In yet more Douglas DC-3 news, VSKYLABS has announced that the update process for their C-47 Skytrain Flying Lab Project will “start soon”.

The news, shared through a post on VSKYLABS Facebook page, stated that the aircraft is going through a “virtual restoration” updating many key areas of aircraft including the cockpit and the lighting in the cockpit.

The post detailing the updates read:

“The project is quite complex and it is going through a step-by-step, "virtual restoration" process.

“The upcoming update is going to be a progressive update phase, in which every few days, a batch of updates will be injected into the project via the included STMA autoupdater plugin”

The Douglas DC-3 is an airliner produced between 1936–1942 and in 1950 with a total of 607 being built. The aircraft still sees service today primarily with private collectors or restorers. The C-47 is the military variant of the DC-3 with a much greater amount of 10,174 being built. The aircraft has served a crucial role in battles throughout many years, including the D-Day landings.

In another post earlier in the day today the developer went into more detail on how the update process will work:

“The progressive update phase should begin soon, and will of course include many sub-phases. Stay tuned for more!”

To keep up to date with developments with the aircraft and all VSKYLABS Projects, they can be followed on Facebook.

In other DC-3 news, Leading Edge Simulations has also announced a Version 2 to their DC-3 today, check out the news in our previous article.