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Aeroplane Heaven A6M Zero

I have a stack of books about the IJN, and the Zero is a favourite aircraft, but I'll wait to see what the Blackbird one is like. The WW2 Japanese aircraft I'd really love in MSFS are the Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat for long trans-Pacific hauls, and the Japanese army's Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate 'Frank'. The latter was the best fighter produced in any numbers by the Japanese, and more than a match for the P-51 or Hellcat at medium and low altitude. Unfortunately for them, it was let down by weak undercarriage, a lack of spare parts, poor quality fuel, and inadequately trained maintenance personnel. Otherwise, it would have run rampant over the Philippines. Perhaps Flying Iron will turn their attention to Japan after the B-17G is done.
 
collensr said:
I bought a Datsun 120Y as my first car back in 1978 mainly because my then partners' Uncle had a Datsun franchise. Unbeknown to me my Fathers best friend was in the British Army and fought the Japanese in Borneo. He refused to speak to me from then on. Quite understandable.
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Same here collonsr when I purchased a 5-speed Honda Accord in 1976. That is, until he drove it. :LOL: After he drove it, every time I was home and he was off work and wanted to go to visit one of his cousins, he asked if I was going out and if not, could he borrow the keys to my car. My father grew up in poverty, he never had money for a car like that. The same happened earlier in 1969 when I bought an Opel GT. Worthless he said. Until he drove it. Again, any time I was at home and not going out, he had to borrow the keys. He'd never driven a sports car in his life. My father is by far the man I most worship. He had country smarts, could do basic math in his head, and hated every Republican in his lifetime, but I carry on his fight. :ROFLMAO:

Cazzie
 
DennyA said:
The Blackbird Zero is FS2024-native, though. Since I've moved on to the new sim, I'll likely opt for that one.
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Do we know when it's supposed to release?
AH is a A6M2, Blackbird is A6M5, so different version.
Anyone tried the AH version in FS2024?
 
Blackbird said "Yes, 2024 native and we’re almost done. 2, maybe 3 weeks. Not a promise…" on the official MSFS forum.

Interesting that they're A6M2 vs A6M5 marks. And I do love AH's third-party planes. Hmmm...
 
Thank you guys!

In the meantime i bought it, except for the reticle glass which is way too tinted (known issue by the dev) it works perfectly in FS2024.

Last good Zero we had was from A2A (weren't they still Shockwave?), and now we have 2!
Now bring a Kate, Val and Tony, yes i know it will probably never happen...
 
Plus the Mitsubishi Ki-46. and next to the Luftwaffe He111, the Ju88 and Do(2)17. But no, the stream of boring GA aircraft is never ending.
 
I haven't purchased this one, however I would love to know how accurate the flight model is? In the real A6M Zeroes, when flying at cruise power/airspeed, there is not enough nose-forward elevator trim to keep them flying level, requiring the pilot to keep some slight forward pressure on the stick to keep it from climbing. In-fact, pilots flying them today are known to use bungee chords on long-distance flights to hold some forward pressure on the stick. That detail/quark about the flying habits of the Zero was accurately modeled on the old FS2004 Shockwave/A2A A6M5 Zero, and I always appreciated that they went so far as to reproduce that. Also, below 220 kts, the Zero is the most nimble, tightest-turning of the WWII fighters - it will out turn anything below 200 kts, save for perhaps a Bearcat. However, once above 250 kts, the control forces become very heavy, and if it gets much faster the controls really lock up - the flight model of the old FS2004 Shockwave/A2A A6M5 had this very accurately represented as well, and I'm curious if that is properly simulated in the flight dynamics of this AH offering? I haven't seen any discussion of any of this sort of thing here, on the official MS forum, or in the Youtube reviews.
 
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Bomber_12th said:
I haven't purchased this one, however I would love to know how accurate the flight model is? In the real A6M Zeroes, when flying at cruise power/airspeed, there is not enough nose-forward elevator trim to keep them flying level, requiring the pilot to keep some slight forward pressure on the stick to keep it from climbing. In-fact, pilots flying them today are known to use bungee chords on long-distance flights to hold some forward pressure on the stick. That detail/quark about the flying habits of the Zero was accurately modeled on the old FS2004 Shockwave/A2A A6M5 Zero, and I always appreciated that they went so far as to reproduce that. Also, below 220 kts, the Zero is the most nimble, tightest-turning of the WWII fighters - it will out turn anything below 200 kts, save for perhaps a Bearcat. However, once above 250 kts, the control forces become very heavy, and if it gets much faster the controls really lock up - the flight model of the old FS2004 Shockwave/A2A A6M5 had this very accurately represented as well, and I'm curious if that is properly simulated in the flight dynamics of this AH offering? I haven't seen any discussion of any of this sort of thing here, on the official MS forum, or in the Youtube reviews.
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I'm not that much of a pilot, but indeed, below 200 kts she turns on a dime. I don't really feel the controls getting heavier above 250 kts to be honest. The tendency to climb at cruise is indeed there.

I'm limiting my comments to this! ;)

Priller
 
Wells Sullivan has posted a new video featuring the AH A6M2.


He has made some changes to the FM, and as usual, goes into some detail of the handling, and also shows several sources as the references he used.

Cheers

Paul
 
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