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Recent=20 Air Combat Articles
Feature: AirPower05
Interview: Reborn on the Fourth = of=20 July
Review: = Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force - Part:   1  2  3  4
Laminar Research = X-Plane 8 -=20 Part:  1  2  3
Feature: Corsairs Over=20 Connecticut - Part:   1  2
Interview: Falcon 4: Allied = Force
Review: Flaming = Cliffs
Review:=20 Boeing vs. Airbus - Part:  1  2  3  4  5
Review: Case Blue

More Fixed Wing articles are = here.
The Air Combat = Corner Library=20 is here.
More Helo articles = here.
Pre 2003 Fixed Wind = archives=20 are here,
Pre 2003 Helo = archives are here.

Recent Land = Combat=20 Articles
Feature: = Using Real=20 World Tactics
Review: History Channel: Bull=20 Run
Review: War in the = Pacific
Review: I of the Enemy
Review: Brothers in = Arms
Review: SWAT 4

More Armor Combat articles = here.
More Squad Tactical = Shooter=20 articles here.
Pre 2003 Armor = archives are=20 here.
Pre 2003 FPS = archives is here.

Recent Naval = Combat=20 Articles
Review: = Silent Hunter=20 III
Preview: Silent Hunter III=20 Screenshots
Review: S.C.S. - Dangerous=20 Waters
Interview: Silent Hunter=20 III

More Naval Combat articles = here.
Pre 2003 Naval = archives are=20 here.

Recent = Motorsports=20 Articles
Preview: = 2005=20 European Grand Prix
Review: TrackIR3 in Motorsport = Sims
Review: Redline's GTP mod for=20 NR2003
Review: Xpand = Rally
Review: NASCAR=20 Sim Racing - Part:  1  2  3  4

More Motorsports articles here.
Pre 2003 = Motorsports archives=20 are here.

Recent Technology = Articles
Preview: = NVIDIA=20 GeForce 7800 GTX
Feature: Dueling Dual Cores: AMD = vs.=20 Intel
Review: Intel Pentium 4 670=20 3.8GHz
Feature: E3  Tues.  Wed.  Thurs.  Fri.   Reflections
Review: Windows XP Pro x64 Perf. = Analysis
Review: AMD Athlon 64 X2 = 4800+

More Technology articles here.
Pre 2003 Technology = archives=20 are here.
How=20 SimHQ Tests is here.

Editorials and=20 Discussions
The = Future of=20 Our Genre   Editorial   Forum Discussion
The = Future of=20 Simulations: PCs Versus Consoles
Part=20 1:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 2:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 3:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 4:   Editorial    Forum Discussion =
Part 5:   Editorial    Forum = Discussion

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Community = News for July=20 15, 2005

SimHQ Feature: = Austria's=20 AirPower05 Air = Show was=20 held recently and Guest Writer Helmut = "RSColonel_131st"=20 Skrdla has chronicled the event here with some beautiful = photos and=20 his on-scene report.

SimHQ = Interview: What=20 happens when you recover an old F-4 Phantom II = cockpit=20 and completely renovate it as a traveling = historic=20 display? Read Tom "20mm" Hayden's story about = Ben=20 Gimbert's cockpit here in Reborn on the Fourth of=20 July.

SimHQ Review: = Next in our=20 Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force Review=20 Series is Part = 4 -=20 Multiplayer by Chris "BeachAV8R" = Frishmuth and=20 Tom "WKLINK" Cofield. Read their report here.

