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CF-18 Hornet 410 Squadron 'Cougars' 50th Anniversary for FS2002
  • File name: cf18single.zip (here)
  • Author: Dean Reimer
  • Date Tested: July 15, 2002.
  • Computer Specs Make: Dell Processor: Intel Pentium III 866MHz Ram: 512MB SDRAM Graphics Card: 64MB GeForce 3 TI-200
  • Test Pilot: Richie Barrett (richieb16@hotmail.com)
Aircraft External View: The CF-18 has a great physical appearance. This model, created with FSDS Pro, is by far the best Hornet I've seen available at this time. It has full animation that includes moveable control surfaces, retractable landing gear, and rolling wheels. It also comes with a very realistic looking afterburner effect. The texturing on this plane is amazing. It is painted in the colors of the CAF 410 Squadron's 50th Anniversary demonstration CF-18 and therefore is very colorful and attractive. Overall the physical appearance of this plane is incredible and I would rate the external view a 10 out of 10!
Sounds: This plane uses default sounds from the stock Boeing 737-400. This is the only downfall of this aircraft simply because the sounds aren't that realistic for the model. It sounds good, but a sound file for a small fighter type jet would have been much better.
Panel The panel in this aircraft is very realistic in appearance and is easy to use. It has all the gauges needed in a fighter jet and still allows good forward visibility. The DVC (Dynamic Virtual Cockpit) has all the same positive qualities and has been well modeled to allow a nice 3D alternative to the standard panel. I rate the panel a 100%.

Ground Handling: Because of the high performance of this aircraft and its powerful engine, it is relatively difficult to handle on the ground. It tends to tip over if a turn is taken a little to fast, which can easily happen because this plane will quickly accelerate with just a small adjustment to the throttle. When taken slowly, one will find this plane easy to taxi but if it gets going to fast it can be a handful. Where Tested: Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu International Airport) Landing Characteristics & Speed on final approach: Because of its high maneuverability this plane can be a challenge to land. If a long liner approach is taken with not a lot of late course corrections, it is easy to land. Otherwise, it can be difficult to stabilize before and after touchdown. I found it easy to land when the speed was approximately 190 knots or slightly slower with flaps fully extended, any faster and it was easy to lose control and crash.

Takeoff Characteristics & approx Speed: This plane is very easy to takeoff. Just give it full throttle and it will accelerate at a very fast rate, once it reaches 120 knots, a gentle pull on the stick and your airborne.

Notes: The CF-18 is a very fast and maneuverable aircraft, which makes it a lot of fun to fly. The way it handles seems consistent to the real F-18s that I have seen fly. Therefore, I feel that the maneuvering characteristics of this plane are relatively accurate to the real thing.

Rating = 99% Other Remarks: One of the best planes out there. I definitely recommend it.

 

 

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