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German Air Force Heinkel He 51

An historic variant presents a He 51 used by German aviation, with artwork by B. Lechner and an original model created by Craig Richardson, Huub Vink, Tom Falley, and Mathias Pommerien. It requires a separate base model from Fly Away Simulation and uses the file _62+L17 to designate the variation.

: 5.13 MB
: 906
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Northrop A-17

Northrop A-17, a development of the Gamma series, exists in two variants, including the fixed-gear A-17A model. The cockpit features a photo-based virtual cabin with working gauges and animated flight controls, while the exterior shows two color schemes, blue-yellow and reflective aluminum, using DDS imagery and reflective glass.

: 2.98 MB
: 904
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Prop For AlphaSim B-24

By Jim Jones, an adjustment for the Alphasim Consolidated B-24 Liberator shapes the moving prop into a more transparent form. The change uses the prop.dds file to achieve the effect more clearly in the Liberator.

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Messerschmitt Bf109

The Bf109E3 WL IGKS variant supplies visual data used in aerodynamics tests during the development of the Bf-109F. The configuration lists model e3 and variation Bf-109E3 WL-IGKS, ui_type Bf-109E3, with explicit credit to Jindrich Barta.

: 5.87 MB
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Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX PM631

PM631, a PR.XIX Spitfire of 541 Squadron, uses a pressurized cockpit and a 32-bit image set by Grant MacLean, Sean Moloney, and RealAir. It enters service in 1946, later joins meteorological reconnaissance and becomes one of the three founder members of the RAF Historic Aircraft Flight in 1957.

: 7.58 MB
: 852
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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

Mississippi Rebel, a P-47D-22-RE variant, bears the D5-X identity and is flown by 1st Lt. Lloyd A. Hutchins of the 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF. It uses a turbo-supercharged 2,300 HP engine for high-altitude capability, with a WoP3_P47D-22 aircraft.cfg entry documenting the Mississippi Rebel variant.

: 8.06 MB
: 851
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F6F Hellcat

Seven F6F-3 variants, designated VF40-1 to VF40-7, are associated with USN Barakoma operations circa 1943–44. Bruce Martin contributes the work, and it captures the VF-40 identity accurately tied to Barakoma for that era in context.

: 11 MB
: 834
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RWD-14b Czapla

A native plane, RWD-14b Czapla uses acceleration tools and shows bump maps, specular maps, and self-shadowing. Model credits go to Piotr Mika, Lukasz Kubacki and Micha Puto, with SimHangar involvement; Warsaw, 23.08.2008 marks the origin of this rendition.

: 20.63 MB
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U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY5

By Henry William, this variant applies US Navy prewar markings to a PBY-5 Catalina using the Aerosoft paint kit mapped to the PBY5_MIL model. The configuration names the version as PBY-5 Navy 11 with atc_id JI-P-30, and notes the Consolidated Catalina served patrols during World War II.

: 22.5 MB
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P-38J-10-LO 459th Fighter Squadron

The P-38J-10-LO variant is modeled by FSD and flown by Maj. Willard J. Webb, reflecting a twin-engine prop layout. Coloring is by Rick Spork, based on a kit, and screenshots depict the aircraft in flight.

: 49.59 MB
: 820
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P51 Mustang D The Flying Undertaker

A historical P-51D contributes a faithful portrayal of the Undertaker, a race-66 veteran campaigned in 1976 by George Roberts and later John Muzala. The airframe suffers a serious 1981 crash, is rebuilt, and is later sold as Major General Charles Yeager's Glamourous Glen III, destroyed during a reunion transit; modified by Mark 'Fireball' Rooks.

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P-51D Mustang "Factory Fresh 44-63864"

Serial 44-63864, a North American P-51D-20-NA built at Inglewood in late 1944, serves with the 83rd Fighter Squadron at Duxford under Lt. Hubert Davis, earning the nickname Twilight Tear. By John Terrell, this variant emphasizes a historically precise WWII configuration reflecting a factory-fresh presentation.

: 28.48 MB
: 818
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FSX/P3D Automobile Association DeHavilland DH.89A Rapide

Two variants accompany the model, both tied to the registration G-AHKV and the Automobile Association identity, including textures named texture.G-AHKV-AutomobileAssociation1959 and texture.G-AHKV-AutomobileAssociation1960. Documentation notes 1944 construction and 1957 AA ownership, with G-AHKV serving as a traffic spotter.

: 4.34 MB
: 793
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Nakajima L2D2

Nakajima L2D2 adapts a classic airframe as a license-built Douglas DC-3, powered by the Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 1050 HP radial. The configuration relies on default visuals and a modified flight dynamics profile to recreate the Japanese version of the venerable airliner.

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Supermarine Spitfire MK IA Prototype K5054 1

Prototype Spitfire MK IA with registration K5054 takes off from Eastleigh Aerodrome on 5 March 1936 for an eight-minute maiden flight, the airframe unpainted with a natural Duralumin engine cowling. A series of wooden propellers progressively increases the Spitfire's top speed from 330 mph to 348 mph.

: 15.11 MB
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Pan American Sikorsky S42

Version 2 modification by Jim Donnelly for George Diemer’s Sikorsky S-42 NC-822M assigns the Pan Am callsign and flight number 822. It relies on the S42NC822.ZIP package, adds 10 viewpoints (5 cockpit, 5 aircraft), disables autothrottle, and modifies the autopilot to allow banking while holding altitude.

: 3.99 MB
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DeHavilland Comet Polished Chrome

Rooks Silva Design Group creates a chrome-finished De Havilland Comet variant, featuring a mirror-like fuselage that highlights rivet lines and panel edges. The project applies an updated alpha channel to control reflections and uses a Light Bending Process called Formula 14, delivering glare realism across viewing angles while preserving detail, including the Silver Comet designation.

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Kyushu J7W1 Shinden 1946 Three Pack

Three new colorings transform Tim Conrad's J7W1 Shinden for 1946 scenarios, featuring markings tied to the 244th fighter group and Metropolitan Defense wing, and a captured Shinden stationed at the Alied Tactical Air Intelligence Unit in South East Asia, Saigon, 1946. A revised config keeps the original prototype paint while introducing the three variants.

: 12.49 MB
: 749
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Amiot 143

Service begins in 1933 and extends into the early years of World War II, with the Amiot 143 notable for a copilot gondola beneath the pilot. By Paul Clawson, the model features animated cockpit controls and a 2D panel, with colors drawn from French swatches and a twin Gnome Rhone engine sound file courtesy of Lawdog.

: 7.96 MB
: 720
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Beechcraft D18S SP2 Fix

Two files for the Beechcraft D18S, attributed to Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Andre Folkers, bear the D18SVC4.ZIP designation and are credited to Nick Cooper. The package fixes propeller surfaces with spinpropb18.bmp and adds a Thumbnail.jpg to ensure proper menu display, and places gauges in each D18SVC\panel folder.

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