Accusim B-17

[636_Castle]

Wow! Just picked this up...

 

This thing is so much fun. I found several real-life training videos of pilots being trained on how to fly the B-17. Not surprisingly, that's how I actually learned to fly this baby.

 

Here's a few cool features I've seen:

 

. FULLY interactive crew in each of the gunners seats and bombardier who can drop munitions. Co-pilot...and an engineer sitting in the cockpit with you.

 

. Make sure you crack a window or get some fresh air going in the cockpit, or else the 3 of you will fog up the windows in no time! (seriously).

 

. Crew can be told to handle cowl flaps, prop levers...etc. They'll also give you random comments to assist you like: "Your carb heat is gettin' a little warm sir." / "Tail wheel is down and locked back here!" (from the tail gunner). / "Did we even land yet? I never even felt that touchdown" :P.

 

. You can get the mechanic to get an APU running for you (which I swear sounds like a water pressure-washer lol). The APU's engine will sputter and slow down as you demand more and more electrical power from it.

 

. Totally modeled maintenance hanger where you can get the plane checked out, take a look at the crew chief's notes, and take care of engine/hyd fluids, engine cylinders, gear systems that need to be rebuilt..etc. Everything has hours that build up and save externally, including fuel and miscellaneous fluids that stay at the same levels you left them.

 

 

So this is basically the closest thing you'll ever get to stepping into a RW aircraft, at least until the new DCS module comes out. But I have to say....A2A has really set the bar high for flight simulation! Here's a few pics and a video:

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not connected with A2A at all by the way, I'm just having a hard time getting over how perfect this simmed A/C is haha.

 

If anyone has specific questions about this fortress, I'll try to answer!

 

By the way, the Accu-Sim pack is required to get all of the realistic features.

 

$32.99 for the B-17G, and $29.99 for the Accu-Sim pack. A little steep...

[Blaze]

A2A's accu-sim is incredible. It brings new life to FSX. Realistic fidelity in the aircraft systems, engines, flight dynamics. It's just unbelievable, and the only thing I do in FSX now, as nothing else comes CLOSE (besides Lotus). There are many addons from A2A including their Wings Of Power II/III and Wings Of Silver series. WOP II includes their B-17G, P-40, P-47, P-51, A6M Zero, Spitfire, and BF-109. The newer WOP III series saw a new P-47 with an optional Accu-Sim expansion. The WOS series includes a Piper Cub and Boeing 377 Stratocrusier, both with Accu-Sim expansions. The latest release is the Accu-Sim expansion for their WOP II B-17G, and it has become one of the best (if not the best) simulated aircraft in FSX, next to their Accu-Sim P-47.

 

 

More About Accu-Sim Technology:

Accu-Sim is about believing you are there. It's knowing that in the real world certain truths exist. However, we also expect the unexpected, because in life, things do not always fall right into place. When you hit the starter for a great big radial engine, it doesn't always just say, "Yes, sir," and start right up. Sometimes it does, and when that happens you may think, “That was a nice startup.” Other times, the engine does something else – it turns over, it sputters, it coughs, and when just enough things happen to line up, brrrrroooom, the engine fires up. It is not a whole lot different than starting your cold lawn mower engine, but a large aircraft engine just has a lot more going on.

 

Accu-Sim understands that while one aircraft may be the same model as the next, each aircraft is unique. It also understands that if we do things exactly the same way as we did before, things will not always respond in kind. Most of the time, yes, things will go as we expect. But there is a tolerance we watch for in all things. For example, if your engine tends to run at a specific temperature, say 220 degrees, and that engine is running at 225 degrees, you may consider that normal, or acceptable. Maybe 230 degrees is the point when you think, “That is a little too high,” or maybe 230 degrees is again considered OK by someone else. This is because you, the pilot, are considering not just the temperature of that engine, but all the other factors that go into what makes that engine heat up. Perhaps it's a bit warmer outside the aircraft or you want a little more speed that day so you've closed your cowl flaps an extra inch, trading speed for a little hotter temperature. Maybe the temperature gauge is off a bit, or perhaps you, the pilot, become a bit concerned. Maybe these indicators mean something more is at play. Perhaps you let the engine run a bit too hot on takeoff or maybe something else, completely out of your control, is at work.

 

No matter what it is, the world is not run by absolute numbers; it's run by real things we can see and touch. It's observing the behavior of such things and making decisions based upon what we know to be true. With Accu-Sim, one thing is for certain – no two flights are the same.

 

Realism does not mean you have have to have a difficult time with your flying. In fact, realism can mean an easier time with your flying as things react as you would expect in real life. Common sense thinking applies with Accu-Sim. For example, if you are exceeding your maximum allowed speed with your flaps down, there will likely be warnings. You may hear and odd rumbling telling you, the pilot, "hmm, something is not right".

 

Real pilots will tell you that no two aircraft are the same. Even taking the same aircraft up from the same airport to the same location will result in a different experience. For example, you may notice one day an engine is running a bit hotter than usual and you might just open your cowl flaps a bit more and be on your way, or maybe this is a sign of something more serious developing under the hood. Regardless, you expect these things to occur in a simulation just as they do in real life. And under the hood, you expect your aircraft systems to respond accordingly. This means no more one minute engine warm-ups. This is A2A and Accu-Sim - it puts the gauge back in the game.

 

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And some of my screenshots. ;)

 

[636_Castle]

Cool pics Blaze! Have you heard any news on their Phantom? That project seems like it's died... :(

[Blaze]

They've been really busy with other stuff, but they said that they're back on-track with the Phantom, and their other projects (accu-simming their Spitfire and P-51). ;)

[MTFDarkEagle]

I fly this with a few mates every single week actually ;) Every saturday 08:00 utc we fly, currently around the world. We started at goose bay, and are currently in west turkey. Annyone wanna join in? :)

[636_Castle]

I fly this with a few mates every single week actually ;) Every saturday 08:00 utc we fly, currently around the world. We started at goose bay, and are currently in west turkey. Annyone wanna join in? :)

 

That's 1 AM for me! :huh:

 

Maybe I could swing a few in. Let me know when you get to North America and me and my friend will meet up with you guys. :smilewink:

[hassata]

Anybody remember B-17 Bomber for he Intelivision?