Earlier segments in = our F4:AF=20 Review Series include:
Part=20 1 - Overview by "BeachAV8R" and "20mm" is = here.
Part 2 -=20 Campaign and AI by "BeachAV8R" is here.
Part=20 3 - Mission Building by "20mm" is here.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • "Wudpecker" has asked for = opinions on=20 seas and colors for GKORT = (Shreck's new=20 satellite mods for Midway).
  • "sydbod"=20 has posted a screenshot of water ripple effect.
  • "Col.=20 Gibbon" has posted a screenshot of new style props.
  • "Skylark" has released Screenshots #8. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20 The=20 following files have been released at FlightSim:=20
  • AI=20 Flight Plans - Icelandair AI Flight Plans (FILENAME: = icela05.zip).
  • Aircraft=20 - Learjet 45 Repair Kit (FILENAME: lj45rk04.zip). =
  • Aircraft=20 - Air Labrador DeHavilland DHC8-102 (FILENAME:=20 dhc8glon.zip).
  • Flights=20 - LDS 767-300ER Tutorial Flight 003 (FILENAME: = lds3tut.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 FSContrail2004 (FILENAME: fscont20.zip).
  • Misc -=20 FS2004 GaugeExplorer version 1.1.0 (FILENAME: = gaugeexp.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 FS2004 Night Environment Upgrade (FILENAME: = neu.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 FS2004 Night Environment Upgrade Fix (FILENAME: = neufix.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 Boeing 747-400 VIR Normal Checklist (FILENAME:=20 vir744cl.zip).
  • Misc -=20 LDS Boeing 767 Terminal Procedures (FILENAME: = lds_proc.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 Flight Simulator Splasher 2005 (FILENAME: = spl2005.zip).=20
  • Misc -=20 EasySatPix Europe (FILENAME: easy_eur.zip).
  • Panels -=20 Fuel indicator gauge for any two engine aircraft = (FILENAME:=20 fuelqty.zip).
  • Panels -=20 Piper PA-31 Navajo (FILENAME: hpnavpnl.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - Athens Greece Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: = athens2.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Ferrara Italy Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: = ferrara.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Grand Coulee Dam (FILENAME: gndcoul.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - New Sunset Textures (FILENAME: skysun.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - Columbus Air Force Base (FILENAME: colombus.zip). =
  • Splash=20 Screen - B-2 Splash Screen (FILENAME: b2rev.zip). =
  • Video -=20 IVAO Australia Promotional Video (FILENAME: = ivaoaupr.zip).=20
IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Aces=20 High 2" has announced a new patch for IL2-MAT Manager.
  • "vomedia" has released a new = SB-2 Russian skin.
  • "Graf"=20 has released new wallpapers.
  • "Graf"=20 has released an impressive new wallpaper - Wounded Dragons.
  • "Hynkel"=20 has released a Bf-109G-6 metal skin = (III/JG300).
  • The *OL* Outlawz flight squadron is = now=20 accepting new pilots.
  • "Simulation France Magazine" = has=20 announced a multitude of new skins for various aircraft.=20
Pit = Builders:=20
  • "PHX"=20 has posted a link to a F-16 cockpit builders web = site - Viper-Pits. =
Lock On: Modern Air Combat / = Flaming=20 Cliffs:=20 Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam :=20
  • "Geo"=20 has announced a new patch.
  • "Marcfighter" has released = two new F-18 skins - Blue Angels and = RAAF.
  • "Jet=3DZ"=20 has posted a preview of a 319thFIS F-104A-19. =
General News:=20
  • "Palace_Rat" has posted a procedure to disable the Norton = Anti-Virus=20 auto-protect feature. This may result in a = performance boost=20 because N.A.V.intercepts load requests and scans=20 them.=20
  • "von=20 Kesselberg" has posted a link to a lecture - American Helicopters in Combat. = This is to=20 take place September 14th at the USAF Museum in = Ohio.=20
  • 3 Firms=20 Vie for South Korean Early Aircraft Warning System. =
  • Indian=20 Air Force to induct upgraded Jaguars, Lakshya aircraft. =
  • U.S. to=20 test airliner missile defense. =
  • Northrop=20 Grumman Awarded Contract to Complete Development of = Radar Upgrade for U.S. Air Force = F-16=20 Aircraft.
  • MV-22: Demo Ride As Tiltrotor = Heads For=20 Prime Time.
  • U.S.=20 Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $49.8 Million Contract = to Begin=20 Next Phase of MH-60R Helicopter Integration. =
  • Pratt=20 & Whitney Grows Partnership With Norwegian = Industry on=20 Joint Strike Fighter Engine = Program.=20
  • Global Hawk Unmanned System = Reaches=20 7,000th Flight Hour While Supporting War on = Terrorism.=20
  • Cessna=20 120 Makes Highway Landing On Pennsylvania = Turnpike.=20
  • First light aircraft carrier launched = in S.=20 Korea.
  • NASA Begins Race for New Space = Vehicle and=20 Northrop Grumman to Help NASA Define Requirements = for Quiet=20 Sonic Boom Research Aircraft.
  • U.S.=20 Army Orders 31 Additional Helicopter Refueling Systems = from BAE=20 SYSTEMS .
  • New Presidential Helicopter Given = VH-71A=20 Designation.
  • Aretha=20 Franklin Towed to Concerts By Russian Mil Mi-26 Halo.=20
  • General=20 Electric Aircraft Engine to Overhaul T700 Family Helicopter Engines. =
  • New FlightGear Flight Simulator = Interface=20 Brings Vehicle Modeling, Simulation, and = Visualization=20 Capabilities to the Desktop.
  • Faulty Sensor Forces NASA To = Delay Shuttle=20 Launch.
  • Dubai air show's training & simulation = pavilion expanded following strong demand. =
  • Czech=20 team plans to fly around the world in glider.

