An Aviation World

TFDi Design 717 On the night of December 22nd, the TFDi Design 717 was released to the public for a price of 59,99 dollars.  Many people were excited for the release, but did it hold up to their expectations? Let's find out. The "Angry Puppy" The Boeing 717 (or MD-95 as it was originally marketed), is a single aisle, twin engine regional jet designed by McDonnell Douglas.  The first order for the MD-95 was placed by Valujet in 1995, but after the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merge in 1997, the MD-95 became the 717. The first airframe was delivered in 1999. A total of 156 717's were built, most of which went to AirTran Airways, and subsequently to Delta. The 717 is still in service with Volotea, Qantas Link, Hawaiian Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Installation TFDi introduced something new in the FSX/P3D community using their Addon Manager: after purchasing the 717, you'll have to download their Addon Manager, log in with you...

Photorico Scenery Dominicci Airport Earlier this year, Photorico Scenery  released their rendition of Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, an airport that most people know by the name of "Isla Grande airport". The scenery was designed to work both with FSX and Prepar3D, and is available from simMarket for 20,57 €. Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport Dominicci Airport, most known as Isla Grande Airport, is an airfield located in Miramar, a district in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airport was constructed by the U.S Navy prior to World War ll, and was given the name of NAS Isla Grande.  It also served as Puerto Rico's main international airport until 1954, when Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (TJSJ), was built. Up until 1971, the airfield also hosted the USCG, but they relocated to Ramey AFB. The airport was renamed in honor of Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, a Puerto Rican F-111 pilot that was killed during Operation El Dor...

Jetstream Designs Milano Linate  Introduction Jetstream Designs is a French flight simulator scenary building company, most known for having made airports such as Marseille or Palermo available to the FS community. Last year, they started developing a Milano Linate scenery for FSX/P3D, scenary that was released just a month ago. According to the developer, the included features are the following: Scenery configurator for seasons, levels of detail, etc. Native P3D ground polygons with reflections, rain, etc. Animated jetways Volumetric grass Detailed airport objects and vehicles Animated airport vehicles 3D runway and taxiway lights with halos Ramp lights with halos 4 seasons (snowy conditions included) Realistic ground layout with HD textures Extended custom autogen Night environment Custom taxiway signs with realistic night textures GSX© compatible Static GA aircraft Jetstream Designs Milano Linate is currently available at SimMarket  for the pr...

VEAO Simulations Hawk T.1A The Hawk T.1A for DCS World was released in early 2015 by VEAO Simulations , a flight simulation company based in the UK. Currently th is module is available both on Steam and the DCS store   in its beta state. The Hawk T.1A The Hawk is an advanced, jet powered trainer designed by BAE Systems. It flew for first time in 1974, and entered service two years later.  This aircraft is still in production, and as of today, over a thousand of units have been built. Some of the original Hawk T.1's were upgraded, thus becoming Hawk T.1A's (the one depicted by VEAO). This variant can carry two Sidewinder air to air missiles, plus a gun pod.  It's also the variant employed by the well known Red Arrows aerobatic team. What do you get with VEAO's Hawk? Even though the module is still in beta state, you get a mostly finished aircraft, in a more advanced state than the C-101 (just an example). You also get some missions, which range fr...

Aviodev CASA C-101  Aviodev , a Spanish company, released the CASA C-101 in January, 2015. Following the recurring theme in DCS modules, it was released in early access.  The promised features were a C-101EB and C-101CC with AFM (advanced flight model). As of today, the C-101 is only available at the DCS Store , but will also  be on Steam when the C-101CC and AFM is ready. The real aircraft The C-101EB is an advanced trainer designed by CASA based on a request made by the Spanish Air Force to have an aircraft capable of replacing the HA-200 Saeta. The Aviojet did its first flight on June of 1977, and it entered service three years later. Over 80 units were built for the SpAF, of which 8 went to the Patrulla Aguila (SpAF aerobatic team).  C-101's have Garrett TFE731 engines, which provide 15,8 kN of thrust.  It's a very maneuvarable aircraft, able to fly inverted for over half a minute and land at low speeds. It includes "simple" avionics sy...