Aircraft for FlightGear
Here listed aircraft for FlightGear, which I made or I've been involved. Though this website is for Mac OS X, the aircraft hare are available on Linux, Windows, etc. If you want to find more aircraft, many links are available at Aircraft Links.
- A6M2 Zero
- J7W Shinden
- Ki-84 Hayate
- T-4 Blue Impulse
- Honda Jet - Jumps to Helijah's hanger
- OH-1 Ninja
- K5Y1 Aka Tombo
- RV-6A
- YS-11
- MRJ
A6M2 Zero Fighter
Description
- Name
- Imperial Japanese Navy Type-0 Carrier-based Fighter "Zero" by Mitsubishi
- Creator
- Syd Adams, Tat Nishioka, and Ron Jensen
- Status
- Development
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Keys
- Ctrl-B
- toggle engine boost (2 stages); - Yasim version only
- Ctrl-D
- Toggle Canopy open/close
- Ctrl-L
- Toggle Tailwheel lock
- C
- Catapult Launch
- L
- Engage Launch bar on Carriers
- l
- Open Livery Dialog
- O/o
- Down/Up Hook
- N/n
- fine/coarse propeller pitch
- m/M
- increase/decrease mixture
- Ctrl-M
- Toggle Automatic Mixture Control (JSBSim model only)
Note
- JSBSim version of A6M2 (A6M2-jsbsim) only works on FlightGear-git (probably) later than Apr. 2011
Download
- Latest version
Note
You need to have FlightGear-git (development version of FlightGear later than 2011/04) for flying JSBSim version of A6M2-20110618. JSBSim version of A6M2 won't work on FG v2.0 or earlier. (Use Yasim version on v2.0 or earlier.).
To do
- More gauges, more authenticity
- More accurate engine and prop.
Earlier versions
- 20080117
- 20070205
Revision history
- Jan 16, 2008
- A6M2b is merged into A6M2
- multiple liveries (press 'l' to open livery selection dialog)
- fixed ADF (was showing opposite direction :-p)
- fixed VSI (was in foot, but should be in meter)
- 1.0.0/CVS compatible
- remove GForce (since Dynamic View is available)
- some minor modifications in yasim flight model
- cleaned up Nasal codes
- Feb. 05, 2007
- FlightModel (a6m2b.xml):
- moved gear position control to Nasal script
- Assemble file (A6M2*-set.xml):
- Added jwarbirds.nas in <Nasal> section
- Copied some configuration sections from A6M2-set.xml to A6M2b-set.xml
- Gauges:(Instruments/*.xml)
- VSI (vertical speed indicator) shows m/min (was ft/min). range is -1000m/min to 1000m/min
- Adjusted the needle of cylinder temperature and exhaust gas temperature gauges
- Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas):
- Common code among Japanese warbirds is written in jwarbirds.nas
- Aircraft specific code is written in <aircraft_name>.nas
- Added gear control class to simulate Zero's unique gear movement
- FlightModel (a6m2b.xml):
Note:
Older history can be obtained from CVS repository
J7W Shinden
Description
- Name
- Imperial Japanese Navy Intercepter "Shinden" by Kyushu Aircraft Company
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- p51d (sound)
- License
- GNU GPL
- Note
- Gauges and textures are based on A6M2 / Ki-84 since many of these are similar.
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manual
Keys
- d/D
- increase/decrease hydraulic torque converter pressure (htc; boost controller)
- e/E
- trim aileron left/right (let me know if there are more suitable keys for these)
- f/F
- increase/decrease water-methanol injection (wmi; more boost when boost > +0mmHg)
- m/M
- increase/decrease mixture
- N/n
- fine/coarse propeller pitch
Note
Shinden is an aircraft that has a canard configuration with a pusher propeller, which means it is relatively easy to stall. Thanks to Dave Perry's suggestion, Shinden has become much more stable compared to the previous version. But you might still sometimes crash this aircraft. Thus, careful and gentle control, especiall for elevators, is a "must" in flying Shinden. When you feel a sign of stall in rolling, yawing, and pitching, push the stick back a bit to recover. The use of autopilot is not recommended since some of its functions (Such as vertical speed) may rapidly control elevators.
As Shinden has a six-blade propeller that flies aircraft at 405kt, it tends to roll into clockwise direction. Be prepared to adjust this roll. You may use e/Shift-e to trim the aileron for this.
Putting down flaps makes Shinden nose-down. Adjust elevators before / after manipulating flaps.
