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Corben Baby Ace With Spats

Craig Richardson depicts a faithful, freeware rendition of an early single-seat parasol-wing homebuilt, with wheel spats for a vintage silhouette. Steel-tube fuselage and fabric-covered wings are modeled, and Robert Kerr’s gauge set from Pete is integrated to recreate essential cockpit readouts in the simulated environment.

: 71.86 MB
: 1K
: 14

Complete with Base Model

Spiteful Mk XVI

RB518 is configured as Mk XVI with a Griffon 101 engine, exemplifying the Spiteful lineage, and records 494 mph at 27,500 feet in a 1947 test. The real aircraft reaches 430 knots, while the model uses a special .air file and is credited to A. F. Scrub for its adjustments.

: 6.56 MB
: 1K
: 4

Complete with Base Model

Nakajima Night Fighter Type-11 Gekkou

A twin-engine IJN night fighter from World War II carries the designation J1N1-S. Hadi Tahir authors the project, and the 202nd Naval Fighter Group bases it at Manggar Base on Balikpapan, Borneo, aligning with wartime IJN airfield operations.

: 8.43 MB
: 1K
: 5/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

US Army P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed twin-boom fighter traces its XP-38 prototype origins to January 1939, with production variants such as the P-38D featuring a nose-mounted armament. It comprises six core elements—CFG, AIR file, Model, Panel, Sound, and paint assets—and uses a folder named P-38 Lightning ..Fear The Reaper to organize its files.

: 13.96 MB
: 1K
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Kawanishi H6K Mavis Update

A revision by Bob Chicilo refines flight dynamics and the spray effect for the H6K Mavis, with Jim Welch fixing the panel via the H6KMAVPN.ZIP file. It relies on the original H6KMAVIS.ZIP, and directs replacing air and aircraft.cfg, plus copying the pictures to the aircraft folder and placing non-default gauges in the panel folder.

: 2.54 MB
: 1K
: 2

Repaint

Spitfire Mk IX

MB945, a Spitfire IX variant, is captured by the Luftwaffe on 1 April 1944 and used for Rosarius demonstrations before German fighter squadrons. The arrangement lists atc_id T9BB and ui_variation 2./Versuchsverband OKL - Zirkus Rosarius, anchoring the aircraft to that unit.

: 4.54 MB
: 1K
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Fairchild 24 R

This 1938 design carries build 2.2 and offers three variants. Adapted by Danny Garnier from an original by William Ortis, it adds a compass in the VC, wing fuel selectors, upgraded gauges, and refined flight files that improve banking manuvres and rudder response, plus opening doors, suspension, tail-wheel steering, animated surfaces, and pop-down lights.

: 10.1 MB
: 1K
: 3

Repaint for Payware Model

P-51D Mustang 'Moonbeam McSwine' Update

Moonbeam McSwine appears as a variant in the Little Friends I series for a P-51D Mustang, assigned to Capt. Wiliam T. Whisner of the 352nd FG, 487th FS. Moonbeam McSwine variation marks atc_id 237, designation.

: 22.45 MB
: 1K
: 3

Complete with Base Model

Beech 3NM Expeditor N9540

An adaptation of Milton Shupe's D18S cargo model arrives as the 3NM Expeditor, registration N9540, now operated by Hardin Enterprises. Vladimir Gonchar handles the conversion, adding a new authentic VC panel with an extra gauge set, and corrected air files based on the Grumman Goose with P&W R-985.

: 25.73 MB
: 1K
: 5/5
: 6

Repaint

Fokker DR1 Triplane "Old Rhinebeck"

An Old Rhinebeck N220TP variant for the Dr.I appears, created by Neoqb and refined by Chris Brisland to reflect period markings. It relies on the Neoqb freeware base model and uses the N220TP registration with ui_variation Old Rhinebeck N220TP, matching the Dr.I configuration.

: 4.11 MB
: 1K
: 5/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

P-51 Mustang Precious Metal-Air Race Model

An unfinished Gmax model by Bill Cook centers on a P-51XR Griffon-engine air-race racer nicknamed Precious Metal. The project traces origins to 1987, shows a Reno appearance in 1988, and a 1995 Reno return that places first in Silver, with a 2000 transfer of ownership to Ron Buccarelli.

: 31.56 MB
: 1000
: 15

Complete with Base Model

U.S. Army TL-19 Bird Dog

Massimo Taccoli presents a Cessna Bird Dog instrument trainer used by the U.S. Army, painted in bright orange and associated with Fort Rucker from the late 1950s through 1962. RDG Aircraft’s Mark Rooks handles modifications and a gauges folder, while six files reside in the main aircraft directory.

: 11.9 MB
: 989
: 1

Repaint for Payware Model

RCAF P-51D Mustang 442 Squadron 9597

Grant MacLean provides a BU-G marked P-51D Mustang representing a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron based at Sea Island near Vancouver. The 9597 variant is identified within the MUSTBU-G folder for the WOP3_P51D model today.

: 8.75 MB
: 988
: 4

Complete with Base Model

1938 Waterman Arrowbile

Waterman Arrowbile from the late 1930s, by Patrick Dyer, uses FSDS3.5.1 and FSTweak to deliver a full working virtual cockpit with back-lit gauges and 2D panels. Wings detach in minutes and a Studebaker engine powers wheels in car mode while driving the propeller in airplane mode.

: 11.27 MB
: 983
: 1

Complete with Base Model

DeHavilland Comet Update

By Bob Chicilo, the DeHavilland Comet gains refined flight dynamics and a refined cockpit panel, requiring the original baseline model to function. The changes enhance handling fidelity and cockpit usability, preserving the airframe while delivering a more practical in-sim experience.

: 40.25 KB
: 971
: 2

Complete with Base Model

CR-1 I-16 Rata

Thomas Wood delivers a conversion for a historic fighter lineage, identified by the CR1_RATA.ZIP, to enable operation in a flight simulation environment. The upgrade set includes two folders in the main directory, and gauges are authentic, implemented in C++, and run smoothly.

: 5.78 MB
: 969
: 5

Complete with Base Model

P51 Mustang D Grim Reaper

Modified by Mark Fireball Rooks, the Mustang D associated with Lt. Robert E. Black of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, a unit activated in 1942 that served in the European Theater with P-38 and P-51 aircraft. An image at /userimages/p51grimot .JPG accompanies historical notes and squadron history.

: 3.91 MB
: 967
: 2/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Curtiss P-40 Tiger

Modified by RSDG, the Curtiss P-40B Tiger arrives with the AVC Flying Tigers 3rd Squadron Hell's Angels paint and historical context of the AVC aircraft. Artwork is by Mark Rooks, and a folder named P 40B RSDG Tiger contains the complete aircraft files and related imagery.

: 7.46 MB
: 959
: 2

Repaint

Swiss Air Force Heinkel He 51

Fictional variant uses a freeware base model credited to Craig Richardson, Huub Vink, Tom Falley, and Mathias Pommerien, with artwork by B. Lechner, and features red-and-white markings with a Swiss cross, while requiring the He 51 base model for operation.

: 5.5 MB
: 935
: 1/5
: 4

Complete with Base Model

Avia BH-5 And Bk.11

A two-seat, all-wooden training and sport aircraft extends the BH-1 lineage, with a larger, more polished airframe designed for basic acrobatics. The BH-5 bears registration L-BOSA, uses a Walter NZ-60 radial engine, and earns Belgium prizes in 1923, with the project credited to Štìpán Obrovský for Czechoslovak Historic Flight.

: 31.66 MB
: 930