Electra 10A vs Beechcraft 18

[Adamski_NZ 948]

These two aircraft are relatively similar. Which do people prefer?

1) Aeroplane Heaven Electra 10A (approx $32 US)
2) Carenado (MSFS) Beechcraft 18 (approx $15 US)

The Electra is twice the price of the Beech ... but is it twice as good? The visuals look good on both, but how do the systems and flight models compare?

[Chock 17,769]

Boeing 247. 🙂

[Adamski_NZ 948]

21 minutes ago, Chock said:

Boeing 247. 🙂

That must be the tie-breaker LOL!

[AOB 78]

AvAngel has reviewed both of them on her youtube chanel.

[Dillon 2,197]

5 minutes ago, AOB said:

AvAngel has reviewed both of them on her youtube chanel.

That review is stale. The Electra has since been updated.  Adam beat me to this post because I was going to post the very same question.  Only Electra owners with the latest updates would know how they both fare side by side at this point.

Edited June 19, 2022 by Dillon

[jaytee73 132]

Adam - the the beech craft is a good one  - and for what - $24 Kiwi - its a steal 

and she is an old bird  - ca 1937 - I love it - but she is a beast to Take off 

[Adamski_NZ 948]

59 minutes ago, Dillon said:

That review is stale. The Electra has since been updated.

Not only that, he knows very little about the real Electra. For instance - he says that the pilot eyepoint is way too high (and that the pilot must be around 8ft tall).

This video shows the differences between the two aircraft in RL:

Notice that he says the cockpit is very cramped - and that his head is right up to the ceiling (he was even thinking of removing some of the padding).

Edited June 19, 2022 by Adamski_NZ

[jaytee73 132]

Adam - since  wrote the above - I watched Beginners guide to Autopilot and Radio Navigation in the Beechcraft Model 18 in MSFS - YouTube and this demos what old pilots used to fly IFR and with the corrections in mind - shows the capabilities

to get you around the shaky isles for 24 bucks

[Adamski_NZ 948]

Very nice!! Thanks! I may just bite the Asobo bullet ...

UPDATE: Oooops! That was a little too easy! I really think Marketplace shouldn't be *that* streamlined 😉

Off to windy Welly I go!

Edited June 19, 2022 by Adamski_NZ

[Todd2 2,063]

I guess I like the Beech 18 a little more in the looks department but the Electra or 247 I wouldn't want to give up. The Electra has vintage and modern cockpits. 

[Dillon 2,197]

13 hours ago, Adamski_NZ said:

Not only that, he knows very little about the real Electra. For instance - he says that the pilot eyepoint is way too high (and that the pilot must be around 8ft tall).

This video shows the differences between the two aircraft in RL:

Notice that he says the cockpit is very cramped - and that his head is right up to the ceiling (he was even thinking of removing some of the padding).

Nice video but the question was about the FS2020 versions not the real world birds.😶  This is a good video and the FS versions should hold up to what's presented here but in the confines of FS are both models equally well representative of their real world counterparts.  I would like to know this as well as I'm on the fence with the AH offering (haven't got it yet).🙂

[Republic DC9 234]

I have all three and find all 3 a lot of fun, especially now that I’m learning to land the Beech without catastrophe by controlling my rate of descent on landing and using the tailwheel lock.

Hard to choose a favorite, but if I had to pick only one it’d be the 247.

[Adamski_NZ 948]

12 hours ago, Dillon said:

Nice video but the question was about the FS2020 versions not the real world birds.😶

I realise that 😉 ... I posted the link just to illustrate how high the pilots sits in RL!

[Dillon 2,197]

2 hours ago, Adamski_NZ said:

I realise that 😉 ... I posted the link just to illustrate how high the pilots sits in RL!

If you get the AH Electra please tell us how it holds up to the Beech 18.  For me the 247 is out of the question as the look of that bird is too old for my tastes.  Your two choices in the original post are more of a perfect balance between size, era, and style. 

[Naki18 71]

Was thinking of getting the Beech 18 myself, but I think it would one of those aircraft that sits in the.hangar and gets wheeled out occasionally to just look like my Waco