Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including upcoming aircraft and scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020, alongside an interesting software.
Before we move on to the news, you can check out a story that received its own individual coverage.
Indiafoxtecho Provides Update and Screenshots of Current MSFS and DCS World Projects
Indiafoxtecho provided an update on its current projects. There’s even a tidbit for DCS World fans. While it’s not much, at least it’s a confirmation that work on the G91 is still ongoing.
Eurofighter
We have made good progress this month: the aircraft is flyable, many systems are either complete or close to completion and we believe that, within the limitations of MSFS, the product is in many aspects WAY more accurate and realistic than our older P3D/FSX version. We still need to complete the modeling/texturing of some essential parts (landing gear/slats/speedbrake) but they are on short final.
We do not have a release date just yet, but at the moment it is unlikely that the product will be complete before the end of this summer.
F-16A Falcon in collaboration with Heatblur Simulations
Our friends at Heatblur have done an amazing job on the 3D model which is 99.9% complete (just needs some very minor tweaks) and we cannot wait to see the final texture (model is obviously not texture in the screenshot). We have started working on the avionics and the flight model. It will take a few months to bring it to a Beta stage.
TA-4J Skyhawk
Good progress on this project too. The external model is now 100% complete in terms of geometry, and 99.9% in terms of texturing (it is just missing a couple of minor details). The cockpit model is complete in terms of geometry, but we still need to finish the unwrapping. We have started adding some code for the avionics and a preliminary flight model. This project has a slightly lower priority than the two project above.
F-35 Lightning II “Remake/Remaster”
For the most part this is still in the concept stage. It will be MOSTLY a graphical update to the current model (we think it is still good, but not on par with the best we can offer) but some of the functional improvements we planned for this new version will be part of an (unplanned) further update to the current product.
Other Updates
We have been working on updates to the F-14 Tomcat, M-346 and Tornado which will be hopefully released shortly. These updates have been slightly delayed with respect to our original plans as we are considering adding some new features/code improvements we have developed for the Eurofighter which could be applied to these jets too. We will work on them next week…and then release what we can.
DCS G.91 Update
Progress on this one has been much slower than we planned, but are working to bring it as close as possible to the original schedule. We will provide some screenshots as soon as possible.
Free Airbus A319neo Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Horizon Simulations announced that it will release an Airbus A319 neo based on the systems by FlyByWire.
While this is a very rare aircraft in the real world, it’s certainly nice to have for those who love Airbus or simply unusual airliners.
Birmingham Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Release Date
Pyreegue announced the release date of the upcoming Birmingham Airport (EGBB) in the UK for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The developer is now targeting August 1 for the launch. We also get a few screenshots, which you can see above.
Newcastle International Airport Announced for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024
RW Profile announced that it’ll soon release Newcastle International Airport (EGNT) in the UK. It’ll launch on July 30, 2025 for both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and MSFS 2024.
The official website also includes a list of features for your perusal.
- Hand-made and hand-painted groundtextures
- True-to-life airport landside
- Accurate airport night lighting
- Handplaced and custom runway and taxiway lighting
- Highly detailed models of all airport buildings, objects, and surroundings
- Up to date airport layout
- Custom built and animated jetways in all variations
- Official GSX Profile
- Highly performance optimised with LODs and instancing
- Fully and accurately modelled terminal interior
- Configurable option to turn off either certain parts or the whole modelled interior
- Configurable option to turn off either certain various other features of the scenery for the best performance for your specific system
- Custom and handplaced taxiway signage
- Fully modelled GA area with FBO interior
- Custom static GA aircraft
- Custom groundclutter and GSE
- Assigned AI airline codes for correct AI gate assignments
Fly the Line: Short Haul Edition Released
Just Flight released an interesting career simulation software titled Fly the Line: Short Haul Edition. It’s available on the developer’s own store for €29.95.
It works with basically every major civilian flight simulator including MSFS 2024, MSFS 2020, X-Plane 11 and 12, P3D between 4 and 6, and even Flight Simulator X.
Below you can find an official list of features.
Career Mode
- Begin your journey as a Junior First Officer, full of ambition but short on cash.
- Choose your airline’s hub and let Fly The Line generate a realistic route network, complete with accurate flight numbers and timings.
- Receive a weekly schedule (roster) with your upcoming flights – use rest days to skip unwanted flights.
- Earn cash, XP and skill points by flying well and earning promotions – the better your performance, the greater your rewards.
- Spend your earnings to upgrade your lifestyle, which directly impacts your well-being and job performance.
- Fly any aircraft in your flight sim hangar (up to 16 aircraft profiles can be created!)
Free Play Mode
- Enjoy all the functionality of Career Mode with unlimited resources from day one.
- Instantly unlock all items and upgrades, and accelerate your path to Fleet Captain with extra starting cash and skill points.
- Perfect for players who want freedom and flexibility without the grind.
Schedule Mode
- Strip away the career mechanics and focus purely on realistic, schedule-based flying – no deadlines, no quotas, just immersive flying on your terms.
- Real world airline schedules, flight tracking and logbook features.
- Choose a real-world airline and fly routes based on its actual schedules.
- Includes flight tracking and logbook features, offering the realism of a virtual airline without the strict guidelines.
If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our previous roundup article from yesterday.
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