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Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:14 am
by RobbySpike
Hello,

I'm looking for free addon aircraft, featuring virtual cockpit, good (realistic) flight dynamics and modelled avionics. Is there free stuff around, that can compete with the payware stuff like cloud9 aircraft? Which addon can you recommend?

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:53 am
by Fozzer
If you are just starting out in the Sim, then the Default Cessna 172 Trainer is a good start, and quite realistic in its flight dynamics...;)..!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004....FS Navigator... 8-)..!

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:26 am
by JBaymore
If you are just starting out in the Sim, then the Default Cessna 172 Trainer is a good start, and quite realistic in its flight dynamics...;)..!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004....FS Navigator... 8-)..!


The freeware (used to be payware) Realair Simulations Cessna trainer is supposedly even MORE realistic.

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:12 pm
by Romflyer
There is a really good french c150 out there that is easily payware quality, but the link I have for it no longer works  ::) hopefully someone else can provide you with a current link

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:26 am
by beaky
If you are just starting out in the Sim, then the Default Cessna 172 Trainer is a good start, and quite realistic in its flight dynamics...;)..!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004....FS Navigator... 8-)..!


The freeware (used to be payware) Realair Simulations Cessna trainer is supposedly even MORE realistic.

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:27 am
by a1
The french C-150 is just fantastic. Just a payware quality product.

For Heavier jets I recommend iFly Boeing 747. It is pretty well made. ;)

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:45 am
by microlight
Here's the link to the C150: http://www.fs-tutorials.com/en/down_plane_C150_01.php. Rumour has it that it works in FSX as well.

Rien Cornelissen's Piper Warrior v2 is also very realistic; this is the plane I'm learning to fly in, and it's reproduced very well. Available for FS9 and FSX - just google.

;)

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:23 am
by SeanTK
Highly realistic freeware:

Tupolev Tu-154M by Project Tupolev / FS-ProTeam
http://fs-proteam.com/


NAMC YS-11A by the Allied FS Group
(link is latest model version in a special African liveries pack, but you can find numerous Japanese and US liveries across the internet for this model.)
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props150.htm


Raytheon/Beechcraft King Air 200 by the Allied FS Group
(couldn't track this one down in our file library, but two other big FS sites have the files.)


Armstrong Whitworth Argosy 200 by Rick Piper
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props89.htm


DeHavilland DHC-7 "Dash 7" with VC by Milton Shupe et al.
(Didn't see the VC version in our library, but one other FS site has it under the file name of d7vcmdla.zip)


Antonov An-24RV by Samdim
http://samdimdesign.free.fr/


Antonov An-2 by "Xomer"
http://www.avsim.su/files.phtml?action=download&id=3333

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:11 pm
by Rocket_Bird
The Ready for Pushback 747-200 is also a good one.  Used to be payware too.

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:54 pm
by Romflyer
we shouldnt forget about all things 'David Maltby'

buy the way........what kind of flying are you looking for??  ;)

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:11 am
by hhomebrewer
[quote]The Ready for Pushback 747-200 is also a good one.

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:26 am
by a1
Highly realistic freeware:

Tupolev Tu-154M by Project Tupolev / FS-ProTeam
http://fs-proteam.com/


NAMC YS-11A by the Allied FS Group
(link is latest model version in a special African liveries pack, but you can find numerous Japanese and US liveries across the internet for this model.)
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props150.htm


Raytheon/Beechcraft King Air 200 by the Allied FS Group
(couldn't track this one down in our file library, but two other big FS sites have the files.)


Armstrong Whitworth Argosy 200 by Rick Piper
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props89.htm


DeHavilland DHC-7 "Dash 7" with VC by Milton Shupe et al.
(Didn't see the VC version in our library, but one other FS site has it under the file name of d7vcmdla.zip)


Antonov An-24RV by Samdim
http://samdimdesign.free.fr/


Antonov An-2 by "Xomer"
http://www.avsim.su/files.phtml?action=download&id=3333




For good Scenery and aircraft you have to trust Sean. I don't know where he gets the time to download and find these things. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:16 am
by Daube
Concerning the freeware military jets for FS2004, the most realistic and complete packages I know about are the followings:

- Mirage 2000-N from Roland Laborie (look for the "basic pack" version, with nice photoreal repaints included). Nice exterior model, nice flight model, excellent virtual cockpit.
http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... LID=125650
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- Mirage IV from Roland Laborie, excellent flight model, excellent exterior model, excellent virtual cockpit.
http://www.simviation.com/fsxmilitary24.htm
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- Mistubishi F-2 from FS-KBT team, excellent exterior model, excellent virtual cockpit, very nice flight model.
http://www.simviation.com/fsxmilitary24.htm
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- F-5A Tiger from Tim Conrad, very nice exterior model, very nice virtual cockpit, nice flight model.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?l ... ileID=9014
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There are many others correspoding to your criteria of course...

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:54 am
by RobbySpike
Thx! That's all really nice stuff! Enough to check it out the whole weekend ^^

Re: Can you recommend "realistic" freeware aircraft ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:18 pm
by Rocket_Bird
[quote][quote]The Ready for Pushback 747-200 is also a good one.