As of Feb. 06, 2007, Shinden has the flap-driven elevator-trim controller so the nose doesn't go down as it used to be. But it still goes down a bit so be careful.
Download
- Latest version
Note for those who kindly commit this into the CVS repository
First, please unzip and apply the diff file above at the j7w directory with -p1 option. Second, extract the binary files at the j7w directory. Finally, commit the files with the comment that includes all the revision info from the last check-in in the Revision History section below. Thanks for taking time for this. I really appreciate it.
Note for users
This aircraft is made for FlightGear CVS but is compatible with 0.9.10. Only the differences between these two versions above are the key configuration for propeller coarser/finer and nasal scripts at this moment. Clickable features in the virtual cockpit works only in FlightGear CVS.
To do
- More gauges, more authenticity
- More accuracy in aerodynamic coefficients (I need more info on these)
- More accuracy in engine and prop.
- 3D model is rough, can be improved
- Autopilot configuration (needed?)
Earlier versions
- 20080114
- 20070219
- j7w for FlightGear 0.9.10
- j7w for FlightGear-CVS
- diff file from 20070131 (for CVS only)
- 20070206
- j7w for FlightGear 0.9.10
- j7w for FlightGear-CVS
- diff file from 20070131 (for CVS only)
- 20070205
- j7w for FlightGear 0.9.10
- j7w for FlightGear-CVS
- diff file from 20070131 (for CVS only)
Revision history
- Jan. 14, 2008
- Updated: nasal files
- Updated: for 1.0.0
- Feb. 19, 2007
- Assemble file (j7w-set.xml):
- Changed the key bindings for Boost controller (from Ctrl-B to d/Shift-d) due to htc
- Added the key bindings for Water Methanol Injection (f/shift-f)
- Changed the initial boost level (from 1.0 to 0.3)
- Gauges (Instruments/*)
- More authentic (altimeter, boost, pitch, and magcompass)
- More accurate Exhaust Gas Temperature (egt; JSBSim based code in Nasal script)
- Added fuel, Hydraulic Traction Converter (htc; Boost Controller)
- Added Water Methanol Injectiion (wmi; more boost)
- 3D Model (Model/j7w.ac)
- Imported pilot and seat from A6M2
- Added throttle, propeller-pitch, htc, and wmi in tue cockpit (not clickable yet)
- Adjusted the positions of the gauges
- Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas):
- Added htc support to Turbine class (j7w.nas)
- Added ExhaustGasTemperature class (j7w.nas)
- Fixed the bug that cannopy didn't move (jwarbirds.nas; for Ki-84 and A6M2 at this moment)
- Assemble file (j7w-set.xml):
- Feb. 06, 2007
- FlightModel (j7w.xml):
- Improved the mass balance by adjusting the CG and wing parameters (Thanks goes to Dave Perry)
- Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas):
- Fixed the bug that flap-driven elevator trim control unexpectedly trims the elevator on reset
- FlightModel (j7w.xml):
- Feb. 05, 2007
- FlightModel (j7w.xml):
- Improved the engine output in high altitude (still a bit short)
- Adjust the flap configuration for more stable flight.
- Assemble file (j7w-set.xml):
- added jwarbirds.nas in <Nasal> section
- Gauges:(Instruments/*.xml)
- VSI (vertical speed indicator) shows m/min (was ft/min). range is -1000m/min to 1000m/min
- Adjusted the needle of cylinder temperature and exhaust gas temperature gauges
- Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas):
- Common code among Japanese warbirds is written in jwarbirds.nas
- aircraft specific code is written in <aircraft_name>.nas
- Added flap-driven elevator trim control
- FlightModel (j7w.xml):
- Jan. 31, 2007
- Initial Release
Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Description
- Name
- Imperial Japanese Army Type-4 Fighetr "Hayate" by Nakajima Aircraft Company
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- hdc2 and p51d (sound)
- License
- GNU GPL
- Note
- Gauges are imported from A6M2 since most of these are common.
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Keys
- l(small L)
- toggle tail-wheel lock
- N/n
- fine/coarse propeller pitch
- m/M
- increase/decrease mixture
- Ctrl-B
- toggle engine boost (2 stages); 1st boost speed by default
- Ctrl-D
- open/close canopy
Note
According to some books and websites, the tail-wheel of Hayate is not lockable or steerable. This makes it way much difficult to control Hayate on the ground.
In the FlightGear world, tailwheel is unlocked by default (but can be locked for "easy taxing." by 'l' key). You need to use rudder, throttle, and left / right brakes to control the airplane while its tailwheel is on the ground. I think you need a foot-pedal to manipulate this airplane. When the tailwheel is lifted up, you can use the rudder and the throttle to control the airplane. Checking the turn gauge helps you predict which direction the airplane would go.
