F-16XL 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL

There isn't one ANYWHERE for FS9 or FSX.

There was one a long time ago for CFS, but it doesn't work in FSX at all, and not very well in FS9.

This is the one plane I have always wanted in FS.  I hope I'm not alone.

JakesF14 wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2009 at 9:27am:

Please keep us posted on how it's going if you decide to make the plane 

ShaneG wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2009 at 9:04am:


Ugh..  Please not ANOTHER F-16 variant!   No offense, and don't get me wrong; it's a beautiful plane, but the F-16 has been SO overdone...

If you want to try something unique, historically significant, hasn't been done, and would be a great beginner plane, try this one:

Lockheed Sirius

The GlaStar GS-1. None exist for FS2004 and X. (I believe) It is a very cool plane. It is a kit built plane by Glasair aviation. I don't think it would be to hard. Not as hard as some planes.

This is a picture of a glastar that belongs to one of my friends.



Brandon

How about a helicopter like a Kaman K-max?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_K-MAX

You say you don’t know which aircraft to design?  Just listen to the words… “Which aircraft” implies an existing design, so how can you design something that is already designed?  So many people here talk of designing but they are rendering a virtual recreation of something already designed.
If you are going to design it, that means you start with a clean sheet of paper.  It may be inspired by an existing design, but you are putting your ideas on a fresh page or in this case the confuser’s monitor.
The model aircraft world and the Home-built aircraft world both run on people making their vision real.  We in the flight sim world have every opportunity to try out anything that turns our crank without risk of life or limb.
So if you really want to “design” something, and also keep you motivated to engage in what it takes to learn this process, think about what you want to see in an aircraft and have you vision take flight.

Harold
p.s. my baby can be seen at www.dickert.ca/swift ;  

JakesF14 wrote on Oct 13^th, 2009 at 2:48am:

Harold is referring to the overused word "designer" to describe people who build virtual 3D models of existing objects. This has always annoyed me too as although many are very talented they are not designers in the true sense of the word. Unfortunately I can't think of a good alternative at the moment.

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It seems you're far more qualified than most of us so you already have a big advantage. I agree with Garry & would start with something basic. You can use this to learn all the things you don't know about compiling it to use in FS, panels, flight dynamics & so on. Don't be too ambitious & take it gradually. There is an awful lot to learn & people expect it all nowadays.

When you're ready to start on your project choose an aircraft that you care passionately about as you'll be spending a lot of time with it. Do what you want & not what others suggest. That is the best advice I can give you.