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AI Aircraft--ACG Historic AI Pack 1

By John Young, Airfield Construction Group, the five-airframe BBMF arrangement for RAF Coningsby features Spitfire Mk1a, Vb, XIX, T2, Hurricanes x2, a Lancaster, and C-47/Dakota x3, with paint kits provided for all aircraft, and assets remain in native code.

: 27.15 MB
: 9.3K
: 5/5
: 2

Complete with Base Model

Ford Tri-Motor

A Ford Tri-Motor is converted from the default TriMotor, and updated flight dynamics accompany the change, with the panels and sounds already installed to support realistic operation. Twelve new color variants are included by David Grindele.

: 48.29 MB
: 8.1K
: 4/5
: 11

Complete with Base Model

Piper PA18 Super Cub

Three variants of the PA18 Piper Super Cub demo offer a 2-seat, 150hp utility aircraft with wheels, skis, and floats, featuring highly animated, flyable models, gauges, a dedicated PA18 sound file, and a fully functional virtual cockpit. Designed to be operated from the virtual cockpit by Simon Smeiman of South Africa.

: 20.38 MB
: 7.7K
: 5/5
: 5

Complete with Base Model

Beechcraft D18S/SNB

Milton Shupe and Scott Thomas author a Beechcraft D18S-SNB variant, with permissions secured for an enhanced acceleration SDK compliant version. Dave Carroll provides a D18S_SNB_FSX.EXE installer, while the distribution remains freeware and includes the original reference and panel documentation in the accompanying folder.

: 168.19 MB
: 7.3K
: 1/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Hawker Hurricane IId

The Hurricane IId variant nicknamed The Tin Opener uses Merlin XX power. It adds Western desert WWII setting circa 1942 with an RAF airbase and German armor, and starts a Version 2 line with IIc, IIb, and IIa.

: 17.63 MB
: 6K
: 5/5
: 9

Complete with Base Model

Curtiss C-46 Commando Package

Libardo Guzman, joined by Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson, presents a C-46 transport model identified by GA (GUZMAN - ARTES), with plans that name the Concorde and B707-359C among future variants. A Virtual Cockpit accompanies the model, and two images appear at /userimages/c46qc1.jpg and /userimages/c46qcvc.jpg.

: 25.53 MB
: 5.9K
: 5/5
: 4

Complete with Base Model

Short Empire Flying Boat

Three variants come in six color schemes for these Imperial Airways flying boats, reflecting their historic role in early transcontinental service across the era. An improved version 2 model by Jens B. Kristensen completes the lineup.

: 12.31 MB
: 4.9K
: 5/5
: 4

Complete with Base Model

Handley-Page Halifax

An FSX upgrade preserves a WWII-era Handley-Page Halifax variant named Friday the 13th, a Halifax III from 158 Squadron, 4 Group in Yorkshire, noted for 128 operational sorties. Alphasim is the original creator, and A.F. Scrub supplies .air file, while upgrade provides a panel and gauges along with external animations and three mousable light switches.

: 5.9 MB
: 4.2K
: 4/5
: 5

Complete with Base Model

Curtiss Jenny

The Curtiss JN-4 Jenny trainer is provided as a freeware add-on with eleven unique repaints, by David Grindele. Flight dynamics are refined to mirror gentle, early-biplane handling, and a subtle exhaust smoke effect adds immersion; the model resides in the Microsoft Curtiss Jenny folder within SimObjects/Airplanes and remains fully configured for immediate use.

: 31.86 MB
: 4K
: 5/5
: 11

Complete with Base Model

Vought Corsair F4U-1a

A native model not a port-over from an earlier generation, it ensures compatibility with contemporary simulators. It includes a fully functional 3D cockpit and animations such as firing guns, opening canopy, folding wings, lights, and a tailhook, plus four historical variants including Goodyear FG-1D Bu #88391 operated in New Zealand and NZ5648 delivery.