Downloads
- Latest version
Hi-84 is also available from the FlightGear CVS repository.
Note
diff file doesn't contain the patch for binary files. Please download the file for cvs version and extract Instruments/gauges.xcf and Instruments/gauges.rgb.
For those who kindly commit this to CVS repository:
The easiest way to commit files, i guess, is to follow the steps below: 1) apply the diff file 2) extract cvs version of the file above into at data/Aircraft directory (or copy Instruments/gauges.* in the archive to Ki-84/Instruments directory) 3) commit
This is needed since gauges.xcf and gauges.rgb are updated.
Earlier Versions
- 20080114
- 20070205
- diff from the previous version
- 20070121
Revision history
- Jan. 14, 2008
- Fixed: ADF
- Updated: Nasal files
- Updated: for 1.0.0
- Feb. 05, 2007
- Flight Model (ki-84.xml):
- Modified turbo multiplier (1.333 to 3.0) for more power in high altitude
- Assemble file (Ki-84-set.xml):
- Added jwarbirds.nas in <Nasal> section
- Initial boost is set to 0.33 (was 1.0). Press Ctrl-B to apply full-boost in high altitude
- 3D Model (Model/*):
- surface and vertex are optimized (ki-84.ac) to remove bad polygons
- Thinner antenna wires
- Gauges (Instruments/*):
- Modified gauge faces (gauges.xcf, gauges.rgb)
- Altimeter is replaced with more authentic one (alt.xml)
- Boost Gauge is replaced with more authentic one; unit is changed into +/-mmHg (boost.xml)
- Adjusted the needles of cylinder temperature and exhaust gas temperature (cyltemp.xml, egt.xml)
- VSI shows m/min instead of ft/min (vsi.xml)
- Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas)
- Refactored nas files
- Added jwarbirds.nas
- Removed a6m2.nas
- Others:
- replaced the sound with p51d/Sounds/p51d_starter.wav for being independent (ki-84-sound.xml).
- Flight Model (ki-84.xml):
- Jan. 21, 2007
- Tailwheel steering is disabled (see ki-84.xml for more detail); Real one is not actually steerable
- Tailwheel is unlocked by default (you can still lock it by 'l' key) ; Real one is not lockable
- Jan. 20, 2007
- Tail wheel steering is available for easy taxing (with rudder control)
- Insufficient fraction of the main gear is fixed
- Changed some parameteres have changed
- Jan. 17, 2007
- Initial Release
T-4 Blue Impulse
Description
- Name
- T-4 Blue Impulse by Kawasaki
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Keys
T-4 uses standard key bindings as of Jan-14-2008
Note
T-4 is just started. No instrument is implemented yet. JSB version (T-4-jsbsim-set.xml) handles better than yasim version as of Jan-14-2008
Download
- Latest version
Earlier versions
- 20080114
To do
- gauges, more authenticity
Revision history
- Jan 14, 2008
- Initial development release
OH-1 Ninja
Download
Description
- Name
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries OH-1 Ninja
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- bo-105 (sounds)
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manuals
Keys
- Ctrl-D
- Toggle SAS (Stability Augmentation System; improves stability)
- Ctrl-E
- Toggle CAS (Control Augmentation System; improves controllability)
- Ctrl-F
- toggle Auto Hover
- "}"
- Starts engines
- "{"
- Shuts down engines
- Page up/down
- Collective
Features
- AFCS (Automatic Flight Control System) includes:
- Stability Augmentation System (SAS) - improves stability of all direction
- Control Augmentation System (CAS) - improves controllability
- Auto hover - enables you to easily take off and land
- Semi-automatic coordinated turn - automatically adjust the tail rotor for stable turn
- Active tail horizontal stabilizer - improves pitching stability
Notes
- General Notes
- No gauges and MFD (Multi function display) are available at this moment
- This aircraft is made for FlightGear 1.9.x/CVS and is maybe NOT compatible with 1.0 or earlier.
- Essential notices on flying OH-1
- Engage auto hover within +/-20 kts
- Otherwise OH-1 will be starting vertical climb, and then maybe stabilized.
- OH-1 loses its altitude a bit when disengaging auto hover, so be careful.
- Gently control collective while auto hover is engaged
- Otherwise OH-1 loses stability, and vibrates heavily.
- Never exceed 140 kts, or OH-1 will nose up and stall.
