June 30, 201313 yr Dear friends, Icarus Development Team is introducing our aircraft under development: Legendary IDT DC-9! "The DC-9 is one of the most legendary airliners ever built. It was designed for frequent and short flights, for military and civil operations Accommodating from 90 to 135 passengers, was the workhorse for many airlines worldwide". Some of the features of the aircraft: - Realistic flight model, accurate flight behaviour and systems according the original technical manuals - Plug-in driven systems - HD resolution realistic textures - Full operational 3D cockpit - Hundreds of animations - Many liveries The first release will be about the DC-9-30 variant, since it's the most widely used. There will be feature upgrades that will include more variations (like the -40, used mostly by SAS), plus the military version (known as C-9). Here are some first views of the aircraft:
June 30, 201313 yr Commercial Member This is one aircraft I'm excited about. I love the dc-9, so I'm looking forward to it. Best wishes, Jess B
July 14, 201313 yr Beautiful models! I've always had a soft spot for the DC-9, because it was the first aircraft I ever flew on. If I may, how detailed will the systems be? "No matter how eloquent you are or how solidly and firm you've built your case, you will never win in an argument with an idiot, for he is too stupid to recognize his own defeat." ~Anonymous.
July 14, 201313 yr Author Thanks Jon! System-wise the aircraft will very detailed and simulated. Everything is going to be build as in aircraft's manual. We are targeting to an aircraft that could be flown with the use of real manuals/checklists. More things will be shown here as this project progress.
July 29, 201313 yr Whow! Looking great!!! Learning to fly gliders since 1980Stopped using flightsims for good since early August 2026, after 34 yrs using some really great specimens... If I'm asked to name the preferred one, after all these years, MSFS 2024 is my answer without hesitation.(No desktop :-// after the last one crashed for good, so no simming, but I keep polling AVSIM - my main ludic activities spot since around 2006...)
August 12, 201313 yr Fantastic project ! I'm definitely a fan of these old liners ! Even more if it's systems are well simulated. Keep up the great work ! Pascal
August 13, 201313 yr Author Thanks Pascal! Yes systems are going to be simulated as accurate as possible. For sure we are going to use plugin to expand X-Plane capabilities. The systems will be build with the logic of the original aircraft down to circuit breaker level. But still a very long road lays ahead. There are many more to come!
September 4, 201312 yr Hey mate! Is there any news about this topic? Some shot, movie, news? Greetings.
September 4, 201312 yr Hi papelino! Some cockpit renders are on their way! This is a very great news. I´m looking forward for this one. It´s one of my favourites. Keep going
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