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Consolidated PBY Catalina

An amphibian, this freeware rendition builds on Mike Stone’s original Catalina design and incorporates refinements by D. L. Tarbox (DLTextures) and Duane Tarbox. It preserves twin radial engines, a parasol wing, and bubble hatches, while lowering wing floats via a dedicated control and reusing standard gauges from the gauges folder.

: 1.71 MB
: 1.1K
: 5/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

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
: 903
: 4/5
: 4

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P-51D Mustang Ferocious Frankie V1.3

Two variants exist for the P-51D Mustang designation, presenting a clean air-show configuration and a weathered option under Ferocious Frankie. ATC data lists ID 473064 for the Air Force and North American type, with UI variations Ferocious Frankie C and Ferocious Frankie W.

: 46.47 MB
: 589
: 3

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Pan Am Brazilian Clipper Sikorsky S-42

Jim Donnelly provides an adjustments package that lets George Diemer's Sikorsky S-42 NC-822M operate with the accompanying S-42 files, replacing Aircraft.cfg and panel.cfg and adding a thumbnail.jpg within the Sikorsky S-42 NC-822M folder. The modification assigns Pan Am as the callsign and flight number 822, adds ten viewpoints, and notes a longer initial load.

: 30.22 KB
: 545
: 1

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US Army Fairchild PT-19

By Mike Keller, this Army finish applies to Tim Conrad's Fairchild PT-19 and hinges on the original PT-19-1.ZIP. The Army folder accompanies the base file, while the original aircraft.cfg is augmented to assign atc_id=Army and ui_variation=U.S. Army.

: 1.55 MB
: 500
: 3

Complete with Base Model

US Navy VF-17 Yorky Corsair

The Goodyear FG-1D Corsair Bu# 88368, linked to VF-17 The Jolly Rogers, comes from Lake Washington and now sits on display at the USS Yorktown CV-10 museum. A 2D and a 3D cockpit panel accompany the model.

: 15.86 MB
: 490
: 1

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Swissair Douglas DC-2

Tim Scharnhop delivers a Swissair DC-2 variant bearing HB-ITI registration, tracing back to the airframe delivered in December 1934. The distribution uses dc2X_swiss2.ZIP and places a Swissair folder inside the Douglas_DC2_X directory, while the fltsim.XX block in aircraft.cfg sets atc_id HB-ITI and ui_variation Swissair HB-ITI.

: 5.36 MB
: 256
: 3

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Lockheed P-38J 'Gentle Annie'

Depicts the P-38J-15-LO with serial 42-104308 named Gentle Annie, flown by Col Harold J. Rau, CO of the 20th FG at Kingscliffe. It is listed as lost on 17 June 1944, and Lt. Emery Ryan is killed.

: 9.35 MB
: 218
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Fokker Dr1 Triplane 'The Red Baron'

This representation depicts the Dr1 triplane flown by Manfred von Richthofen on April 21, 1918 at 10:45 am, the last in a trilogy of triplanes. The scene notes the Red Baron's death by a single .303 calibre bullet and credits panel work to Frank Elton.

: 6.52 MB
: 9.1K
: 4/5
: 1

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T-6G Texan

The T-6G Texan civilian restoration variant features a 3D airframe credited to David Eckert and Warwick Carter, with a pilot model by Michael Flahault and a flight model by Warwick Carter. Its construction relies on FSDS 3.5 with fsdstweak, and it ships with FX files and two ZIPs named FSDS_T-6UPDATE.ZIP and Master.zip.

: 24.05 MB
: 8.2K
: 5/5
: 2

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Bleriot XI Package

Louis Bleriot’s 1909 Bleriot XI design stands as a foundational Greek airframe. Two Bleriot XI units serve in Greek army operations during the First and Second Balkan Wars, while Arniotis Karamanlakis is among the first two Hellenic private aviators and Greece’s first air-accident casualty.

: 7.76 MB
: 4.9K
: 5/5
: 24

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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
: 4.8K
: 5/5
: 4

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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

SimTech Do 335 Package

Simtech delivers a refreshed Do 335 variant that resolves earlier issues and includes a new flight model, new gauges, and a paint kit. Animations open the bomb bay, gun bays, and both engine bays, and it adds new sounds for the cockpit and exterior cues.

: 52.68 MB
: 3.8K
: 5/5
: 15

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Savoia Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero

Four hi-res GMax models render the Sparviero in a three-engined configuration with full movement of flight controls, prop pitch, and leading-edge flaps. It offers six exterior color options representing Regia Aeronautica, A.N.R./R.S.I., Spanish Nationalist Air Force, and Italian Co-Belligerant Air Force; by Manuele Villa.

: 26.99 MB
: 3.4K
: 5/5
: 31

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Boeing 247D

Boeing 247D presents the early airliner's all-metal, stressed-skin, low-drag airframe with retractable landing gear, a design that continues to serve for about two decades after its introduction. Version 1.1, with flight dynamics by FSAviator, is by Jens B. Kristensen.

: 7.29 MB
: 2.9K
: 5/5
: 3

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Hughes H1 Racer

Tim Conrad’s H1 Racer inspires a variant that adjusts the alpha channel to better match the original and updates wing N numbers. It includes a complete aircraft, the original readme, and several photos, with the technique by RSDG and color work by Mark Rooks.

: 4.97 MB
: 2.9K
: 5/5
: 1

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Hawker Tempest VI

It is a Hawker Tempest Mk VI model, registration NX142 GN-G of 249 Squadron RAF in 1948, powered by a 2,340 hp Sabre V and built on a FSDS V2 framework. It features 2D and virtual cockpit, opening canopy, moving pilot's head, lights and animated effects, with an airfile by Jerry Beckwith.

: 5.32 MB
: 2.5K
: 5/5
: 6

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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

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Dornier Do 17

By Ross McLennan, this Dornier Do17 variant modifies A.F. Scrub’s Do17Z-2 and adds a bomb-aiming view with flight plans to strike a 64-foot-wide target from 12,000 feet, plus a 100-foot low-level sight, and the aircraft uses a bomb sourced from WEAPONS4.ZIP.

: 53.06 MB
: 2.3K