- Semi-automatic coordinated turn has a side effect
- OH-1 may unexpectedly turn left or right a bit at the beginning of semi-automatic coordinated turn is enabled
- Engage auto hover within +/-20 kts
Download
To do
- Gauges, MFD
- More authenticity
- More accurate engine, rotor configuration.
- More stable CAS, SAS, and automatic thingies
Earlier versions
Not available
Revision history
- 2008/08/17 13:07:33
- Added: CAS driven TailRotor collective adjuster, which improves stability in yaw axis
- 2008/08/17 09:24:29
- Reorganized: moved AutoHover from CAS to AFCS
- 2008/08/15 00:37:42
- Added: CAS and auto-hover mode; still in very early phase...
- 2008/08/12 17:40:53
- Added: SAS enable/disable switch; Modified: max-collective is not 15 (was 10)
- date: 2008/08/12 10:30:56
- Added: Stabilator - an active tail horizontal stabilizer
- 2008/08/10 02:54:08
- Modified: tail rotor power for stability when actuating throttle
- 2008/08/09 06:49:43
- Newly added: Kawasaki Helicopter OH-1 Ninja
Note:
Older history can be obtained from CVS repository
K5Y1 Aka Tombo (means Red Dragonfly)
Download
- Latest version
Note: K5Y1 is available via FG/CVS repository, but is not yet uploaded into FlightGear website.
Description
- Name
- Japanese Navy Type 93 intermediate training airplane "Aka Tombo"
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- A6M2 (Nasal script)
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manuals
Keys
No aircraft specific keys at this moment
Features
- 300 hp class two-blades mid-range training aircraft
- biplane wing configuration
- 1.5 offset angled thrust line (not implemented yet)
Performances
- Maximum speed: 115.3 km/h (115.3 kt) @ sea level, 2030 rpm
- Typical Max speed: 102 kt @ 1000 m, 1800 rpm
- Cruise speed: 75 - 80 kt
- Decent speed : 70 kts @ 1200 rpm
- Landing speed / distance / time: 50.5 kts / 303 m / 23.4 sec
- Takeoff speed / distance / time: 50.8 kts / 150 m / 11 sec
- Rate of climb:
- 0 - 1000 m: 3 min 33 sec
- 0 - 2000 m: 7 min 54 sec (7 min 35 sec)
- 0 - 3000 m: 13 min 32 sec
- 0 - 4000 m: 21 min 09 sec
- 0 - 5000 m: 33 min 12 sec
- Power weight ratio: 0.2 hp/kg
- Normal range: 360 nm / 3.2 H @ 113 kts
- Maximum range: 550 nm / 7.4 H @ 75 kts
- Service Ceiling: 6340 m (typ. 5700 m)
Read README.txt in the aircraft package for more information
Notes
No special notes at this moment
To do (or I should say wish list)
- gauges for the rear cockpit
- More authenticity
- More accurate engine, prop, and wing configuration.
- Brief Manual or POH
- JSBSim model (?)
- Livery....
- Smokes...
Acknowledgement
Thanks go to:
- Sopwith Camel's authors (AJ Macleod and Vivian Meazza)
- They kindly enough to let me use Camel's propeller 3D model, which is very close to K5Y1's one. Plus, its beautifully textured propeller including hub and bolts saved many ohurs of labors. Though I wanted to refer the 3D model instead of dupulicating it, the propeller needs to be 180 degree rotated due to the spin direction of K5Y1 propeller is opposite to Camel's one.
Earlier versions
Not available
Revision history
- 2009/05/27
- Initial release
Van's Aircraft RV-6A
Download
- Latest version
Note: RV-6A is available via FG/CVS repository, but is not yet uploaded into FlightGear website.
Description
- Name
- Van's Aircraft RV-6A
- Creator
- K.T., tetsu, and Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- N/A
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manuals
T.B.D.
Keys
No aircraft specific keys at this moment
Notes
No special notes at this moment
To do (or I should say wish list)
- More gauges and authenticity
- More accurate engine, prop, and wing configuration.
- Brief Manual or POH
- JSBSim model (?)
- Livery....
Acknowledgement
Thanks go to:
- Helijah
- many nasal and gauges are based on his models
- Japanese FlightGear forum members
- for testing, developing, and many feedbacks
- Mach M&F members
- many helps and advice from real pilots
Earlier versions
Not available
Revision history
- 2009/06/03
- added liveries
- fixed some minor things in 3D model
- 2009/06/02
- smoothened surfaces
- 2009/05/30
- Initial release
NAMC YS-11
Download
- Latest version
Description
- Name
- YS-11 by Nippon Aircraft Manufacturing Company (NAMC)
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- N/A
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manuals
T.B.D.
