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Couzinet 70 Arc en Ciel (Mermoz)

Version B V fixes a bug in older gauges and reworks for compatibility; Mermoz pilots the Rainbow aircraft, which enters legend after a postal flight across the South Atlantic on January 16, 1933, while it features moving parts, antennas, landing lights, interior details, an opening door, and a custom panel inspired by the sole photo.

: 6.1 MB
: 1.2K
: 4/5
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Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket

An XF5F-1 prototype is featured, noting its first flight in April 1940 and a 438 mph power-dive that lets it out-climb a Spitfire. The cockpit presents working gauges and animated flight controls, there is no 2D panel, and aircraft.cfg data enables catapult launches on carriers.

: 8.94 MB
: 1.2K
: 3/5
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Heinkel He P1079B/II Heavy Fighter

The P1079B/II all-weather heavy fighter concept appears as a two-seat, swept-wing design with six internal fuel tanks and dual He S 011 jet engines mounted in the wing roots fed by leading-edge intakes; the model includes a dynamic virtual cockpit, and armament envisions four MK 108 30mm cannons.

: 1.92 MB
: 1.2K

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Beech AT-11 N92KC

Registration N92KC marks an AT-11 variant presented for a fictional operator, Aerial Survey and Cargo Service Inc.; Vladimir Gonchar credits Milton Shupe’s original work and contributors, while adding a replacement spinprop appearance and a flight dynamics file tied to the real aircraft in Kermit Weeks’ collection.

: 9.58 MB
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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt "Rat Racer"

Two airframes, 41-6271 HV-K and 41-6271WW Rat Racer, are represented for the 61 FS, 56 FG at RAF Halesworth, England. Lt. Frank E. McCauley is credited with six aerial victories, and atc_id 276424 appears in the record.

: 20.86 MB
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US Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless

Two variants, EFM and IFM, reflect 41-S_9 from VS-41, USN, associated with USS Ranger during Operation Torch circa 1942. The entry is by Bruce Martin, and notes the SBD model carries the 41-S_9 designation across both variants.

: 17.09 MB
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Supermarine Spitfire MK IA Prototype K5054 3

An early Spitfire variant assigned to K5054 undergoes Farnborough tests in 1939 and crashes on 4 September 1939, and is written off. The SPIT1-3.ZIP archive includes two prop configurations, with only the three-blade setup revealing the correct spinner after startup while a two-blade variant displays a black spinner.

: 18.16 MB
: 1.2K
: 5/5
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Consolidated B-24J 'Butchers Daughter'

B-24J-150-CO Liberator named The Butchers Daughter carries the 319th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group designation and uses bump mapping with optional shared files for the prop spinners. It goes down on a May 15, 1945 mission en route to Formosa, but S/Sgt. Donald C. Ruff survives.

: 17.63 MB
: 1.2K
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Consolidated Commodore

Derives from the PY-1 flying boat, the Commodore first flies in 1930. Pan American Airways buys several for U.S. East Coast to Caribbean routes, carrying 22 passengers, while the virtual cockpit, modeled on an early PBY Catalina, features working gauges and animated flight controls, with no 2D panel.

: 4.22 MB
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: 4/5
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Spantax Beechcraft D18S

By Richard Wisman, this Spantax S.A. skin targets the D18S/SNB native variant of Milton Shupe's Beech D-18, built from archive Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor photos to resemble the original aircraft. It uses a skin set within the D18SX_DC folder, carries registration EC-ASJ, and reflects Madrid as head office, with Spantax operating 1959–1988.

: 16.84 MB
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Fokker F.VIIa

The Fokker F.VIIa bears KLM, DDL, Balair, and Swissair markings, illustrating its inter-war era single-engined airliner lineage. Version 2.1, by Jens B Kristensen, aligns the model with this designation, preserving historical markings and a faithful representation of the variant.

: 18.45 MB
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: 5/5
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Native Swingman J2F Duck Panel And FDE

Two panel configurations accompany Swingman’s J2F Ducks, offering a standard compass with attitude indicators or a Sperry autopilot suite with AHI pitch control, while popup windows expose GPS, fuel gauges, pedestal, and radios. It includes DuckJ2F-X.CAB, the DuckJ2F gauges folder, and J2F-X Files, with SPAPx as default and DCBx for non-AP.

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B-17G "A Bit O'Lace"

Two variants for the B-17G appear, distinguished by file names lace44 and lace45, presenting an original finish along with a version featuring dark olive replacement parts after tail damage on April 4, 1945. Enrique Medal authors them.

: 3.13 MB
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Howard DGA-15P

In 1940, the Howard DGA-15P appears in about 40 civilian versions and serves as a Navy air ambulance and Air Corps utility transport, with the P designation signaling a Pratt and Whitney engine, while a FSDSv3.51 model compiled via Xtomdl uses DDS files.

: 2.82 MB
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P-38 Lightning "Fear The Reaper"

This model faithfully recreates Lockheed’s twin-boom fighter, preserving its distinctive silhouette and era-inspired cockpit presentation. Early production variants carry the designation P-38D, and Mel Mutter’s WWII-era cockpit panel adds period gauges, delivering an authentic flight-deck feel while maintaining a historically informed exterior concept.

: 13.72 MB
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Short Hythe

Civil conversion of the Short Sunderland III, the Hythe enters service after BOAC and later Aquila Airways operate the type into the 1950s, with 22 aircraft converted for airline use in 1946. Jens B. Kristensen provides the model, panel, and virtual cockpit, while Hythe_V10.zip remains available for older simulators.

: 7.08 MB
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: 5/5
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RCAF Consolidated PBY5 Catalina

Henry William creates the RCAF-marked appearance for the PBY-5A Civil_RCAF variant, drawing on Aerosoft’s airframe as base and assigning the registration PH-PBY with ui_variation PBY-5A RCAF. A base Aerosoft model is required, and the configuration relies on an [fltsim.xx] entry in aircraft.cfg.

: 24.71 MB
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Luftwaffe Messerschmitt 109K

JG53 Yellow 6 marks the Me-109K4 as part of Jagdgeschwader 53's March 1945 deployment based at Kirrlach after Bodenplatte actions. It uses a Daimler-Benz DB 605D engine delivering 1550 HP normally and 2000 HP with WEP, and carries a fuel capacity of 105 gallons (about 400 litres).

: 2.65 MB
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: 5/5
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Piper L-4 Grasshopper "Rosie the Rocketer"

A visual modification for the Piper PA18 adds the L-4 Grasshopper 53K variant, nicknamed Rosie, with atc_id 53K and UI variation 53K. Christopher G. Clawson credits the work, and it relies on PA18_V3.ZIP by J.E. Narcizo, with the USAAF folder.

: 5.46 MB
: 1.1K
: 5/5
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SP2 Gee Bee Model Z Supersports

Warwick Carter and Garry J. Smith deliver the original model, depicting a Granville Brothers racer nicknamed City of Springfield, rendered with FSDS2.4 and equipped with animations, clickable gauges, levers, and switches. Danny Garnier tests and provides thumbnails, while ground handling notes specify a fixed tail skid and differential braking powered by throttle control.

: 14.23 MB
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