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Waco Classic

The Waco Classic biplane is a freeware add-on, originally designed by Lynn and Bill Lyons and converted to this environment by David Grindele in Rowlett, Texas, featuring a stacked-wing layout and an open-cockpit design. It preserves a stable flight model and refined ground handling, with landing lights, strobes, and external elements aligned to standard expectations.

: 2.14 MB
: 1.1K
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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
: 1.1K
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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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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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Republic P-47 Hun Hunter

Tom Kohler's P-47 Thunderbolt, known as Hun Hunter, gains enhancements from Mark Rooks of RSDG Aircraft, featuring a reconfigured cockpit panel and new markings that capture wartime weathering, with reference photographs to provide historical context.

: 12.35 MB
: 1.1K
: 4/5
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The Last Sopwith Camel B6291

Original model by David Eckert, this Sopwith Camel carries tail number B6291 and served with Squadron 10 on the western front during World War I. Mark Rooks provides modifications and gauges, with a panel included.

: 7.85 MB
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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
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B-26 CG 1/19 Gascogne

The Douglas Invader 1/19 Gascogne operates in Indochina around 1952, with forward deployments at Tourane and Cat Bi near Haiphong. Created by Martial Feron, the configuration targets a B-26B Invader and can also fit the B26K model when file paths align, with ATC ID 434323 and UI variation 1/19 Gascogne.

: 6.29 MB
: 1K
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Luftwaffe Dornier Do 28 A

B. Lechner creates a fictitious variant for a Dornier twin-engine light aircraft, with Craig Richardson of Classic Wings listed as the creator. It relies on the original paintkit released with the aircraft and assigns atc_id 58+73, ui_manufacturer DORNIER, ui_type DO 28-A, and ui_variation LUFTWAFFE.

: 8.03 MB
: 1K
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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
: 996
: 5/5
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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
: 960
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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
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Bristol Bulldog IIA

First flown in 1928, the Bulldog IIA earns its place as a 1930s RAF fighter and sees 312 units delivered to the service. The model, created by Alphasim as freeware, is complemented by A2A 3D Light & Redux codes credited to David Grindele.

: 8.73 MB
: 907
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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
: 4/5
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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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Armstrong Whitworth Ensign

The AW.27 Ensign receives a fresh model that covers Mk.I and Mk.II in three distinct colour schemes. Historic variants include Ensign 1939 for Imperial Airways, Everest 1941 for BOAC wartime service, and Elsinore 1945, while twelve airframes support RAF transports.

: 10.57 MB
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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
: 850
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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.

: 3.97 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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