Some manufacturers are sensitive especially if it's a current aircraft

Not often problems, but really there is little point in asking anyone other than the manufacturer themselves.

The only manufacturer I have ever heard of taking issue with their aircraft is Gulfstream.  The most realize it is just a sim, and is a compliment that people want to spend the time to recreate their aircraft for it, or at least just don't care.  Gulfstream seems to think it will taint their image, or they would lose control of the rights to it, by having their aircraft modelled.  Either that, or their legal team is just that bored, they want to pick on the little guys that will never be able to afford to fly on one.

Capt.Propwash wrote on Aug 25^th, 2011 at 5:26pm:

I would leave well alone. No point in stirring up trouble where none exists. I can't believe the authors of the large variety of freeware aircraft posted all over the Internet contacted the manufacturers for permission. Payware is different.

hyperpep111 wrote on Aug 25^th, 2011 at 5:40pm:


I have seen it happen on other forums for flight sim developers.  There was one on the old Project Opensky forum that was quite well along in the modelling and looking very nice, then he suddenly quit posting about it.  Another member said they had spoke with him, and that he had received a "cease and desist" letter from a law firm representing Gulfstream, stating that the design of the aircraft is copyrighted, and no likenesses of it are to be made without consent from the manufacturer, which no one will get.  It has happened to several other FS designers as well.  It seems any time someone starts talking about doing one, or starts posting screenshots, it suddenly gets shut down.

When I started making my Grob Tutor model (something that I need to start over with and sort out) I went to speak with Grob Aerospace first. I told them that I wanted to make a non-profit aircraft for a game and asked if they had any issues with it. I also asked them if they had any blueprints or other design pans that I might see... Guess what? I got permission and approval and I was sent PDFs of their basic plans and various technical views of the aircraft. In terms of breach of copyright, you should largely be okay so long as it is non-profit. It would most likely come under 'fair use' policies and be seen as a parody of their work, or a derivative. So it should be okay to replicate any aircraft as it is merely deriving from the original design and they probably won't care anyway for secret aircraft as the 'secret bits' would never be made public so they couldn't be injected into the game at all!

ozzy72 wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 7:59am:


The Gulfstream projects I am talking about were destined to be freeware.  That however did not stop the company from taking offense, and threatening legal action.  While you may be vindicated in court about it being freeware and public domain, who here has the money and time to fight the system.

ozzy72 wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 8:21am:


Where do you get all these articles?  


Renè

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hyperpep111 wrote on Aug 25^th, 2011 at 10:58am:


Dang... I wanted to make that for FSX... But I still have the Yak-15 to finish...

Xpand wrote on Aug 28^th, 2011 at 7:24am:


Your's would probably be allot better. I am currently attempting to make a circle. And failing. . But if you want to I found Some blueprints that should help .


Renè