Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Mar 4, 2011 4:22:41 GMT
SUD EST CARAVELLE 6R, CS-TCA, "Goa" .... became the very first jet equipment to be operated by TRANSPORTES AEREOS PORTUGUESES (TAP/AIR PORTUGAL) when it was delivered to the airline on July 13th 1962.
This aircraft serviced the airlines European trunk routes until 1975. TAP eventually operated a fleet of 4 CARAVELLE 6R aircraft .... including 1 which was leased from CRUZEIRO DO SUL during the summer of 1968. The airlines CARAVELLE 6R fleet was progressively succeeded by B727-100 aircraft from 1967. Subsequent to its withdrawal from TAP service during 1975 CS-TCA was sold to SAN ECUADOR (HC-BAJ, "Santa Maria" .... also currently available/represented here at HJG) on October 30 1975 and delivered to the airline on the following day.
I received this texture from Esa KAIHLANEN only this morning ....
painted for us by the great Rui CRISTINA. The quality of this guys texturing has just got to be seen to be believed. His work makes for a much larger than average texture file size, but, believe you me, every MB of it is "QUALITY IN THE EXTREME" 
.... making the large file size "more than well worthwhile" ! 
Thank you Esa
.... AND .... thank you also Rui !
Mark C
AKL/NZ
This aircraft serviced the airlines European trunk routes until 1975. TAP eventually operated a fleet of 4 CARAVELLE 6R aircraft .... including 1 which was leased from CRUZEIRO DO SUL during the summer of 1968. The airlines CARAVELLE 6R fleet was progressively succeeded by B727-100 aircraft from 1967. Subsequent to its withdrawal from TAP service during 1975 CS-TCA was sold to SAN ECUADOR (HC-BAJ, "Santa Maria" .... also currently available/represented here at HJG) on October 30 1975 and delivered to the airline on the following day.
I received this texture from Esa KAIHLANEN only this morning ....
painted for us by the great Rui CRISTINA. The quality of this guys texturing has just got to be seen to be believed. His work makes for a much larger than average texture file size, but, believe you me, every MB of it is "QUALITY IN THE EXTREME" 
.... making the large file size "more than well worthwhile" ! 
Thank you Esa
.... AND .... thank you also Rui ! Mark C
AKL/NZ
