Blackbird Simulations News

[St Mawgan 1,395]

Yes, if it was another developer I would be more excited but I'll put this one out of my mind for another six months by which time it will be coming a little bit sooner. 

[Rimshot 1,157]

19 minutes ago, chapstick said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gNkYvZ5YKI

Very nice TikTok style teaser 😛

[Captain Blackbird 22]

Darn! You guys beat me to it for posting it here 😂 A lot more to showcase why this bird is going to be really special, in the coming weeks 🙂

Thanks for your support guys! ✌️

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Captain Blackbird

[Andre92 33]

 

https://msfsaddons.com/2023/07/10/iris-simulations-announces-the-t-6-texan-ii-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/

 

Is that the same aircraft type/model?

Edited August 18, 2023 by Andre92

[Dominique_K 10,151]

Let us  now make way for the chorus of lament : What ! Yet another military aircraft ! This is a civil sim !   😉

Interesting choice, a Texan II. Never heard of an ADV version though. I thought that A2A would do one as they worked on one for the US military. Milviz was swifter.  

[Captain Blackbird 22]

29 minutes ago, Andre92 said:

 

https://msfsaddons.com/2023/07/10/iris-simulations-announces-the-t-6-texan-ii-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/

 

Is that the same aircraft type/model?

Same aircraft, but differences in quality & features 🙂 

[ryanbatc 12,979]

Oh this is Milviz news?  I was confused.... I keep forgetting they've switched to their new name.

I'm pretty excited.  A TEX2 is super one plus it will be very in depth!

[Captain Blackbird 22]

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

Oh this is Milviz news?  I was confused.... I keep forgetting they've switched to their new name.

I'm pretty excited.  A TEX2 is super one plus it will be very in depth!

Yup! Milviz/ Blackbird Simulations news & updates of all the going-ons at our company 🙂 This plane is a whole level up. Stay tuned for more details soon!

[Mace 1,942]

This is not unexpected to me.  I seem to recall Milviz already having a T-6 Texan II for a certain customer, a couple of years ago.  

So yes, building on that -- if in fact it existed -- should be a really nice Texan II.   That's a very cool airplane.

[JBDB-MD80 1,480]

Great another Military aircraft in a Civil flight simulator game.😩

[regis9 4,031]

I don’t really buy into the complaints about military aircraft in a civilian sim, but isn’t the Texan II mostly used for basic training?  Do weapons systems and the ability to fire weapons actually matter on an aircraft like this?

[Dominique_K 10,151]

7 hours ago, regis9 said:

I don’t really buy into the complaints about military aircraft in a civilian sim, but isn’t the Texan II mostly used for basic training?  Do weapons systems and the ability to fire weapons actually matter on an aircraft like this?

Its a trainer for ‘light attack and armed reconnaissance’ missions.

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

Talk to any one in the military of countries like the US or UK and ask them out of their several thousand hours on type for whatever they fly, how many of those hours were actually spent shooting at things. Chances are for most the answer is zero, even in training getting to fire off multi million dollar live ordinance is going to be extraordinarily rare.

Edited August 19, 2023 by Glenn Fitzpatrick

[JBDB-MD80 1,480]

10 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

Talk to any one in the military of countries like the US or UK and ask them out of their several thousand hours on type for whatever they fly, how many of those hours were actually spent shooting at things.

You still need to be 18+ to use those trainers. MSFS is rated at +4 and over and not designed for Military action.

Edited August 19, 2023 by JBDB-MD80

[Stearmandriver 2,324]

2 hours ago, JBDB-MD80 said:

You still need to be 18+ to use those trainers. MSFS is rated at +4 and over and not designed for Military action.

It's a basic trainer.  Did you think basic aerodynamics work differently for the military than for civilian pilots?  😁