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamespot=20 has news that a = Battlefield 2 title: Special Forces is in the works, read about it = here.

IGN has a preview of the = BF2 Special = Forces add-on here.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of=20 American = Conquest:=20 Divided Nation here.

Battlefront has released a key = reference=20 card document (in word and pdf format), for their = T72: Balkans on = Fire game here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Flying Lab Software is = accepting=20 player-created sailing ships for use in Pirates of the=20 Burning Sea , their forthcoming massively = multiplayer=20 online game. Today the first such ship, have a Dutch = yacht=20 modeled by Age of Sail enthusiast Marion =93van = Ghent=94 Edwards,=20 is up on display at the Pirates of the Burning Sea web = site,=20 along with an article by Edwards exploring the history = and use=20 of this vessel. See it here.

Rusty has a new Pirates of the=20 Burning Sea dev journal up here, along=20 with a few screenshots, one showing off a new = environment! The=20 Dev Log is here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

New screenshots from TOCA Race Driver 3 = have been=20 published at Blackhole Motorsports and they = certainly=20 look tempting. But where are the screens showing = in-car view?=20 A press release accompanies the screenshots and it can = be=20 viewed here.

Spirit of Speed 1600 = patch is=20 now available! Read the installation instructions = first, and=20 get it from here.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

HotHardware tests Dell's DTR = gaming=20 notebook, the Inspiron = XPS Gen=20 2 here.

ATI = has released=20 new Catalyst = v5.7 drivers=20 here.

Community News=20 for July 14, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • Baron=20 Von Martin's webpage has been updated. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released = FXEXE=20 NakajimaKi gunsights.=20
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted the = OAW=20 unified quick help. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • "St.Pete" has released a landing video.=20
  • "datter"=20 has released a non interlaced intro video.=20
  • There's a new NOTAM = from Lead=20 Pursuit here discussing=20 our review's Part 3 on Mission Building.=20
Fighter = Squadron:=20 Scream 'n Demons Over Europe:=20
  • "Major=20 Hippie" has announced the release of a post WWII campaign - A Warm Cold = War.=20
IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters :=20
  • "Gaston"=20 has announced a new mission - Arrival in Murmansk. =
  • "Tchaika." has released a P-51 D20 (506th FG) skins pack. =
  • "RONNCO"=20 has released a F6F-3 (James H. Flatley CAG-5 = USS=20 Yorktown) skin.
  • "vpmedia" has released new Ju-87B-2 skins.
  • "GregSm"=20 has released a new Yak-9D (148 Gaurds 1944) skin.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Lowengrin" has posted SF1 Campaign Editor 1.05. =
  • "The=20 Wrench" has uploaded the CF-18.
  • "The=20 Wrench" has posted Paki AF Starfighter hangar & = loading=20 screens.

