Aero Rent livery for Samdim´s brandnew Yak-42D. Textures only, the base package you´ll find here on avsim.com. This was a Bézier curve exercise to learn to know Samdim´s absolutely stunning visual model. 

Unzip and copy the texture.aero_rent folder into your Yakovlev Yak-42 directory. Modify your aircraft.cfg accordingly:

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[fltsim.xx]
title=Yak-42 Aero Rent RA-42365
sim=Yak42
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=aero_rent
checklists=
kb_reference=yak42_ref
ui_manufacturer=Yakovlev
ui_type=Yak-42
ui_variation=Aero Rent RA-42365
description=Medium-range 120-seat trijet airliner. First Soviet airliner with hi-bypass turbofans (Lotarev D-36)\nPanel Programming and FDE: yak42 group\nVisual model: samdim\nTextures: INS 
Repaint by Heiko Flöther (Pipe)
atc_id_color=0x00000000
atc_heavy=0
atc_id_enable=1
atc_id_font=Tahoma,-24,1,800,0
visual_damage=1
atc_id=RA-42365
atc_airline=Aero Rent
atc_flight_number=0815

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One word to reflections: It is always difficult for a repainter to configure a realistically looking reflection.  This one has been done with utmost care to give you a real eye candy. However, metal reflections and the way how they are mapped, depend on the alpha channels from the aircraft painter and mainly on a texture called -------> envmap.bmp which you can find in the FS9/texture folder. This texture defines the result of the alpha channel textures on YOUR sim system.

If you do a search in the avsim libraries, you´ll find several envmap.bmp replacement textures for all tastes and preferences. For the simple reason that the default texture is limited and has its flaws, the flight sim community has tweaked them. I use an envmap from Pedro Padilla which I have attached to this package. I judge this one the most realistic and suitable for me. You might have your own preferences which I wouldn´t dare to question. If you want to try the attached envmap.bmp, just copy it to FS9/texture and overwrite the existing one. Not before backing it up somewhere, obviously!

Textures are in 32bit format. Doubts, comments, critics (especially these, because they help me to improve my repaints!) ......feel free to contact me at the e-mail below. Or at Project Tupolev´s forum ------------> www.protu-154.com/forum     


Now have fun with the repaint!

Heiko Flöther (Pipe)
fahflother@yahoo.com.br