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Boeing 747-8i, Air Canada retro livery, c1988

(Most images captured with Satellite LUT and Daylight Classic)

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, the latest in the famous line of wide-body commercial aircraft from the Seattle-based manufacturer.

Air Canada never placed an order for these, as they use the 777, with a similar payload.

As to why I went with the 1988 livery? [begin rant] I absolutely loathe the new livery they've gone with beginning in 2017. Black? WTF did they get black from? Since when was it considered one of Canada's national colours? Yeah, I reject their reality and substitute my own. [end rant] In honour of Canada's 150th birthday marked last year, I added the official Canada 150 logo.

I'm also considering doing a Trans-Canada Airlines reskin, love to hear comments on whether I should--or other repaints--note I plan on doing Lufthansa, as they most definitely have these.

Included, both vehicle and ploppable versions--ploppable version found under the Plane tab in the Transportation menu. Done to allow for lighting and to avoid the issues with a high-tricount prop. Just make sure it's got power or the lights won't come on at night.

Stats:
362 Passengers

2048x D/I/N/S Textures
~5700 tris
~300 tris LOD
256x D/I/N/S LOD textures

Beware, it is a bit high on the tri-count, but I didn't skimp on the detail.