This repaint is designed to be used with the SOH (Sim-Outhouse) FSX native updated C-97 Package by Manfred Jahn (and others on that project). This repaint for the C-97G is authorized to ONLY be uploaded to Sim-Outhouse or Simviation. Any person(s), alias(es), or group(s) that attempt to upload to other sites is not authorized, and therefore can be considered theft. Permission to upload this repaint to other sites may be asked for on the Simulated Air Tanker Operations Facebook page, or by PMing "Scorch00," on the Sim-Outhouse forums. All repaint alternate upload locations must be approved by me, the author of this repaint, Nicholas Mitchell. For more repaint, aircraft modification, model conversions, and other airtanker related projects for FSX/P3D, please join our Facebook group @ https://www.facebook.com/SimulatedAirTankerOperations/. For video updates and general airtanker flying videos please visit our brand new youtube page, it's so new we don't even have a personalized URL yet! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Lvh0ZaX2uOM0ljhdv9kIQ. Thank you for your support Our continued interest in providing realistic representations of real fire fighting aircraft is directly attributed to enthusiasts like you! The Boeing C-97, also known as the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was a gigantic radial engine aircraft that served as both a military transport and civilian airliner from the late 1940s into the 1950s. After their careers were over many went to the boneyards for decades. Until aerial firefighting companies began looking at platforms to transform into airtankers. Wyoming based Hawkins & Powers saught to begin converting the gigantic 4 engine beasts into airtankers. They had plans to convert many, however, only 1 ever made it into service. First flying as T-84 the airplane was fitted with a special multi-door drop system in the belly. Capable of carrying 4,000 gallons. Much more than any other tanker during it's time. Understandably considering the shear size of the Stratofreighter. After a few years the aircraft went through some changes and became T-97. The airplane was not used much unfortunately, likely due to it's size. It's most notable uses were on many Alaskan wildfires during it's limited service as well as the notorious Yellowstone Fire Storm in 1988 that scorched nearly 800,000 acres of the National Park and only ending after early winter storm snow fall extinguished the blazes. Only 1, "Stratoairtanker" was ever completed and it now sits at Hawkins & Powers Museum in Greybull, WY. This rare tanker is never really mentioned and remains one of the many, "forgotten" platforms of aerial firefighting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drop the texture file into your C-97 folder and add the below entry to your C-97's aircraft.cfg, replacing the "x" with the correct corresponding number in the .cfg file. [fltsim.x] title=Boeing C-97G Hawkins & Powers T-97 sim=C97_gen model=C97G panel= sound=C97G texture=HP97 kb_checklists=C97_check kb_reference=C97_ref atc_airline=TANKER atc_flight_number=97 ui_manufacturer=Boeing ui_type=Stratofreighter ui_variation=C-97G Air Tanker atc_heavy=0 atc_id=97 description="Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter Hawkins & Powers Large Airtanker Capable of carrying 4,000 Gallons of Fire Retardant. ui_createdby="Team Strat. Repaint by: Nicholas "Scorch" Mitchell"