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has news of a new = patch for=20 Brothers in Arms: Road = to Hill=20 30, which also includes the SDK Kit. Read about = it here.

Worthplaying also has a review of = Close Combat: First to = Fight here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy News=20 reports that the warship HMS=20 Kent, a Type 23 frigate, has returned to = Portsmouth=20 following six months in the hands of Babcock = Engineering=20 Services in Rosyth, in Scotland for her first major = overhaul.=20 Read more here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

FIA mentions hybrid technology as = a=20 potential means of improving Formula 1. The story can = be found=20 on the Official Formula 1 web = site.

In=20 another article, FIA explores the idea of regulating = the amount of downforce = allowed.=20 Read the article here.

Recently the FIA = conducted a=20 survey asking the fans what they felt were the most enjoyable aspects = of Formula=20 1. The conclusions drawn from the survey are = mentioned=20 here.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

The = Tech=20 Report goes to extreme resolutions to attempt to = strain=20 the 7800GTX here.

Legit=20 Reviews looks at the Antec=20 Sonata II ATX case here.

AMDReview=20 reviews the Foxconn = Winfast=20 NF4UK8AA motherboard here.

HiTechreviews tests the Coolmax CXI-500B 500W = PSU here.

Gruntville=20 tests the ECS KN1 = Extreme=20 A64 motherboard here.

AMDReview=20 checks out the NZXT=20 Trinity case here.

GotApex tests=20 out the Seagate First = Generation=20 2.5" 10K Enterprise Savvio hard drive = (**whew!**) here.

Mistix looks=20 at the Wolf Claw FPS = Gaming=20 Keyboard here.

Epiacenter=20 tests out the VIA EPIA = MS12000 motherboard here.

Hardware=20 Zone reviews MSI's = NVIDIA=20 Geforce 7800 GTX here.

Gamepyre=20 looks at Intel's 2.8D = &=20 670 CPU's here.

Xtreme=20 Computing looks at the Biostar I945p = motherboard here.

Techtastic=20 reviews the Raidmax = X1=20 gaming case here.

HEXUS = tests the=20 PowerColor Radeon X800 = XL=20 512MB video card here.

Guru3D=20 counters by testing the Point of=20 View Geforce 7800 GTX video card here.

CaseModGod=20 looks at the NZXT = Nemesis=20 Elite case here.

PimpRig=20 looks at the CrazyPC = Inferno=20 Panel for Lian-Li Case here.

HotHardware looks at the 3RSystems' R900 = full-tower case=20 here.

Community News=20 for July 13, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 3:

  • "Mathias" has posted MAW news. This edition is called = -=20 Italianwings Resignation.
European Air War:=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" is looking for = feedback=20 on EAW graphics.=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released = USAAF N9 FXEXE gunsight for the P38J. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released = FXEXE gunsight for the F4F's. =
  • "fng2k"=20 has posted a link to an EAW development story by Brand = Gamblin.=20 EAW was almost never released! =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • How far=20 have you made it through this sim? Post your results = here.
  • "Murdock" is looking to = gather members=20 for an unofficial SIMHQ campaign mission meet.=20
IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:=20
  • Oleg=20 Maddox has posted a brief news post on the UBI boards. =
  • "vpmedia" has posted a new Fw-190A8 skin.
  • "vpmedia" has released a Spitfire Mk VIII (Clive = Caldwell's ship)=20 skin.
  • "Rudi=20 Jaeger" has released a new Nakajima Kikka (47th Sentai) = skin.=20
Lock On: Modern=20 Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs:=20
  • "Shepski" has released a new = A-10,=20 Su-27, and Su-33 Payload Mod.

