Research aircraft and systems

ViperJet ↗Pilot account

ViperJet Redux

Doug Rozendaal · 20 January 2009

ViperJet ↗Pilot account

ViperJet

Dave Prizio reports on Rusty Skinner · 18 September 2015

ViperJet ↗Pilot account

Flugzeug-Reportage: ViperJet MkII

Ecke Wright / Jürgen Schelling interview Len Fox · July 2007

Volocopter VoloCity

VoloCity is an electric multicopter represented in MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024. Microsoft's MSFS 2024 roster includes it in Standard and the higher edition tiers, including Aviator.

VoloCity 2024 design specification; subject to final design and testing

Vought F4U / Goodyear FG-1 Corsair

The Corsair’s inverted gull wing and large radial engine give it one of the most recognizable fighter outlines of the Second World War. Blackbird’s FG-1D rendition is based on Goodyear-built aircraft BuNo. 92132, which arrived too late for wartime service and later served in the naval reserve. The developer recounts its subsequent television work and restoration by the Tri-State Warbird Museum.

Blackbird rendition · FG-1D manual

Vought F7U-3M Cutlass

The F7U-3M Cutlass used a tailless layout with its vertical stabilizers set on the wings. The National Naval Aviation Museum notes that the type’s engines left it underpowered, a limitation that became part of its service reputation.

Museum F7U-3M reference

WACO YMF-5

The modern YMF-5 revives an open-cockpit biplane with a welded steel-tube structure, staggered wings and a Jacobs radial engine. WACO places the pilot in the rear cockpit and room for two occupants in front. Its history traces the revival to Classic Aircraft Corporation in 1983, with the first newly built YMF Classic certified in 1986.

The present aircraft preserves that layout while allowing contemporary equipment choices, including analog or glass instruments.

Current manufacturer configuration · Manufacturer description · YMF Classic · Current manufacturer YMF-5 reference; equipment varies

Waco CG-4A Hadrian ↗Simulator documentation

Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The cargo glider has its own cockpit

The linked June 2024 guide documents the MSFS 2020 glider. It provides cockpit background; this older manual does not establish unchanged MSFS 2024 controls.

Legacy guide; MSFS 2024 interface remains unverified

Waco CG-4A Hadrian ↗Simulator documentation

Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Choose the C-47 as the tow aircraft

Install the companion C-47 package, then select its tow aircraft under the glider launch options. The illustrated setup belongs to the MSFS 2020 release.

June 2024 guide · PDF page 5, visually checked

Waco CG-4A Hadrian ↗Simulator documentation

Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

The rudder gives the signal to begin towing

The manual uses a rudder waggle to signal readiness. The tow aircraft then increases power and begins the takeoff.

MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 5, visually checked

Waco CG-4A Hadrian ↗Simulator documentation

Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Identify the two overhead release levers

The larger overhead lever releases the tow cable; the smaller one behind it releases the landing-gear cradle. Three nearby controls provide trim.

MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 4, visually checked

Waco CG-4A Hadrian ↗Simulator documentation

Waco CG-4A · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Speedbrakes have a lever on each side

The guide identifies the tall vertical levers beside the seats as controls for the wing-mounted speedbrakes.

MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 4, visually checked