest selection of new HJG released textures for Vistaliners B727 models.

    But...there's more!

    New textures for the HJG DC-9's include ...both the late 1960's and early 1970's introduced color schemes of a major US/Texas based carrier; The late 1960's identity of a major but no longer existent Venezuelan airline ...among which a "split identity" reflecting this carriers alliance with a major European operator is also represented; The colorful early 1980's livery of a now defunct US/Chicago based carrier; The blue/gold/white mid 1980's color scheme of a major and recently disbanded Colombian domestic airline; The "attractive" mid 1980's identity of a US/Kentucky based operator; The late 1980's livery of an aircraft operated by the shuttle division of a major Houston based US international carrier; And the color scheme supported by a well weathered aircraft flown by an African/Kenya based airline during the late 1990's ...each for HJG's own DC-9-10 models.

    And for HJG's own DC-9-30 models... a selection of 8 "colorful and historic" identities representing various operators from Venezuela covering the 1970's, 80's, and 90's ...among which a rare 1981 hybrid leased from a Caribbean/West Indies based carrier is also reprsented; And the "attractive" early 1970's introduced red/white/blue livery of a major but no longer existent US/Texas based airline ...and which concludes this latest selection of new texture releases for the HJG DC-9's.

    But...that's not the lot either!

    A fabulous selection of some 60 new textures for the recently released HJG MD80 models are also now available ...for MD-81, -82, -83, -87, and -88 aircraft versions ...and covering some "rare, historic/nostalgic, and otherwise attractive" color schemes representing a multiplice of operators from the Caribbean, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, and Venezuela throughout the 1980's and 90's until more recent times.

    And still there's more!

    New HJG released textures for the ALLIED FLIGHT GROUP CARAVELLE's include... a selection of 7 green/black/white period identities representing SE-210-3, -6N, and -6R aircraft operated by a prominent Dutch carrier during the 1970's ...among which a "very rare" lease to a major West African/Ivory Coast based airline is also featured.

    And last...but...by no means least of all!

    A new AEROMUSICA soundpack representing IAE V2500 turbofan engines for the HJG MD90 simulation has also been released.

    "ALL THIS" and "A WHOLE LOT MORE" are available "RIGHT NOW" for your "FREE" FS enjoyment ...and only from the following HJG web site address...

    http://www.simviation.com/hjg/

    HJG extends a very sincere thanks to Mr Pete DALY/SIMVIATION for his kind and continued support over the past 6 years. HJG is also grateful for the encouragement/support provided by the international FS community throughout this period also ...THANK YOU EVERYONE!

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    4 Comments
    1. douglasfortune's Avatar
      douglasfortune -
      Congratulations for your 6th anniversary, and hope you can continue your good work.
      my best sincere wishes. By the way, could you guys be able to provide a good working VC to your models? i find that many of your models comes with out it and it leaves the thrill of a good flight out.

      All the best

      Edmond
    1. aerofoto's Avatar
      aerofoto -
      Thanks for your kind comments Edmond.

      These are always appreciated by our team.

      In regard to VC's ....

      Although we've well'n'truely entered an FS age where VC's are becomming both better as well more desirable too .... a small group like us/HJG simply doesn't have the necessary resources to produce and make a decent job of these.

      I'm sure most folk would agree that VC's, today, need to be of an exceptional quality in order to appeal, but just as importantly too, these also require much more reference data than most folk can probably appreciate .... not to mention time as well .... in order to be able to represent just 1 decent VC panel.

      In the absence of VC panels HJG have always focussed upon offering "very high quality" 2D panels for each of its aircraft types .... and by far the majority of these (in fact all of these with the exception of just 1 only aircraft type panel) feature equally "high quality" 360* (degree) side views etc.

      HJG offered 2D panels are also represented by more than just 1 panel configuration too .... since flightdecks do vary according to aircraft type/series, production era, instrument standard, as well as engine type also (for example .... if you've ever seen 1 DC8 flightdeck then you've only ever seen 1 of a multitude of configurations that once existed for these particular aircraft) .... the major versions of which HJG always tries to represent as authentically as possible rather than offering a single generic type of panel for each aircraft type/class.

      For the above reasons also .... VC's couldn't be, really, be represented easily by HJG .... at least not if authenticity is intended to prevail .... since doing so as properly as our 2D panels would require more than just 1 VC panel configuration being produced in the interests of authenticity, but, which simply isn't practical for the group.

      Thanks again for your kind comments though .... and your query also.

      Mark C/"AEROFOTO
      HJG
      AKL/NZ & BOG/CO
    1. alaskaair410's Avatar
      alaskaair410 -
      Hey guys at HJG just my 2 cents. Yall do a great job making aircraft VC or Not!!! My dad is a current Delta A330 pilot but flew DC-9's for Northwest a while back and I still get a kick out of watching him bring out his old checklist and watching him run through them like he would on the real aircraft and fly that thing like only he could!!! Thank yall so much for making the classics come to life. I'm only 17 so I can't speak for anyone but I know that the classics truly are the best and you guys make the best most realistic models and panels that actually require prior knowledge before flying so much so that whenever we bring out the 727 or DC-9 we just go through an entire flight planning process before we get ready roll. Again thankyou so so much and keep up the great work. And I gurentee you if you pull out planes like the 737-200 and a classic 747 panel you'll easily blow captain sim and CLS out of the water. Keep up the great work fellas
    1. aerofoto's Avatar
      aerofoto -
      Thanks for those kind comments "ALASKAAIR410" .... they are very much appreciated !

      Mark C/"AEROFOTO
      HJG
      AKL/NZ & BOG/CO