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has a number of new = screenshots=20 of Brothers in Arms: = Earned in=20 Blood screens here,

...some Call of Duty 2 = screens here,

...and some Ghost Recon: Advance War=20 Fighter screens here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Silent Hunter = III=20 competition! There are three Silent Hunter III = recognition=20 manuals up for grabs, all you have to do is to design = a=20 signature related to SH3 and the top three will win a = Silent=20 Hunter III recognition manual each. The details are here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

The Pits hits. = Congratulations to The US Pits who have had 5 million hits to = their front=20 page since November 19th, 1995.

Work getting = new stages=20 for Richard Burns = Rally=20 is progressing. Read more about the latest = developments here.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

CoolTechZone has news on the NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT = launch=20 date and pricing here.

PC = Review=20 has an article introducing voice=20 over IP telephony and explains a bit more about = it=20 along with some of the recommended software. Read = their report=20 here.

Community News=20 for July 12, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • "grover"=20 has posted a AlphaSim PBY Catalina preview = video.=20
  • "IronDog21" is looking for information on the Air Vietnam = or Hang=20 Khong Viet Nam Airlines.
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles / AEP /=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "vpmedia" has released news skins for the P-39, IL-2, = He-162, and=20 Spitfire MkVIII.
  • "Macwan_SFM" has released a = G4M1 (Takao Kokutai) skin. =
  • "BA_Dart" has released a new movie - Go and Touch.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "WOLF257" has posted a P-40B preview.
  • "pcpilot" has uploaded a MiG-19S Super Pack. =
General News:=20
  • "BEAR -=20 AvHistory" is looking for information on WWII bombs, = rockets, and=20 drop tanks.
  • Report:=20 Testers say MV-22 [Osprey] that can take off = and land=20 like a helicopter suitable for military use. =

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

PC.IGN = has new=20 screenshots from Call = of Duty=20 2. Look here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy News reports=20 that two of the Navy=92s trio of offshore patrol = ships, HMS Severn and HMS Mersey, = were on hand=20 to rescue stricken mariners in two incidents on the = same day.=20 Read more here.

Navy=20 Newsstand reports that the USS Fort McHenry (LSD = 43) will=20 soon return to her forward deployed port in Sasebo, = Japan,=20 after successfully completing South East Asia = Cooperation=20 Against Terrorism (SEACAT) and the first two legs of=20 Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) = 2005. Read=20 more here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

Formula 1 05 for PS 2 = is=20 reviewed by Boomtown. Read the review here.

Team = XBox=20 reports that FlatOut=20 2 is in the works. = The=20 second installment of this racer is currently planned = for PC,=20 XBox and PS 2 and should launch in 2006, according to = this.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

The Tech=20 Zone gets speedy with a Dell=20 Inspiron XPS Gen 2 gaming laptop here.

AMDZone=20 reviews the Biostar=20 NF4UL-A9 mobo here.

Bjorn3D=20 reviews the PowerColor = X800 XL=20 512MB video card here.

ATI a takeover = target?? Read here, courtesy of Ars=20 Technica.

Tweak3D tests=20 out the Titan Vanessa=20 L-Type CPU cooler here.

InsaneTek=20 tests the SunbeamTech = LED=20 Keyboard & Mouse here.

TechGage reviews=20 Crucial Ballistix 1GB=20 PC4000 memory kit here.

Hi-Techreviews tests out the HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon = X850XT PE=20 IceQ II Dual DVI VIVO 256MB PCIe video card = (whew!) here.

