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Here’s an interesting aircraft from Flight Replicas for Flight Simulator X and Flight Simulator 2004 - the Avia S-199:
The Avia S-199 was initially built purely from existing parts stocks, the aircraft gradually evolved into something unique!
In 1945, following World War II, Czechoslovakia, which had been the location of several Messerschmitt Bf-109 manufacturing plants, found itself with a substantial stock of unused Bf-109 components. In need of an air force, Czechoslovakia decided to use this stockpile to build it’s own fighter aircraft, which is christened the Avia S-199. For example, when engine DB605 engine stocks ran out, the Jumo 211F was used, changing the aircraft’s appearance substantially.
Aside from the visible engine change, the most notable external differences between the original Bf-109G and the final S-199 were gear axles that made the main gear wheels vertical when on the ground, and the sliding canopy. The cockpit was altered here and there, the most noticeable elements there being the replacement of the gun cover with a baggage compartment, the inclusion of a VSI, and new Revi gun sight mount and gun round counter.
You can purchase the Avia from the FlightSim Pilot Shop for $21.95.
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