Tom Gibson

FS2004 1962 Pittsburgh Airport Scenery This package will backdate the default Pittsburgh Intl. airport (KPIT) to circa 1962, using the old terminal built by Nick Botamer. Tom Gibson modified Nick's 1975 terminal to its 1962 appearance and added a few hangars and military buildings. Mike Stevens created the ADE file, ground polygons, and all the rest of the details. Thanks to Christian Page for releasing the 1975 KPIT scenery and thus making Nick's terminal available. The new airport, christened as Greater Pittsburgh Airport opened on 31 May 1952. The first flight was on 3 June 1952. In its first full year of operation in 1953, more than 1.4 million passengers used the terminal. "Greater Pitt" was then considered modern and spacious. The airport terminal was the largest in the United States, second only to Idlewild Airport's (now JFK Airport) in New York when it was completed five years later. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Mike Stevens, Nick Botamer, and Tom Gibson

FS2004/FSX 1960 National Airlines Douglas DC-7. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7 in National Airlines colors, circa 1955 to 1962. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-7 Base Pack.  By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1960 American Airlines Douglas DC-7. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7 in American Airlines colors, circa 1960 to 1966. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-7 Base Pack.  By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1960 American Airlines Douglas DC-6 CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The DC-6 was the first pressurized Douglas airliner, and due to the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines competed effectively against the Lockheed Constellations. This is the modified version of the DC-6 with CB-16 engines fitted later. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-6 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-6 Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1956 National Airlines Douglas DC-7B. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7B in National Airlines colors, circa 1956 to 1962. This livery uses the domestic version without nacelle fuel saddle tanks. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-7B Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-7B Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FSX/P3D NAC And Everts Douglas DC-6BF CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6A and DC-6BF in the recent colors of Everts Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo. Features opening cargo doors. The flight dynamics use the lower octane fuel of the CB-16 engine for modern ops. This is the FSX/P3D DC-6BF CB-16 Base Pack, add other modern era DC-6A liveries to this package.  Requires the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Jim Campisi, Dave James, and FSAviator

FS2004 NAC And Everts Douglas DC-6BF CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6A and DC-6BF in the recent colors of Everts Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo. Features opening cargo doors. The flight dynamics use the lower octane fuel of the CB-16 engine for modern ops. This is the FS2004 DC-6BF CB-16 Base Pack, add other modern era DC-6A liveries to this package. Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Jim Campisi, Dave James, and FSAviator

FSX/P3D Flying Tiger And American Douglas DC-6A CB-17. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6A in Flying Tiger and American Airlines colors. The flight dynamics use the more powerful CB-17 engines utilizing high octane fuel of the 1950s and 60s. Features opening cargo doors. Both Combi and freight-only versions are included. This is the FSX/P3D DC-6A CB-17 Base Pack, add other classic era DC-6A liveries to this package.  Requires the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Wayne Tudor, Frank Gonzalez, and FSAviator

FS2004 Flying Tiger And American Douglas DC-6A CB-17. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6A in Flying Tiger and American Airlines colors. The flight dynamics use the more powerful CB-17 engines utilizing high octane fuel of the 1950s and 60s. Features opening cargo doors. Both Combi and freight-only versions are included. This is the FS2004 DC-6A CB-17 Base Pack, add other classic era DC-6A liveries to this package. Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Wayne Tudor, Frank Gonzalez, and FSAviator

FSX/P3D 1956 Pan American Douglas DC-7B. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7B in Pan American World Airways colors, circa 1956 to 1958. This model is the international version with nacelle fuel saddle tanks. This is the FSX/P3D DC-7B Base Pack with saddle tank nacelles, add PAA and SAA liveries to this package.  Requires the FSX/P3D DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Dave McQueen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1956 Pan American Douglas DC-7B. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7B in Pan American World Airways colors, circa 1956 to 1958. This model is the international version with nacelle fuel saddle tanks. This is the FS2004 DC-7B Base Pack with saddle tank nacelles, add PAA and SAA liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Dave McQueen, and FSAviator

FS2004/FSX 1960 PSA Douglas DC-6B CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in Pacific Southwest Airlines colors, circa 1960. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1960 National Airlines Douglas DC-6B CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in National Airlines colors, circa 1955 to 1960. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1958 Western Air Lines Douglas DC-6B CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in Western Air Lines colors, circa 1957 to 1962. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FSX/P3D 1958 Pan American World Airways Douglas DC-6B CB-17. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in Pan American 1958 jet delivery colors. The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. Flight dynamics for the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R2800 CB-17 engines used on international aircraft. This is the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-17 Base Pack, add other international DC-6B liveries to this package.  Requires the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. If your engines stop running after engine start, be sure to advance the throttles to about 1000 RPM. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Wayne Tudor, and FSAviator

