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Freeware Gems

While on the subject of the 'Alpha Bleu' team, don't forget the very nice Nord 262


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or their Dassault Alphajet , which can be found at Simviation http://simviation.com/fsxmilitary21.htm

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Pete
 
Here's another one that was originally made for Fs2002,but does work in Fs9,
Christian Haibock's Saab 105.....FsQuality publish(ed ?) it as payware for Fs9, but this freeware version ain't bad either,
and not available on either of the main download sites to my knowledge..(but I could be wrong..)

from -----> http://www.tigerstaffel.at/en/SaabSimeng.htm

SAAB J 105 OE for MS Flightsimulator 2004
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Just the job for touring Austria eh,..'Wing_Z'!?​

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Pete​
 
Motormouse said:
Just the job for touring Austria eh,..'Wing_Z'!?​
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Pete​
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Now you tell me...just as I am about to leave - on my POSKY B777-200!
Installation is a bit of a multi-step chore...
However, the result is worthwhile: external detailing is as good as ever, a POSKY strong point.
But the showstopper is the VC, one of the best freeware I've ever come across.
Even if flying big tubes is not what you regularly do, you could park this on the ramp at your favourite airport, and watch the AI go by from that VC.
A real gem.
 
Tom Clayton said:
And that's the definition of hitting the nail on the head. I have a feeling that this list may be nearing maturity. After that, my next task will be to somehow collate the information and figure out a way to put it to good use. That will be a bit of a challenge!:kilroy:
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Tom,

maybe making it into a 'Freeware classics' Sub-forum? That would preserve it for prosperity. Maybe with separate threads for Scenery, mesh, tubes, GA, military, vintage, warbirds, etc.

ét Voila, a permanent reference for future newbies?

BTW, AWESOME thread, as relatively recent CFS2 convert, shows me some I missed, many thanks.

Jamie
 
Tom,

maybe making it into a 'Freeware classics' Sub-forum? That would preserve it for prosperity. Maybe with separate threads for Scenery, mesh, tubes, GA, military, vintage, warbirds, etc.

ét Voila, a permanent reference for future newbies?

BTW, AWESOME thread, as relatively recent CFS2 convert, shows me some I missed, many thanks.

Jamie
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Hey JD

You know every now and then us old farts need our brains rattled a bit to ! My favorites list has expanded quite a bit with the links listed in this thread. Tom I think JD has a pretty good idea.
 
Not a bad idea at all. I don't have the access to do that, but I can take it up with the ones that do.

I was also thinking of some sort of list collated from the different links here. Still mulling that over...

Meanwhile - keep 'em coming!:ernae:
 
You could have stickies for each category so they don't vanish. Nominations for classic candidates being made through normal threads, only making it into the hall of fame stickies when acknowledged as worthy? That would filter out the new stuff that has the new 'shiny thing' factor only to dull to soon,keeping the stickies for the long-legged true classics. We all suffer from new toy syndrome now and again, sometimes the shine wears off to quickly.

Jamie
 
For those who only fly Freeware there is a free Vulcan and a free Shackleton, both by the now defunct (or possibly revived) Phoenix Designs. While not up to the standard of new Payware models and both missing VCs the external modelling is nicely done and I do enjoy flying the vulcan (althugh I'm a little suspicious of the Bomb-bay doors animation)

Vulcan

http://www.simviation.com/fs2004military69.htm

Shackleton

FS2002 - FS2002 Aircraft FS2002/FS2004 Avro Shackleton
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Thought of another good one, the Simshed Folland Gnat:

http://www.simshed.co.uk/gnat2.html
 
Wonderful thread!!! I never realized how many things I was missing :guinness:

I do not know, but has somebody mentioned the Cessna L-19 from Massimo Taccoli??? To be found at the normal suspects (flightsim, Avsim, etc) and you have military and civilian models with wheels, floats and skis.

http://www.maxtac.it/maxtac-en/index.php
 
On flightsim you can get all the different variations of the L-19 used by the French Army. They are done by Michel Gerard. He has done French textures for a lot of freeware aircraft.

I also found a Swedish version of the Saab 105 on FSnordic. It is aliased to the Austrian one so you need both installed. It says it is for the payware version but it works anyway.
 
The "G" model Fortress is the only plane I've ever been able to land from the VC! The contact points on the Stinsons need to be tweaked. The steering is set to zero, so rudder input does nothing and even diff braking is tough. I used 60° for the steering angle on the t-dragger, and 50° for the amphibian. I seem to remember doing the same thing for the bomber too, but I just can't remember.:isadizzy:
 
That old Stinson from CFS2 was the first plane I ever painted, added ribs and panels and a blue rudder that I found in a profile. Long since lost :(

Jamie
 
I think this is one of the 'forgotten' of the beautiful planes by Piglet.

Its the Boeing 221 Monomail. Very detailed model and I love the way it flies. Its available on Flightsim and used to be on Avsim.

Chris
 
how about a really nice Bix jet...no VC but she is a beauty to fly. Some adjustment could be used on the lighting but other than that....

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Business Jets FS2004 NetJets USA Cessna Citation Excel
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