September 15, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Captain Blackbird said: First sneak peak WIP tease of one of our highly anticipated aircraft, the D30 ['Dirty 30']. Now you are speaking my language! Yes!!!! AMD Ryzen 9900X3D & ASUS X870E Gaming Plus MB, w/64 Gb GSkill DDR5 RAM, PNY RTX 5090 GPU, lots of SSD's and M.2 drives, HAVN Case, Virpil VPC Panels 2 and 3, Virpil Constellation Alpha Stick, Virpil Rotor TCS Plus w/ Hawk-60 Collective grip, TM TCA Yoke Boeing Edition, TM HOTAS A-10 and F/A-18 Sticks and TM TPR Rudder pedals. Currently on Win11
November 24, 20232 yr Author Commercial Member Happy Friday Y'all Here's a couple WIP pictures of our upcoming T6A ADV for ya. We're busy testing, ironing out some more bugs, and making sure this aircraft delivers a top notch experience for you. Have a great weekend!
December 15, 20232 yr Author Commercial Member Corsair Livery Pack I is now LIVE! Check it out here: https://blackbirdsims.com/flight/PG.php?id=82 Edited December 15, 20232 yr by Captain Blackbird
January 8, 20242 yr Author Commercial Member If you want to get caught up on all things Blackbird Simulations, be sure to checkout our re-upload of our latest SOTS Twitch Stream, where we lay out the groundwork/ product pipeline we have in store for 2024!
January 8, 20242 yr 8 minutes ago, Captain Blackbird said: If you want to get caught up on all things Blackbird Simulations, be sure to checkout our re-upload of our latest SOTS Twitch Stream, where we lay out the groundwork/ product pipeline we have in store for 2024! This is a major update on the SR 71 for MSFS, right? I can create a new thread for this, if Commercial members are not allowed to make a new thread. I think a major update on the SR 71 progress is worth its own thread, IMO. i5-12400, RTX 3060 Ti, 32 GB RAM
January 8, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, abrams_tank said: This is a major update on the SR 71 for MSFS, right? I can create a new thread for this, if Commercial members are not allowed to make a new thread. I think a major update on the SR 71 progress is worth its own thread, IMO. Not until its's released it's not, no. And as this is Milviz, who knows when that will actually be. Until then it is just yet more development shots. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
January 8, 20242 yr 4 hours ago, abrams_tank said: This is a major update on the SR 71 for MSFS, right? I can create a new thread for this, if Commercial members are not allowed to make a new thread. I think a major update on the SR 71 progress is worth its own thread, IMO. You should watch it to see what's in it (it's a worthwhile, comprehensive update across most of their projects). But as noted previously, nothing is released, everything is "when it's ready".
January 9, 20242 yr Commercial Member Hi folks, The whole show is worth watching, but as there's interest in the SR-71 and that's my project, I'll let you in on the current status here. I'm not saying anything that's not covered in the video, but may be adding some additional color and details. An enormous amount of work has gone into the visual model interior and exterior. The amount of detail and realism is amazing! I say that not as one of the artists that did it but as the project manager and as an admirer of excellent work. I'd say it's 99% done now. A few details are yet to be completed (e.g. the pilots) and of course some corrections will have to be made during development and testing. If you want to have a look there's much coverage in the video. We're now hard at work on the systems and flight model. The flight model is external using Blackbird's ADV system and we'll be reproducing the unique characteristics of the way this incredible bird flies as well as is possible to do it. We aren't limited by what the sim can do. We will likely have a simplified option for those that just want to zoom around and have fun, but rest assured that by default it will be real, and it will be a challenge to handle. We'll have both a simplified and a realistic refueling procedure, among other things. Yes, we plan to have leaking fuel in the hanger pre-flight. We're aiming for 99% fidelity on the flight systems in the forward cockpit. I can't say 100% because that's never completely possible. 99% is a high goal! We aren't implementing the back seat electronic gear in this version in that you won't be able to sit back there and flip the switches. (You can look at it, it's all there visually.) Instead you'll have a "virtual RSO" that you'll communicate with as the pilot. The RSO will handle such things as the INS, navigation, and defensive measures like he would on a real flight. It was my privilege to spend almost a week with Major Shul and Colonel Watson in California. They made it so much fun for me. (I think about Brian often and miss him.) I learned so much about how the crew interacts in a real flight and recorded several versions of them talking back and forth as if flying in various normal and abnormal scenarios. We'll be using that knowledge and those recordings to bring you as much authenticity as we possibly can! When will in be in your hands? As soon as we can get it done, but this is a big project and it will take time. We expect to have it 100% ready in 2024 but that's not a promise, just a realistic goal. Happy flying, Dutch Charles "Dutch" Owen - Developer at Military Visualizations - currently working on the C310R and SR-71A project for MSFS.
January 9, 20242 yr Very Interesting. I enjoy flying challenging and interesting things so look forward to buying this one. I bought a nice hard back book called "flying the SR-71 Blackbird" several years ago from the Intrepid museum which breaks down a mission from start to finish including all the actual checklists and explanations for each action. I've not got around to reading it but it will be a great companion for this simulation I think. One thing I did read while skimming through the book just now was that touch and go's were allowed once the fuel was below 25,000lb with an approach speed of 190kts .... perfect ! It also mentions that all SR71 pilots were dual qualified on the T-38 to maintain recency......now I wonder when we can also get our hands on a nice T-38 for an authentic experience ?😉😉 787 captain. Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1.
January 16, 20242 yr Author Commercial Member Hey hey all! If you caught our latest SOTS stream, you’ll know that we have a lot of exciting things to bring/ show you guys throughout 2024 - just wanted to remind everyone to join our Discord server to keep up to date with all the going-ons of Blackbird Simulations. Hope to see y’all there DISCORD LINK: https://discord.gg/9ckEx6RXsc
March 11, 20242 yr 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
March 27, 20242 yr Author Commercial Member Hey guys! We're launching a new aircraft for our Shrike line of products - the F-86 Sabre! If you want to learn more + see some more teases, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BlackbirdSimulations
March 27, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Captain Blackbird said: Hey guys! We're launching a new aircraft for our Shrike line of products - the F-86 Sabre! If you want to learn more + see some more teases, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BlackbirdSimulations Yep - Great! I will be buying it on Saturday for sure. It had better be good! Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
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