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    Blast from the past






    From the "evil empire" among the airlines in the 1980s.
    Cool paint scheme though.



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    From the "evil empire" among the airlines in the 1980s.
    Cool paint scheme though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lionheart View Post
    Is that the one that flies to Corescant?
    Nah. Rather the one that sucked Eastern dry and killed PeoplExpress.


    P.S: It's "Coruscant". ;P

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    Though in fairness - they used that paint back in the '70's, before the rise of the Empire. So I guess it dates back to the last days of the Republic...
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    Personally I like the 1980 -87 pre-merger paint that 816NY would have worn..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan_A View Post
    Though in fairness - they used that paint back in the '70's, before the rise of the Empire. So I guess it dates back to the last days of the Republic...
    Naw, Republic had nothing to do with it, although they also overgrew and had to sell out in the end.



    Quote Originally Posted by srgalahad View Post
    Personally I like the 1980 -87 pre-merger paint that 816NY would have worn..
    Thinking about it...and a billion other paints.

    Then again, I can still threaten to release the paintkit and let others do some painting...


    But first, the 737 engine gauges in the cockpit have to go. Thank goodness for some XML programming skills!

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    Engine display with every function of the real thing.
    Working on the EPR control panel on the right now; might implement engine damage as well to punish improper engine handling via EPR.

    The manual of the Coolsky MD-80 is a tremendous help in determining functionalities, but I fear I might end up with complex clone of it in the end.

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    Looking good,Bjoern...



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    Scratch the damage, the EPR basically now works as a throttle limiter and thus emulates the real throttle system to a degree. Not sure how the autothrottle plays along though...

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