FS2004 1958 Pan American World Airways Douglas DC-6B CB-17. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in Pan American 1958 jet delivery colors. The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. Flight dynamics for the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R2800 CB-17 engines used on international aircraft. This is the FS2004 DC-6B CB-17 Base Pack, add other international DC-6B liveries to this package.  Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. If your engines stop running after engine start, be sure to advance the throttles to about 1000 RPM. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Wayne Tudor, and FSAviator

FS2004 CalClassic Douglas DC-3. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. Three different models provided. All feature improved wheels and correct props. 1. FS2004 DC-3 modifications to allow the correct lettering on both sides of the vertical tail. Some modification of existing liveries is required. 2. FS2004 DC-3 modifications to allow liveries designed for the FSX Awesome4sum model to be converted to FS2004 (requires textures to be converted to FS2004 BMP format unless already converted). 3. The DC3 modified with improved wheels and props, no livery changes required. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1964 American Airlnes Douglas DC-6B CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in American Airlines colors, circa 1960 to 1966. Textures only. Requires the FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack or the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004/FSX 1960 Bonanza Air Lines Fairchild F-27. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Fairchild F-27 in Bonanza colors, circa 1960. Textures only. Requires the FS2004/FSX F-27 Base Pack. By Henry William, Tom Gibson and Bernward Bockheim.

FS2004 1958 United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The DC-6 was the first pressurized Douglas airliner, and due to the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines competed effectively against the Lockheed Constellations. This is the modified version of the DC-6 with CB-16 engines fitted later. This is the FS2004 DC-6 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FSX/P3D 1958 United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The DC-6 was the first pressurized Douglas airliner, and due to the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines competed effectively against the Lockheed Constellations. This is the modified version of the DC-6 with CB-16 engines fitted later. This is the FSX/P3D DC-6 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires the FSX/P3D DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004/FSX Sierra Pacific Convair CV-580. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The CV-580 made its airline debut with Frontier Airlines in July 1964. It was a Pacific Airmotive conversion of the CV340 or CV440 with very powerful Allison 501 turboprop engines as used in the Lockheed L.188 Electra. Maximum weight increased to 54,600lbs and airline conversions typically had high density seating for 58 passengers. Sierra Pacific in this era flew from California cities to Mammoth Mountain and other resorts. A complete aircraft, includes model, panel and sounds. This is the CV-580 Base Pack, add other CV-580 liveries to this package.  By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Bill Schulz, and FSAviator

FS2004/FSX 1962 Pacific Air Lines Martin 404 CB-16. The 4-0-4 Skyliner was the 1951 pressurized and stretched fuselage equivalent of the modified 2-0-2A having been extensively redesigned to compete with the pressurized and long established Convair CV-240. Production of the Martin 4-0-4 soon ended with only 101 in airline and USCG service after the superior CV-340 was introduced. Flight dynamics for the Pratt & Whitney R2800 CB-16 engine with two speed superchargers. This is the FS2004/FSX Martin 404 CB-16 Base pack, add other liveries to this package.  A complete aircraft, includes model, panel, and sounds. By Dee Waldron, FSAviator, and Tom Gibson

FS2004/FSX 1960 Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27. The Fokker F.27 Friendship was an instant success in Europe and from 1958 the F27 and F-27B were also built under license by Fairchild in the U.S. The F-27A was introduced in 1959. This flight model features the wet RDa.7 engines (Dart 528-7E) as used by Bonanza Airlines allowing an increase in max take off weight from 39,400lbs to 42,000lbs. Certificated for 48 passengers, but most had only 40 passenger seats. This is the FS2004/FSX F-27 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  A complete aircraft, includes model, panel, and sounds. By Mike Stone, Bernward Bockheim, Matthias Lieberecht, FSAviator, and Tom Gibson.

FSX/P3D American Air Lines Convair CV-240 CA-18. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The post war CV-110 unpressurized thirty seat DC-3 'replacement' was poorly timed, but AAL invited Convair to develop it into a pressurized 2 engine 40 seat CV-240 creating the first pressurized twin engine airliner. The CV-240 made its debut with American Air Lines in June 1948, but only 171 of the 556 CV-240s built were for airline use, the remainder were varieties of T-29 flying classroom and 26 x C-131A Samaritan air ambulances for the USAF and USCG. By the end of 1952 the CV-240 was giving way to the much stronger, heavier, and larger winged CV-340. This version has flight dynamics for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 CA-18 engine. This is the FSX/P3D CV-240 CA-18 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package (not VBF liveries).  A complete aircraft, also provides panel, sounds, and updated flight dynamics for the VBF CV-240s. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, and FSAviator