Wings of Power II: WWII Fighters
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Wings of Power II WWII Fighters is a video game of the flight simulation genre released in 2006 as an add on to enhance Microsoft
Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X.Wings of Power II adds vintage historical military aircraft to Microsoft's flight simulator series.This simulation add on package is similar to Shockwave Productions earlier Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets
in functionality except that the cockpit graphics and the view controls have been greatly improved.
The aircraft in Wings of Power II WWII
Fighters include the P-51 Mustang
model D, Supermarine Spitfire
Mk 1B, Republic P-47 D-20 Thunderbolt, Messerschmitt Bf 109 model E-4 and a Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
.
This simulator
add on is strictly with Pilot
controls only. So there is no combat
in this add on. However the developers added some sophisticated controls and actual pilots procedures used to start and fly these aircraft in the simulation
.So they simulate how the aircraft
is actually flown to an excellent degree.The simulation
add on comes with a good size chart detailing the 3D operable controls as used in the actual aircraft.As usual Shockwave Productions recommends that the user obtain the pilots manuals(check the eflight manuals external link) for each vintage aircraft for full learning enjoyment.
An individual using this simulation would greatly benefit by obtaining a device known as Track IR. See Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
for the external links and video demonstration.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X.Wings of Power II adds vintage historical military aircraft to Microsoft's flight simulator series.This simulation add on package is similar to Shockwave Productions earlier Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets
Wings of Power WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets is a video game of the flight simulation genre released in 2004 as an add on to enhance Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.Wings of Power adds vintage historical military aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.Wings of Power also adds 50 missions with...
in functionality except that the cockpit graphics and the view controls have been greatly improved.
The aircraft in Wings of Power II WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Fighters include the P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and in several other conflicts...
model D, Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
Mk 1B, Republic P-47 D-20 Thunderbolt, Messerschmitt Bf 109 model E-4 and a Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the , and also designated as the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen and Mitsubishi Navy 12-shi Carrier Fighter. The A6M was usually referred to by the...
.
This simulator
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
add on is strictly with Pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
controls only. So there is no combat
Combat
Combat, or fighting, is a purposeful violent conflict meant to establish dominance over the opposition, or to terminate the opposition forever, or drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed....
in this add on. However the developers added some sophisticated controls and actual pilots procedures used to start and fly these aircraft in the simulation
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
.So they simulate how the aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
is actually flown to an excellent degree.The simulation
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
add on comes with a good size chart detailing the 3D operable controls as used in the actual aircraft.As usual Shockwave Productions recommends that the user obtain the pilots manuals(check the eflight manuals external link) for each vintage aircraft for full learning enjoyment.
An individual using this simulation would greatly benefit by obtaining a device known as Track IR. See Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory is a Windows-based flight simulation created by Shockwave Productions,Inc. and released in 2005. It is a remake of Rowan's Battle of Britain combat flight simulation by Empire Interactive...
for the external links and video demonstration.
See also
- Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs for the Microsoft Windows operating system, although it was marketed as a video game. It is one of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator series...
- Microsoft Flight Simulator XMicrosoft Flight Simulator XMicrosoft Flight Simulator X, also known as FSX, is the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004...
- History of Microsoft Flight SimulatorHistory of Microsoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight Simulator began as a set of articles on computer graphics, written by Bruce Artwick throughout 1976, about flight simulation using 3-D graphics. When the editor of the magazine told Artwick that subscribers were interested in purchasing such a program, Artwick founded subLOGIC...
- Aircraft PowerpackAircraft PowerpackAircraft Powerpack is a Windows-based flight simulation add on package created by Shockwave Productions,Inc. and released in 2006.It combines Shockwave Productions earlier Firepower add on but comes with a Wings of Power P-51 add on that has been modified to work in Firepower with Wings of...
- Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and JetsWings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and JetsWings of Power WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets is a video game of the flight simulation genre released in 2004 as an add on to enhance Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.Wings of Power adds vintage historical military aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.Wings of Power also adds 50 missions with...
External links
- Shockwave Productions,Inc. Website
- Shockwave Forum and update patches
- eflightmanuals
- Avsim Online under file library
- Sim-Outhouse under add ons
- Netwings file library
- fswarbirds
- Flightsim.com
- Goldenwings
- Microsoft Games for Windows