The only recent one I've messed with is Jane's Fighter Anthology - it
is deficient in that it does not incorporate the effect of gravity in
3-dimensional maneuvering. Pitch-over is same rate as pull-up which is
totally false. G limit is the same no matter what the pitch angle is
up, down sideways or in between. Zero-G acceleration is not modeled.
Fuel burn is also bogus - way below actual when in AB/reheat. Lots of
little quibbles but those are the major ones which really detract from
reality.

Well most any sim from Janes will be a "survey" type sim, where they try have
the options of flying many different aircraft, and just vary the flight model a
bit from each one.

I know in Janes USAF, the F-105 sure did not need much runway to take off,
which I am pretty sure Ed can verify was not the case.

But others, like Falcon 4.0, were much more realistic, where you had to
actually flip the flight control override switch, and rock it out of a stall,
much like viper pilots have told me you do.

SU-27 Flanker (2.5 version), and the upcoming LO-MAC (Lock on :Modern air
combat) from the same company, are rather impressive

LOMAC will be interesting

http://www.lo-mac.com/



Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter