Heatblur Simulations and Indiafoxtecho are thrilled to announce the development of the F-14A & B Tomcat for the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform! 

The DCS: F-14 has been praised for its exceptional level of realism and attention to detail, and together, we are excited to develop an F-14 for Microsoft Flight Simulator with much the same ethos. Whether you're an experienced virtual pilot or just starting out, you'll be able to experience the thrill of flying one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history in an entirely new way across the globe. 

The F-14 Tomcat is a legend in the world of aviation and we're excited to give players the opportunity to take control of this incredible machine. From the advanced avionics to the powerful engines, we will strive to make the Flight Simulator rendition of the F-14 as authentic as possible. We’re excited to combine the best of two worlds: IndiaFoxtEcho’s experience in Flight Simulator and Heatblur’s experience in DCS, and believe that we can combine some of the very best across all simulation platforms. What better opportunity than a great new partnership to bring the iconic Tomcat into a simulator, where you can fly and enjoy its magnificence anywhere in the world. 

The Flight Simulator version of the F-14 will focus on recreating the core flying aspects of the Tomcat such as accurate flight dynamics, core avionics and using its suite of navigational and other systems. Our teams will strive to bring you as many features as is possible on the Flight Simulator platform while maintaining the bar of quality and accuracy which you all expect.

“Our F-14 has been a labour of love for years, and bringing an authentic experience of this legendary aircraft to a broader audience is yet another step in our F-14 journey. Due to our ambitious internal DCS roadmap, partnering with IndiaFoxtEcho to bring our F-14 to the Flight Simulator platform was a slam-dunk, and knowing the IFE team’s passion for the F-14 matches our own, we enter a new comfortable and natural partnership. We’re super excited for this expansion of our F-14 and new opportunities it presents both to ourselves and the community!” -Heatblur Simulations

“Since the announcement of Microsoft Flight Simulator we have been willing to bring a state-of-the-art Tomcat to this platform, as we did, a long time ago, for previous iteration of this simulator and we have always been huge fans of the Heatblur DCS rendition.  
We are very excited to cooperate with them and we are confident that working together with them we can create a detailed and realistic F-14 for MSFS.” - IndiaFoxtEcho 

Stay tuned for more information as development progresses and we take steps to continue our Tomcat journey. The aircraft is currently neck deep in development and we expect it to be released later this year. 

Thank you all for your support and excitement, and we look forward to once again sharing the cadillac-roomy F-14 cockpit in Asobo’s wonderful sim with you all!

Sincerely,
Heatblur & IndiaFoxtEcho

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Edited January 17, 20233 yr by Krakin

I kinda expected this. The numbers don't lie. If you want to make more money than you've ever seen as an add-on dev, MSFS is the platform that'll get you there.

This is really cool! VR Simulations left a pretty gaping hole by not updating their superbug. Hope this will be to a similar level of fidelity based on what they're saying.

Heatblur and IFE - given their respective track records, this Tomcat will be top-notch. Probably too fast and ferocious for my creaky reactions, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.

 

Releases tomorrow

I'm really interested to see how it compares with its DCS counterpart as far as ground handling, flight model, RADAR/TACAN, sound, etc.

19 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

Releases tomorrow

where s that posted ? I'd like to click n the hyperlink to read the document. cheers

 

@jon b Here you go! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGDX8XRvsmzie12fHL6F9903af75wyy3/view?fbclid=IwAR2NUppDC3iUycRIDIFpJBLB2lBKW4hJRfYdSSk1dFmLeFXD8nRuU1Pr6tU

cheers 👍

Pretty pumped for this one!  So many good planes lately, so little time…