: 87 MB
: 3.5K
: 5/5
: 37
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Greek Bleriot XI

Louis Bleriot’s 1909 Bleriot XI appears with cockpit, virtual cockpit, sounds, and refined flight dynamics. Two aircraft serve with the Greek army in the First and Second Balkan Wars, tied to Arniotis Karamanlakis, Greece’s first private aviator and first air accident victim, by Thanasis Delizisis and Panagiotis Delizisis.

: 7.76 MB
: 2.7K
: 4/5
: 24

Complete with Base Model

AI Aircraft Native Code--ACG AI Pack 2

Ten numbered and coded Spitfires Mk1a from 19 Squadron RAF, circa 1940, are modeled with low polygon geometry and multi-LOD levels for smoother performance. A Paint Kit enables user color changes under defined conditions today.

: 12.37 MB
: 2.5K
: 5/5
: 2

Complete with Base Model

DeHavilland DH.80A Puss Moth

Three models include wheel-skirted, wheel-skirtless, and ski-equipped variants, totaling eight configurations. Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, Damian Radice and Tom Falley contribute the original model, while Rob Cappers, Tim Scharnhop, Hans Joerg Naegele and Tom Falley handle the conversion.

: 33.08 MB
: 2.5K
: 5/5
: 12

Complete with Base Model

DeHavilland Comet

A DeHavilland Comet enters a modern flight sim with external and internal elements optimized after a conversion from an earlier era, and refined flight dynamics that echo its jet aerodynamics. Three appearances arrive with the edition, while upgraded lighting features include Shockwave 3D Lights with refined beacons and navigation lights, by David Grindele.

: 21.83 MB
: 2.2K
: 5/5
: 6

Complete with Base Model

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Update

Canadian textures by Geoff Chambers accompany a PBY-5A Catalina revision, and it shows the complete airframe, while a rear-hull hole remains due to the model file and reference speeds are listed in the aircraft.cfg at various operating conditions.

: 1.17 MB
: 2.2K
: 5/5
: 4

Complete with Base Model

AI Aircraft--ACG Historic AI Pack 4

By John Young, two DH Rapides, two DH Tiger Moths, and two NA Harvards appear in this historic AI lineup. Paint kits accompany all aircraft, while the Rapide lacks PSD files and the alpha channel is required only for the silver version.

: 17.74 MB
: 2.1K
: 5/5
: 2

Complete with Base Model

1910 Kruse-Curtiss

Designed around 1910 from pictures of Frank Kruse’s plane and Curtiss-era plans in Popular Mechanics, this canard-era design uses basic controls and lacks brakes or ground steering. A fully functional virtual cockpit pairs with animation by Modeldef_Edit, while Dave Eckert pilots and Aaron Swindle provides the sound, with credits to Tom Eads.

: 2.62 MB
: 2.1K
: 5/5

Complete with Base Model

Aeronca C-3 Master

By Paul Corish and Gil Halpin, the C-3 Master, a two-seat ultralight monoplane, has a 36 hp E-113 two-cylinder engine and a closed or open cockpit, plus a sound component. The wording remains concise and precise, emphasizing its historical focus and straightforward handling.

: 64.2 MB
: 2K
: 2/5
: 3

Complete with Base Model

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A

An SE5a entry shows one model with four visual variants and a panel with gauges; animations let pilot on/off through ctrl-W, and starting the aircraft uses ctrl-E due to a technical limitation. The release is freeware and unsupported.

: 29.98 MB
: 1.8K
: 8

Complete with Base Model

Northrop P-61B Black Widow

Designed as a twin-engine night fighter, the Northrop P-61B features a cantilever monoplane layout with a central fuselage pod and engine nacelles blending into twin booms carrying the double-fin tail. The cockpit panel includes night lighting, a GPS, Bendix-King Radio Stack, a separate compass window, and engine controls.

: 9.89 MB
: 1.4K
: 4