PMDG An-124...an exotic choice for the freight dogs

[SKEWR 364]

A saying I've been taking to heart a lot lately is, "You don't get what you don't ask for". We ALL know the probability of getting any Antonov (sp?) is pretty low. So what? At least the OP got his request out there. I'd personally like to see a PMDG A340/A330, and a 787... How does that hurt anyone else on these boards? Customers making requests indicate a market for your product (or the incentive to make that product). Larger companies would kill to have their customers give direct feedback.

[VBHB 298]

Russian aircraft are more dodgy than the Airbus!

[ZachLW 37]

I would love to see PMDG do an Antonov. In case you missed it, PMDG are pretty damn good at doing aircraft you wouldn't have thought of. Back on topic - what sickens me, are all the posts that litter these boards about the posts that sicken people.

Like aircraft that you can see on a daily basis if at a major airport in the US/Europe?

[Chock 17,769]

Russian aircraft are more dodgy than the Airbus!

Yup, I imagine that'll be why the current male, female and team FAI World Aerobatics Championship winners (all Russians incidentally - i.e. Mikhail Mamistov, Svetlana Kapanina and Team Russia), fly those Sukhoi Su-26s and Su-31s then, won't it?

Al

[4116705510 4]

Its not russian enough. Either the Tu-144 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu-144 or the ANT-20http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-20

[pilottj 198]

Russian/Ukranian aircraft seem to have a certian rugged quality to them that a lot of modern western aircraft lack. It probably has somthing to do with the extremes of the Russian climate and having to fly long distance to rough remote airports. I got to ride on SyrianAir Tu-154M about 15 years ago, it was well maintained and it was a fine plane.

[FlyingBubbles 15]

Oh YES Russian planes! Awesome aircraft. The main thing that I find fascinating about them is their proprietary navigation systems, which I doubt PMDG would be willing to do. Given that most of the manuals and FCOM equivalents are in Russian, they may need a translator. There are some really good free ones available for FS9 though. Samdimdesign and FS-Proteam have created some of my favorite aircraft of all times. Free and PMDG quality. Try getting to grips with the NVU navigation system in the TU-154 or the NV-PB on the IL96 and you'll see what REAL navigation and flying is all about, none of this pansy RNAV stuff ;) I do wish more planes still had a Doppler navigation system as a backup. It would definitely make me feel safer when flying on a western scarebus. What I don't understand is why so many requests come for commonly seen aircraft such as the Airbus, 777 etc... Up to now it seems to me that PMDG has been delving into niche market planes. I certainly do not see any JS41's or MD-11's flying anymore and the 747-400 seem to be scarce around here as well... Anyways, thought Id give y'all my two cents. I did make a request for a TU-204 a few years ago but no one has been able to do one.... Now this one is a true competitor to the 757 and a lot of western operators operate it too (DHL to name one.) The Sukhoi Superjet looks promising as well (and many western operators have places orders for it) so if someone is in the market to develop one of these, then WOW!!!! MJ O'Donnell

[VirginAus737 0]

Its not russian enough. Either the Tu-144 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu-144 or the ANT-20http://en.wikipedia..../Tupolev_ANT-20

how does that fly! :(

[VBHB 298]

Yup, I imagine that'll be why the current male, female and team FAI World Aerobatics Championship winners (all Russians incidentally - i.e. Mikhail Mamistov, Svetlana Kapanina and Team Russia), fly those Sukhoi Su-26s and Su-31s then, won't it?

Al

Flight Simulation is serious business!

[Saul500NE 7]

Russian aircrafts?! Oh *******!

[4116705510 4]

how does that fly!

its Russian, it flies by default...

[BreezyPointDeparture 2]

Eww. No.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahah

[pilottj 198]

LOL I bet you would all be asking for a PMDG Russian bird if she was your copilot...

[ZachLW 37]

LOL I bet you would all be asking for a PMDG Russian bird if she was your copilot...

Meh.

[Chock 17,769]

LOL I bet you would all be asking for a PMDG Russian bird if she was your copilot...

Can PMDG make me one of those? Al