Flying Iron Simulations shows off Bf109G-6 for MSFS

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A new warbird is coming to us from Flying Iron Simulations for Microsoft Flight Simulator – the Bf109G-6. Officially announced today on their Facebook page, the project has been in the works for quite a while now and the release date of this project is already quite near at hand. Let’s have a look!

Fly the Bf109G-6

Of the approximately 33,000 Bf109s produced, over 12,000 of them were of one version or another of the Bf109G-6. This mid-war variant, introduced in 1943, marked an inflection point for the fighter where emphasis on dogfighting had become mixed in with requirements that were aimed at making it a better bomber interceptor. Of course little of that matters in Microsoft Flight Simulator but flying the warbird wherever and however you’d like.

Flying Iron Simulations have spent the last 9+ months working on the project and are adding the 109 to a mix of three other warbirds previously released to the sim. Their Spitfire IX, P-38L, and F6F-5 have all been impressive and so I expect their Bf109 will also pack in quite a few features. Their last project, the F6F, made use of the MSFS CFD performance calculation system to dial in the flight model and I’m guessing they will have done something similar with the Bf109 although no feature list is yet out.

We do, however, know the release date. June 14! In just a few days. It will then appear on the Marketplace sometime later.

Check out the screenshots and keep an eye on their website for the release.

10 responses to “Flying Iron Simulations shows off Bf109G-6 for MSFS”

  1. Pattle Avatar
    Pattle

    It’s it’s anywhere near as good at their Spitfire, it will be outstanding. If you own MSFS2020 and dont have the Flying Iron Spitfire, you are missing out.

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    1. harryvoyager Avatar
      harryvoyager

      Their Hellcat is an absolute gem too. And after flying it, I understand why so many pilots at the time absolutely loved the plane.

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  2. Nadelbaum Avatar
    Nadelbaum

    Perfect time to build the latest addition to AuthentiKit flight controls: https://youtu.be/K0cDPSNLQt0

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  3. Urgent Siesta Avatar
    Urgent Siesta

    FIS have retroactively added CFD to their Spitfire & Lightning, too 🙂

    While I think CFD is a giant step forward for MSFS, it still takes a lot of work to dial in for truly accurate FMs. And as much as I enjoy FIS’ work so far, i’m not convinced the FM of their warbirds is correct. It feels very fluid, which is great, but comparing it to some of the long time verified accurate warbird FMs (like A2A Sims and DCS World), the FIS warbirds are far too easy to fly, etc.

    All that said, they’re still The Best available for MSFS, and I’m happy to support the extra work they put in to their addons with my cash.

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    1. Firdimigdi Avatar
      Firdimigdi

      Interestingly I find the DCS Spitfire to be much more ‘mathematical’ and easy to fly than the FI one, the latter imparts more of an “operating a lively old machine” sense especially at low airspeed – of course some of that is probably also down to the MSFS wind/turbulence modelling when using live weather.

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      1. ShamrockOneFive Avatar
        ShamrockOneFive

        This is all reminding me that I need to return to this MSFS Spitfire and re-review it. A lot has changed over the years!

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      2. Urgent Siesta Avatar
        Urgent Siesta

        That is interesting, indeed. And they all have their weaknesses and strengths, for sure.

        I generally describe MSFS flight models as “mechanical”, e.g., like a carnival ride or a bucking bronco machine in a honky tonk.
        Now, CFD fundamentally changes most of that for the better, but the FIS warbirds are somewhat “mushy” in handling, etc., especially at low speed.

        And the fact that i was able to just jump in the new Hellcat without reading the manual or referring to any perf data, and then successfully take off, fly and land, is highly suspicious to me.

        You can get away with that in a 200hp tricycle-gear GA trainer like a Piper Arrow or Skyhawk, but not in a 2000hp taildragger… 🙂

        Like Shamrock said, it’s been awhile since I did a side by side comparison in the various sims. Probably time to do that again. 🙂

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  4. Thorne Avatar
    Thorne

    I should pick this up just to compare it to IL2 and DCS. I love both sims but IL2 seems to under-model the effects of engine torque on the airframe, whereas DCS seems a little bit more mature but also “fussy” sometimes, like it’s inserting and amplifying random forces in some cases where they would be less noticeable.

    How do you find MSFS warbirds compare to the three Shamrock? If you did a mini series comparing an aircraft in the three sims I would read the heck out of it.

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    1. ShamrockOneFive Avatar
      ShamrockOneFive

      That sounds like a great series idea! I will give some serious consideration towards doing that.

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  5. Feldgrün Avatar
    Feldgrün

    Exciting news. I have my favorite Spitfire & Bf-109, but I’m always curious to see what pilots who have flown or currently fly the real thing think of the accuracy of the flight model from MSFS, IL-2, DCS, etc.

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