A New MD-80 Aircraft Base Pack .... maybe !

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

It was recently announced that AEI are apparently converting a number of ex DAL MD-88's (retired from the airlines fleet last year and presently in storage .... awaiting their following fate or fortune) ... to "MD-88SF" aircraft .... which are intended to be operated by USA JET AIRWAYS and which will thereby become "the first pure freighter conversions" of the MD-88 line ....

newsroom.aviator.aero/aei-to-provide-usa-jet-with-three-md-88sf-freighter-conversions/

airwaysmag.com/airlines/usa-jet-to-md-88sf-converted-aei/

HJG already offer both MD-82SF and -83SF conversions of the MD-80 flight line .... featuring animated cargo doors and supported by real world textures, our new .... "and improved" .... MD-80 sound packs (by Benoit PLAMONDON .... and offered as separate FS2004 and FSX audio versions), along with the MD-80/90/B717-200 type panels we host here too. The SOUTHEY B717-200/MD-88/-87 EFIS type panel we offer "HERE" is the most applicable panel version for these simulations .... although this particular panel version, like the other 3 MD-80 panel HJG currently offers, are "F2004 compatible only" .... at this time.

ANYWAY ....

Provided this real world project does actually come to fruition, and these aircraft do then enter service with USA JET AIRWAYS as is anticipated, then, HJG will offer an "MD-88SF" base pack .... which has already been produced, flight tested, and has received it's virtual certification .... as follows ....


MD-88SF pure freighter conversion







This project won't be released by HJG until "after" these aircraft enter revenue service .... and by which time we'll know whether or not any texture/livery alterations/productions are necessary.

Mark C
AKL/NZ