32 minutes ago, Dominique_K said:

So why new default birds

Launching a new sim with no new default aircraft would be a very bad idea from a marketing standpoint. It is expected. What I want them to do for 2024 is ensure that all default planes are taking full advantage of the CFD and improved flight physics. As far as i'm concerned, every default plane in 2020 should be using the CFD.

44 minutes ago, Dominique_K said:

What was the purpose of the default aircraft in 20 and its predecessors ?   To make us wait for the payware 😃. But the payware we have now are supposed to fly in FS24. This defeats the purpose. So why new default birds ? 

Because the vast, vast majority of users of MSFS have no interest in buying a payware aircraft at the outset, especially if a payware aircraft costs nearly 50% more than the base sim platform.

The idea is to entice them to the franchise with a default aircraft they may like and generate a long-term interest in flight simming, just like most of us started out.

 

Really enjoy reading people's suggestions. There's such a broad spectrum on just the first page of this thread!

Any recent model Gulfstream. I know it cant/wont happen but one can only hope.

A220 would be nice for the small regionals 👌

1 minute ago, sonny147 said:

A220 would be nice for the small regionals 👌

Avionics on that airplane are going to be really tough to get spot on. Synaptic is doing a pretty good job so far, I don't even want to think of the butcher job Asobo would do on it.

9 minutes ago, mspencer said:

Avionics on that airplane are going to be really tough to get spot on. Synaptic is doing a pretty good job so far, I don't even want to think of the butcher job Asobo would do on it.

I would believe Working Title would be doing the avionics and not Asobo. Isn't that the reason Microsoft hired them in the first place which is what they specialize in?

Edited September 6, 20232 yr by JBDB-MD80

Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Boeing 727 100/200, 737-200, Northrop HL-10 (Droppable by B-52B)

Boeing 707-300 and/or Convair 880

I've always been an advocate of FEWER default airplanes.  I think they get caught up in making x,y,z,ab,c, and it's too much.

So I think 1 of each aircraft type, *but* coupled with complete SDK/systems source code and documentation for each:

Piston single -- C172
Piston twin -- Baron (probably a T (turbo) variant so we have accurate turbocharging code)
Helicopter -- Jet Ranger/H145
Modern Mil -- F/A18 or similar
Bizjet -- Citation
Airliner -- A320neo
Amphib/flying boat -- Goose or Renegade or similar
Airship -- Blimp of some sort
Glider -- take your pick
Biplane -- Stearman
Turboprop -- TBM or similar
have I forgotten anything?

I figure this way, developers will have 1 of each general type of airplane/power plant/wing as a basic model.

Since the question is asking about default and not current or future payware, I would like to see some classics like the 727 or L-1011.

I left out the DC-10 & MD-11as there are freeware/payware version in works. Love the Tri-Jets of the past.

 

Edited September 6, 20232 yr by Wise87

I’d go for default

727, L1011, and the biz jet with the three engines (forgot the name)

10 minutes ago, SKEWR said:

biz jet with the three engines (forgot the name)

Dassault Falcon series.

Thanks @Wise87

26 minutes ago, starstream707 said:

Boeing 707-300 and/or Convair 880

Spantax used to regularly fly the Convair 990 'Coronado' into EGBB ("Elmdon' ) when I was a plane spotter in the 60's.  

B1900D, Piper Navajo