cant find a good military aircraft

[LuisPT]

Hello fellow pilots, i am searching for a good c17 , a400m or c 5 model. with this i mean, one model with a good vc, nice base model and a functional fmc. i have spent hours and didnt find anythig good. i have tested some of those on internet but the vc is too poor. i love the c17 but the one i found is the fsx version modeled to xplane basicly. if someone know a good c17 or any of those i mentioned with a good vc and working fmc and can tell me i apreciate.

[🐉 Ðŗąçø 🐉]

Don't believe there are any, and the ones that exist don't meet with today's standards.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

theres not many decent warbirds out there.

apparently the hawk t1 is supposed to be good and the f18.

I know those are fast movers and might not be to your taste.

I'm also after DCS quality military aircraft, big or small.

[LuisPT]

i agree, those that exist are not good enough. well maybe some dev or some modder in future build one. anyway, thx for your replays
apreciate

[PvWolf666]

Not being funny but why not just buy DCS..... The reason I use X Plane is because I have zero interest in military jets. For anything else I play IL-2.
I'm still awaiting a Lockheed Constellation or a supported DC 6...

[SpacesuitSPF9000]

I'll second DCS for military aircraft. Falcon 4 with BMS if you're ok with an older sim.

[Echo Kilo]

Originally posted by PvWolf666:

Not being funny but why not just buy DCS.....

DCS and other military specific simulations are not much good if the interest is in the cargo and other non-combat military operations. DCS and other combat sims also tend to have rather limited areas where one can fly in. For example, if one wishes to fly a C-17 from Elmendorf AFB in Alaska to Yokota AB in Tokyo, DCS (for example) isn't going to help much.

Back in FSX days, I used to fly Saab J35 Draken in Sweden and Finland. Can't think of any combat oriented sim that would allow that, neither area or aircraft wise. There are a lot of interesting military aircraft out there, both past and present, which do not exist in any of the combat flight sims.

It'd be great if Laminar reworks their old C-130, complete with a 3D cockpit and all. That'd be a versatile aircraft to fly in various places and different types of missions.

[LuisPT]

i agree Echo Kilo. laminar should rework their c130. i really love that aircraft. i have the c17 for fsx se and like it but i dont like to set the gps. i would like is laminar or other dev could build one as real aircraft, for example like ff a320. if flight factor build one of these aircraft i believe that wold be an extreme aircraft to fly

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

DCS feels cold and lifeless to me vs xplane.

plus, I can fly everywhere.

if I want combat I have il2.

not hating on dcs at all but it doesn't quite scratch my particular itch.

ymmv :)

[PvWolf666]

Originally posted by -OrLoK-:

DCS feels cold and lifeless to me vs xplane.

plus, I can fly everywhere.

if I want combat I have il2.

not hating on dcs at all but it doesn't quite scratch my particular itch.

ymmv :)

I agree, I tried DCS and wasn't keen. IL-2 is superb, both the COD and the "Battle of" series

[LuisPT]

i love the 400m or c17 or c130 just to fly, not to fight, thats why i dont use any jetfighter on xplane. i only want one of these planes because i was in army a few years ago and want to recreate some army flights to some war sceneries

[Disgruntled Cuttlefish]

The BAE Hawk is more than $40, it looks nice.

Also, some of the aircraft in DCS are the best ("mere mortal") simulatons available for said aircraft, most of them I bet by far (not even considering the weapons, ect.)

[Thogmar]

Originally posted by luis:

Hello fellow pilots, i am searching for a good c17 , a400m or c 5 model. with this i mean, one model with a good vc, nice base model and a functional fmc. i have spent hours and didnt find anythig good. i have tested some of those on internet but the vc is too poor. i love the c17 but the one i found is the fsx version modeled to xplane basicly. if someone know a good c17 or any of those i mentioned with a good vc and working fmc and can tell me i apreciate.

This is one of the areas where FSX/P3Ds inventory crushes X-plane.
There aren't any great jet transports, but the Captain Sim C-130 is full of switches and systems (although some issues - ignore the rivet counters, it works fine in general) and is what you want.
It's not the latest glass cockpit version, but it's great fun.
To go more classic, get the Connie or Stratocruiser for prop transport action.

[LuisPT]

thx for all your feedbacks. i also have fsx-se and have the c17 there. is not bad to fly but i missed out a lot the fmc.overall is a funny plane to fly.

[Poison Dart Frag]

Why are there so few free planes for XP11 compared to how many there used to be for older versions back when they were the latest versions? Did they make Planemaker harder to use or something?