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Meet the aircraft
The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace records deliveries of the Magister to the French Air Force from 1956. Its collection entry follows production through Fouga, Air Fouga, Potez Air Fouga and Sud Aviation.
Aircraft background
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Meet Fouga CM.170 Magister
The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace records deliveries of the Magister to the French Air Force from 1956. Its collection entry follows production through Fouga, Air Fouga, Potez Air Fouga and Sud Aviation.
History & design
Training in the jet age
The Magister first flew in July 1952 and began reaching the French Air Force in 1956. It was conceived specifically for jet training, giving pupils experience of a twin-engine jet before operational aircraft. The museum’s CM170R description places it within this transition in French military training.
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace · Fouga CM170R Magister ↗Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace CM170R history
An international career
Production passed through several French industrial organisations, while Germany, Finland and Israel also manufactured the aircraft under licence. The type served for years with the Patrouille de France. Some operators also used Magisters in combat, so its history extends beyond the training and display roles most associated with it.
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace · Fouga CM170R Magister ↗Museum history; family-level production and service
Systems & details
Systems in the AzurPoly rendition
AzurPoly’s Magister documents custom hydraulic, fuel and oxygen circuits, including an emergency hydraulic circuit and fuel-dumping capability. Both cockpit positions are operable, with an EFB for settings and a smoke system reflecting the type’s display role. Those are the documented features of this MSFS package. They should remain separate from Restauravia’s different rendition and from the museum’s history of the real CM170R.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Fouga CM.170 Magister
AzurPoly · Released
Fouga CM.170 Magister
AzurPoly · Released
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 (developer adaptation)Fouga CM170 Magister
Restauravia · Released
Fouga CM170 Magister
Restauravia · Released
Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
Fouga CM.170 Magister — product listingFouga CM.170 Magister · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
Contrail · Read the source ↗Fouga CM170 Magister — product listingFouga CM170 Magister · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 (developer adaptation)
Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
Restauravia · Read the source ↗Fouga CM170 Magister — product listingFouga CM170 Magister · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 (developer adaptation)
Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
restauravia.fr · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft background
Fouga CM170R MagisterMusée de l’Air et de l’Espace · Aircraft background; checked 2026-09-14Product
Fouga CM.170 Magister MSFS by AzurPoly | Contrail ShopContrail · Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue MS Flight Simulator – RESTAURAVIARestauravia · Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue MS FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024 – RESTAURAVIArestauravia.fr · Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 3 profile choices
AzurPoly Fouga CM.170 Magister (Marbore II)
AzurPoly · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
AzurPoly Fouga CM.170 Magister (Marbore II): Manual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term.
Restauravia Fouga CM.170 Magister Marbore VI
Restauravia · Free and Pro · Revision 4 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Restauravia Fouga CM.170 Magister Marbore VI: Manual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term.
Fouga CM.170 Magister
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
Aircraft reference · Manual starting point
Fouga CM.170 Magister: Manual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term.
Fouga CM.170 Magister
Fouga CM.170 Magister: Manual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term.
Aircraft and manual starting-point scope
- Fouga CM.170 Magister · Aircraft reference
Reference-only airframe identity; no released simulator implementation assigned.
The simulator model and controls
The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace records deliveries of the Magister to the French Air Force from 1956. Its collection entry follows production through Fouga, Air Fouga, Potez Air Fouga and Sud Aviation.
This starting point selects Fouga CM.170 Magister. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
How this profile feels
Manual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
The documented pitch trim does not establish a pilot roll-trim channel. Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Controls and trim
The Magister’s V-tail mixes elevator and rudder surface functions. The reviewed manuals document manual pitch with boosted or servo-assisted roll, while certain developers explicitly omit the servo-force effect. Pitch trim and a convenience simulator autopilot have separate cockpit functions.
About the values
The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.
What the documentation establishes
Musee de l Air et de l Espace identifies CM170R Magister. The reference row names CM170 family; museum variant evidence does not establish a released simulator product.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
ReviewedThis starting point selects Fouga CM.170 Magister. Its aircraft-level settings do not select a particular developer’s custom systems.
Flight controls
Not yet reviewedThe Magister’s V-tail mixes elevator and rudder surface functions. The reviewed manuals document manual pitch with boosted or servo-assisted roll, while certain developers explicitly omit the servo-force effect. Pitch trim and a convenience simulator autopilot have separate cockpit functions.
Trim
Not yet reviewedThe documented pitch trim does not establish a pilot roll-trim channel. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
Not yet reviewedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
Not yet reviewedGear, flap and ground cues follow the selected settings and available simulator-reported states.
Speeds and limits
Not yet reviewedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
Not yet reviewedThe profile targets . Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
Not yet reviewedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyManual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 220 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value220.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyManual pitch and assisted roll motivate a lighter sustained lateral term. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 90 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.045 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 220 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value20 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value90 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value220.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.15 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 90 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1.0 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyThe documented pitch trim does not establish a pilot roll-trim channel. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0.14 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.25 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.65 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.06 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Controls, trim, autopilot, equipment details, speeds and force calibration remain unreviewed.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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