Community News=20 for July 11, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • "J.Tuma"=20 has announced the release of the new HR Hawker Fury Mk.I & Mk.II. =
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted weather effects screenshots. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = procedure=20 to play EAW with night settings online.
  • "MrJelly" has posted = information=20 concerning the numbering convention of autoscripts used in OAW unified. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released a = stock reticle for FXEXE. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • To coincide with our Part 4 - Multiplayer Review, vote in our poll on = F4:AF=20 Multiplayer here.
Fighter Squadron: Scream 'n = Demons=20 Over Europe:=20
  • The S.E.5a rebuild by Recon3 has = been=20 released.
FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • "Top=20 Gun" has posted a link to a preview of AlphSim's B-2 Bomber.
The = following=20 files have been released at FlightSim:=20
  • AFCAD2 -=20 Alaska AFCAD2 Files (FILENAME: ak070805.zip). =
  • Misc. -=20 FS2002/FS2004 SelectFx crash effects generator = commercial=20 demo (FILENAME: setup06d.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Water Environment Maps (FILENAME: = waterenv.zip).=20
  • Panels -=20 Boeing 247D Panel (FILENAME: b247pnl.zip).
  • Panels -=20 FS2004 Tu-154 Click Spots (FILENAME: t154clks.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - South Australian Scenery (FILENAME: fs9sav1u.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - Marfa Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: soamarfa.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - FS2002/FS2004 Czech Republic/Slovakia Thermals = (FILENAME:=20 czslovak.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - UK Farm Strips Volumes 1 & 2 (FILENAME: = ukfarmv1.zip=20 ukfarmv2.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - Tangmere RAF Station (FILENAME: tangmere.zip). =
  • Video -=20 Multiplayer Events 1st Anniversary Video (FILENAME:=20 fsmavid1.zip).
  • Video -=20 Ultimate Terrain (FILENAME: ut_df727.zip).=20
Helicopter=20 Sims:=20 IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "vpmedia" has released a winter Bf-109E skin pack. =
  • II/JG4,=20 an Australian Axis Squadron, is accepting = applications for=20 two new recruits.
  • "GregSM"=20 has released new Yak-9 skins.
  • "Gamekeeper" has posted the = IL-2 Community Created Manual. =
  • "Rudi=20 Jaeger" has released a Me262 "faux" Kikka skin.
  • "Abraxa." has released new Bf-109G skins.
  • "SeaNorris" has released a Luftwaffe Typhoon T9-GK (on a = Tempest)=20 skin.
  • "312_Jura" has posted a wallpaper of a No. 312 Sqdn=20 (Czechoslovakian RAF) Spitfire attacking a Bf-110. =
  • "Goodwood" has released a new = IL2=20 series comic book.
  • Mission Mate release news has = been posted.=20
  • "Abraxa." has released a Bf-109G6 Trop (JG53 "Pik As" = MTO)skin.=20
  • "Demon"=20 has posted a preview of the update for UQMG (PF+FB 4.01).
  • "Jagdneun" has posted a Bf-109 wallpaper by = "Hypno".=20
Lock On: = Modern Air=20 Combat / Flaming Cliffs:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "pcpilot" has released a MiG-17F Super Pack.
  • "fubar_512" has posted a = video of combined effects afterburners. =
  • "fubar_512" has posted an = updated MiG-29A skin.
  • "ghostrider883" has released = a F-104A Pakistan AF Desert Camo = skin.=20
  • "howling1" has released the = PAF F-86F-35-NA Beta v0.5.
  • "The=20 Wrench" has released new Skyraider hangar/load screens.
General News:=20
  • "Klaw"=20 has posted pictures from the Duxford Air Show.
  • Frugal's World of Simulations = Forums are=20 back online.
  • Army divers search waters of = Vietnam for=20 wreckage.
  • U.S.=20 Army Approves Warfighter Information Network = Tactical=20 from General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin.
  • Sun-Powered Aircraft To Support Sustainable = Development.=20
  • Pilatus=20 Business Aircraft Endorses Flight 1 PC-12 Product.
  • Aircraft Crushes 7 Cows.
  • S. Korea=20 Cuts Helicopter Procurement Plans in = Half.=20
  • Historic aircraft to reach for = the skies.=20
  • WWII plane buffs fly on; = Fatalities don't=20 deter group's goals, shows.
  • Neptune=20 Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution.
  • Keystone=20 Helicopter Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Huge = Rotorcraft=20 Depot: the Keystone Heliplex.
  • Oregon=20 Guard helicopter rescues four = from Mount=20 Rainier.
  • Shuttle Discovery: Onward And = Upward.=20