Simviation Forum - What is your favourite aircraft to fly?

Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 5:54am

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Hi everyone,
What is your favourite aircraft to fly on your flight simulator?

My favourites would be: Boeing 737-800, Boeing 747, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A380, Bombadier CRJ700 & the Concord (which I am hoping to get soon).

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Reply #1 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 6:26am

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Need you ask?.... Shocked

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My lovely, little go anywhere, do anything, Cessna 150 Aerobat... Kiss

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She takes pride of place in my Hangar, quickly followed by my (default) Beech Baron 58.

Those are two of my most used, every day, (imaginary) aeroplanes... Grin

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Reply #2 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am

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Anything with a radial engine Cool

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Reply #3 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 10:01am

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Anything that is close to the real thing Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 10:38am

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Oh man, this is a tough one... I'm going to have to say, Ivan's MiG-21, Project Airbus's A32X, and Tim Conrad's Pilatus PC-6.

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Reply #5 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 11:06am

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I really enjoyed the default 737-800 for a long time but since Alrot has vastly improved the vc for the default 747( Smiley

) I find it is my aircraft of choice (when using Air Hauler). On the rare occasion I'm not flying cargo I like 'em slow and low, as my outdated graphics card and computer can keep up with the eye-candy better.

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Reply #6 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 11:13am

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The Beech V35 Bonanza... I hope to get one in real life some day... Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:25am

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a380,737,747,a330,a340 and a321

Cheers! FsxFanMc Cheesy

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Reply #8 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am

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expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

I like anything vintage and/or out of the ordinary and of course GA aircraft. So no modern airliners what-so-ever.

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Reply #9 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:53am

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wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am:

expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...

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Reply #10 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:09am

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Hagar wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:53am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am:

expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...

They can be let off, as it was a "V" engine.. Grin

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Reply #11 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 8:38pm

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In FSX? I hove anything made by Carenado. beautiful, very realistic.

In real life. I never got to fly one but dream about it every day. The Cessna 337 Skymaster. Most beautiful aircraft i've ever laid eyes on.

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Reply #12 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:38pm

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expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:09am:

Hagar wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:53am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am:

expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...

They can be let off, as it was a "V" engine.. Grin

Matt

Dang it Matt you beat me to it!

Speaking of which, the demo WACO was out puttering around the ramp today as I left work doing some systems checks...oh the purr of that "shakey Jake" Jacobs 7 cylinder RADIAL and wooden prop Cool

Excuse me while I drift off in a day-dream....

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Reply #13 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:39pm

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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.

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Reply #14 - Sep 26^th, 2012 at 12:03am

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Any of the Milton Shupe Aero Commanders.

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Reply #15 - Sep 26^th, 2012 at 1:44am

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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.

That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or this) Grin

Matt

« Last Edit: Sep 26^th, 2012 at 7:03am by expat »

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Reply #16 - Oct 5^th, 2012 at 7:47am

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I am really happy because I now have a Concord and a MD 11 Grin

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Reply #17 - Oct 5^th, 2012 at 1:22pm

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Recently, I'd have to say my 'default' C172N, and the Ryan S-C-W. For putting around the patch, I couldn't ask for more!

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Reply #18 - Oct 5^th, 2012 at 2:57pm

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I like to fly a lot the free (by registry in exchange) the JustFlight 757

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Reply #19 - Oct 5^th, 2012 at 10:19pm

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For those who are relatively new here, this is the bird I love to fly, especially in this livery.....

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Reply #20 - Oct 6^th, 2012 at 2:25am

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My favourite plane to fly?

The 737 NGX Cheesy

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Reply #21 - Oct 7^th, 2012 at 9:16am

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for simulations anything carenado comes first!

Then comes anything radial.

personally though my home cockpit is going to be modeled after a basic 172

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Reply #22 - Oct 7^th, 2012 at 11:26am

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First is the MAAM DC-3
Second is Just Flights DC-3

Props rule. Wink

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Reply #23 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 5:14am

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expat wrote on Sep 26^th, 2012 at 1:44am:

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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.

That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or this) Grin

Matt

Those videos are great. I was amazed at the second one with that plane that looked like a bombardier crj700, but with 4 engines. Grin

« Last Edit: Oct 9^th, 2012 at 2:44am by fsxfan1234 »

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Reply #24 - Oct 8^th, 2012 at 11:02am

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fsxfan1234 wrote on Oct 8^th, 2012 at 5:14am:

expat wrote on Sep 26^th, 2012 at 1:44am:

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Anything that can land on a grass strip and survive.

That will be pretty much anything between a Cessna 150 and this then (or this) Grin

Matt

Those videos are great. I was amazed at the second one with that plane that looked like a bombardier crj700, but with 4 small engines. Grin

Not so small. Ilyushin Il-62

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Reply #25 - Nov 21^st, 2012 at 12:50pm

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In real life: I held the controls of a Kadet bipe, early sixties, used as crop duster, flying over the Sumidero canion in Chiapas state, MX.

Held the controls (with a weird electric control for the prop) of a Me-108 Tifoon, belonging to the Confederate Air Force, who were invited for the opening of Cuernavaca airport. I was a reserve skydiver for that show, and found the Confederate Air Force a friendly bunch of ex-war pilots. I do not like their change of name! (now Consolidated Air Force: how ridiculous!).

With Robert as instructor on a Maule, learned how to keep a straight course on the tarmac, then took-off from Puerto escondido & flew to Chacahua lagoon, practicing a course & keeping an eye on the ball, then back & started aproach, landing until touch-down ... then Robert took over the controls, because of tail-dragger peculiarities on the ground (felt like a rear engined VW was on ice, with low pressure on the tires & going top speed!).

An assortment of ultralights, with the instructor at my side. Have never flown a full size aircraft without an instructor at my side.

Have done 30 Skydives, the first two in a tandem.

In FS2004, one of my favorites is the Ford Trimotor (over the Andes, from Mendoza to Santiago). But Radials, Bipes & Amphibians are my choice before others.

Also like the Autogyros. Helicopters & airliners are not my choice.

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Reply #26 - Nov 21^st, 2012 at 1:05pm

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Hagar wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:53am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am:

expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...

The article you link, says something I disagree:
"The Kestrel was a successful inline V-12 engine"
To my knowledge & experience (I am a mechanic, specialized in engines: from querosene to diesel to gasoline, have done maintenance on decarbonizing Cessna 4 & 6 cil engines, to pay for my Skydive training) internal combustion engine configurations are inline, OR vee, or radials, or walter (no pistons, rods nor crankshaft) or rotary, where the crankshaft is fixed to the airframe & the whole engine rotates with the prop, acting like a flywheel, also to have some cooling, because of low revs.

[img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F2adPSE-T1E/UPMYUoqWfYI/AAAAAAAABoE/2ulQcrnM0lw/s800/SkyDive%2520Cuautla%2520II.jpg

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Reply #27 - Nov 21^st, 2012 at 7:00pm

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Jean Loup wrote on Nov 21^st, 2012 at 1:05pm:

Hagar wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:53am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:18am:

expat wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:03am:

Anything with a radial engine Cool

Matt

Amen to that!

If God wanted aircraft engines to be straight Pratt & Whitney would have made them that way! Grin

Messrs Rolls-Royce obviously disagreed with that. Wink

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/the-development-of-rolls-royce-merlin-engine.htm...

The article you link, says something I disagree:
"The Kestrel was a successful inline V-12 engine"
To my knowledge & experience (I am a mechanic, specialized in engines: from querosene to diesel to gasoline, have done maintenance on decarbonizing Cessna 4 & 6 cil engines, to pay for my Skydive training) internal combustion engine configurations are inline, OR vee, or radials,

I didn't write that article or proof-read every word before posting the link. Tongue

I suppose you are technically correct. However, in aviation, the term "inline engine" is used for any non-radial, multiple cylinder reciprocating engine. This includes H, V, X & horizontally opposed configurations.

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or walter (no pistons, rods nor crankshaft) or rotary, where the crankshaft is fixed to the airframe & the whole engine rotates with the prop, acting like a flywheel, also to have some cooling, because of low revs.

I think you mean Wankel. This is also referred to as a rotary engine. http://www.animatedengines.com/wankel.html

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