Keys
No aircraft specific keys at this moment
Notes
No special notes at this moment
To do (or I should say wish list)
- gauges and more authenticity
- More accurate engine, prop, and wing configuration.
- Brief Manual or POH
- Livery....
Earlier versions
Not available
Revision history
- 2009/08/04
- More thrust on approach (on pitch=12 when J=0.4-0.7)
- A bit less drag and a bit more lift for flaps
- 2009/07/30
- More Engine Power
- JSBSim model (with experimental stuff, but probably better than Yasim model)
- 2009/07/10
- Fixed: engine rotated in a wrong direction
- Added: animation for gear and flaps
- Added: Cockpit Panel and such (still in progress)
- Modified: FDM - adding CONDLEVER, PROPFEATHER, etc.
- Modified: FDM - approach / cruise configuration due to condlever and proppitch things
- Modified: Sound configuration so the engine sound's pitch decreases on engine stop.
- 2009/06/15
- Initial release
Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ)
Download
- Latest version
- Texture gimp files (xcf) ; Prototype and ANA
Description
- Name
- MRJ by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
- Creator
- Tat Nishioka
- Status
- Development
- Dependencies
- N/A
- License
- GNU GPL
Screen-shots (click to enlarge)
Manuals
T.B.D.
Keys
- Ctrl-shift-M
- Activate Performance Monitor
- Ctrl-shift-C
- Reinitialize Performance Monitor
Notes
This aircraft (I mean the real MRJ) is under development, and thus the most of spec, exterior and interior are based on guess work.
To do (or I should say wish list)
- glass cockpit and more authenticity
- More accurate engine, and wing configuration.
- Cabin lights and walls
- Livery....
Earlier versions
Not available
Revision history
- 2009/08/13
- Modified: pitch moment due to alpha; for stability.
- Modified: performance.nas; disengages autopilot at touch-down for auto landing.
- Added: Advanced Route Manager script for smooth flight path by automatically removing waypoint a bit earlier considering speed and an angle between two lines (current position to waypoint0, and waypoint0 to waypoint1).
- 2009/08/11
- Modified: Lift, Drag, CG, pointmass locations, and Idle thrust for climb perfromance and stability in landing.
- Modified: re-indent xml files
- 2009/08/10
- Added livery selection
- Added ANA texture
- 2009/08/08
- Added Performance Monitor that shows T/O distance, Landing distance, Fuel efficiency, climb rate, and more.
- Modified Lift and Drag for improving stability in landing.
- 2009/08/07
- Added payload for passengers/baggages, and pilots
- Modified CG, AERORP, POINTMASS to adjust T/O distance + speed, Cruise AoA, and Landing speed
Still needs to be adjusted. - Modified Engine (bypass ratio and tsfc) for adjusting acceleration and fuel consumption.
- 2009/08/01
- Added splash image
- Modified CG, REG, engine
- Added Cabin
- 2009/07/31
- Modified CG, REF, etc
- 2009/07/30
- initial release

























January 19th, 2007 at 3:09 am Great, congratulation for it Gérard
January 19th, 2007 at 4:07 pm Another fanatastic aircraft for the warbirds project.
February 2nd, 2007 at 12:12 am Ichi-ban desu yo! Keep up superior work! Thank you!
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:49 pm Thanks guys, I'm very glad to hear that! I'll keep up.
February 22nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm more aircrafts like 777 747 should be there to download for mac flight gear
February 22nd, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Krushan, This page contains only the aircraft that I've made or been involved so those aircraft should not be here. Moreover, I don't have to have these files here since these are available from the website of flightgear. Plus having these aircraft will exceed the limit of HDD space for a sourceforge website so I don't want to do that.
However, It is a good idea to put the link to the aircraft link page here. I'll put the link at the top of this page. Thanks.
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:11 am Thanks 123 adware
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 pm where do i put the file for the planes i download??
March 24th, 2007 at 9:28 am Andreas, It's up to you. You can put the downloaded files into Desktop, or wherever you want. Then, select 'Advanced Features' -> 'Others' from the launcher, and press 'Install Add-on Data.' to select the downloaded files. If you don't have the newest launcher, please update it via [[Downloads]] page.
March 25th, 2007 at 8:47 pm Where do I select advanced features?