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Extra 330LT ↗Research-based aircraft background

Extra 330LT

The Extra 300 brought a powerful piston engine, a compact fuselage and a competition-oriented wing together in a modern aerobatic aircraft. The family includes two-seat and single-seat developments with different arrangements and intended uses.

The Extra 330LT is a later touring-oriented member of the broader Extra line. Photographs and specifications identify their model, including the earlier 300L. The simulator documentation describes the 330LT's modelled equipment.

Aircraft / family

SourceExtra EA-300 ↗Wikipedia contributors
F-16 Fighting Falcon ↗Simulator documentation

F-16 C, D and I Fighting Falcon · SC Designs · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Controls and systems in the developer manual

The SC Designs manual describes fly-by-wire envelope limiting, automatic trim above 185 knots and manual landing trim. The threshold is specific to this simulator manual.

Manual captured 28 September 2026; flight controls and trim

SourceSC Designs F-16 Fighting Falcons manual ↗SC Designs / Just Flight
F-16 Fighting Falcon ↗Research-based aircraft background

F-16 Fighting Falcon

General Dynamics developed the F-16 around agility and a lightweight fighter brief. Its blended wing-body, fly-by-wire controls, side stick and bubble canopy were distinctive features of the design. Later versions took on a wider range of missions. The SC Designs product includes several modeled variants.

USAF F-16C/D summary; verify specific block and engine

F-23A (hypothetical package variant) ↗Research-based aircraft background

F-23A (hypothetical package variant)

The F-23A is Top Mach Studios' imagined production development of the YF-23, not a built operational aircraft. Its avionics, weapons and performance are developer-defined. The package supplies custom fly-by-wire controls, twin jet engines and retractable landing gear.

F-23A (hypothetical package variant)