This one came out a few days ago and I missed it so here we go with a little catch-up! IndiaFoxtEcho are currently developing the Fiat G.91 for DCS World and we’ve got an update on the current status of the project. Let’s go!

Weapons integrated, progress being made

Work continues on IndiaFoxtEcho’s next DCS World module. The G.91 continues to take shape and the latest development diary, coming out on August 2nd, indicates progress across a broad array of systems and features.

Some of the work includes improvements to the electrical system which is now fully mapped out. Electrical paths and loads are now realistically simulated. Similarly, the weapon systems and their stations are now powered and operated according to the actual aircraft’s systems configuration now with internal and external weapons modeled according to the variant chosen (four variants are going to be available with the R/1B, R/3, R/4 and PAN variants).

Work is also now underway on guided weapons. The G.91 can employ the AS-20 Nord, a French made guided missile somewhat similar to the US AGM-12 Bullpup.

Will be keeping an eye on further developments. In the meantime, check out IndiaFoxtEcho on their Facebook page.


8 responses to “IndiaFoxtEcho provides G.91 dev update”

  1. I’m sure it will be well made, but not very interested in this plane. The MB-339 is a lot of fun, but this doesn’t look as advanced as far as systems go.

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      ShamrockOneFive

      Yeah MB-339 is very good but this appears to be upping the game a fair bit.

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  2. I’m not complaining, but I’m just observing that the Fiat G.91 has been in development for over five years now since it was announced (back on June/2/2021), which is usually the length of time it takes for full fidelity DCS modules to come into fruition. I wonder why this is?

    I guess it could come down to research and development being longer than expected, or finding research material being harder to find than anticipated, trouble getting permission to use such sources, or maybe good old life just gets in the way. I know these people work only part time, so what ever the circumstances, I totally understand and I still support their efforts, even if it takes another year or two before they can release it. Better they wait and perfect it rather than release it incomplete and full of bugs I think.

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    1. They’re a relatively small publisher that operates usually in the MSFS space, so quite possibly they’ve directed their efforts more towards what pays most of the bills in that time.

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        ShamrockOneFive

        Yes, this exactly. Economics has a big impact on what gets priority.

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      ShamrockOneFive

      They’re a small to medium sized developer with a lot of different projects underway. I’m sure much of their income source is from MSFS projects which are (likely) cheaper to develop and launch. I’m guessing the G.91 hasn’t always been on the front burner.

      DCS module projects can take 5 to 10 years in some instances. So the length of time isn’t entirely off base.

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      1. Agreed. It seems from some of the remarks that it’s more a passion project and not the one that pays the bills. So, it gets worked on when they have enough in the bank from other projects to keep the bills paid.

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    3. IFT are working on a bunch of projects in parallel, plus they have various released addons that get regular updates (such as those just released for the DCS mb339):

      fs24 F-35 “v2” refresh (I suspect this addon is by far their primary revenue generator, and so gets the most dev time)

      fs24 F-16A with HeatBlur

      fs24 ta-4j Skyhawk

      perhaps an (overdue) upgrade of the fs20 tomcat, but I haven’t seen news of that.

      IMHO the G91 isn’t going to be a big hit, so I’d bet it’s fairly low in priority vs other addons that sell better. 🤷‍♂️

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