Here is our selection of the best planes in the "old models" category for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (any version) and Prepar3D up to v5
From the FIAT G.18V to Blackburn Beverley and via the Douglas DC-3, Rikoooo offers you to fly the most emblematic planes in our history. Relive unforgettable moments through the authentic sounds of piston engines and flying old WWII fighter aircraft.
The Vickers Vimy was the first twin-engine bomber built by Vickers, and it became famous for the historic flight of Alcock and Brown, who became the first men to fly non-stop across the Atlantic.
The Ace Baby Ace was the first aircraft in the world to be marketed as a homebuilt aircraft when its plans went on sale in 1929. The plans are still available and the Baby Aces are still being built still today.
The Lockheed Vega is an American six-passenger monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation beginning in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to the rugged, ultra-long-range design.
Amelia Earhart has become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a single trip. Wiley Post used his Vega to prove the existence of the jet stream after flying around the world twice.
The ERCO Ercoupe is an American low-wing monoplane aircraft that first flew in 1937. It was originally manufactured by the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) shortly before World War II. Several other manufacturers continued its production after the war.
The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat biplane which was produced in a number of different versions. It was initially developed as a fighter, and a seaplane variant and a ground-attack version were also developed. It was a development of the earlier He 49.
The Zippy Sport is a single-seat, high-wing monoplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 piston engine. Of mixed construction (metal, wood, and fabric), it has a fixed tail dragging landing gear.
The Dornier Do28 is a twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. This model includes land and seaplane variants. Includes a detailed PDF manual. The Do 28 series consists of the fundamentally different Do 28 A/B (1959) and Do 28 D Skyservant (1966).
The Corby Starlet is a semi-aerobatic sport aircraft consisting of an all-wood construction. The Starlet was designed by Australian aero engineer John Corby of Sydney, NSW, Australia, for a competition organized by the English company Rollason Aircraft Ltd in 1964.
The design was placed eighth, despite becoming the first in the competition to be built. The prototype (VH-CBS) first flew on August 9, 1967.
The Lohner L was a reconnaissance seaplane produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a two-bay biplane of typical seaplane configuration of the day, with its pusher motor mounted on struts in the interplane space. The pilot and observer sat side by side in an open cockpit, and the upper and lower wing sets featured a swept sweep.
The Ford Trimotor (also called "Tri-Motor", and nicknamed the "Tin Goose") is an American trimotor transport aircraft. Production began in 1925 by Henry Ford's companies and ended on June 7, 1933. A total of 199 Ford Trimotors were made. It was designed for the civil aviation market, but also saw service with military units.
The Spirit of St. Louis (Registration: NX-211) is a custom-built, single-engine, single-seat monoplane. Piloted solo by Charles Lindbergh on the first nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 21 and May 22, 1927, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize, as well as the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
DH-88 De Havilland Comet. This is a native FSX Comet with added thumbnails, which works very well in P3D v4 and v5. The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was a twin-engined British aircraft that won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race, a challenge for which it was specifically designed. It set many aviation records during the race and afterwards as a pioneer mail plane. Includes fully working VC (Virtual cockpit).
Here is the Douglas DC3 Buffalo Airways with a new 2D panel and new XML gauges coded by Gavin Munro. This is a fairly accurate reproduction of the Buffalo Airways cockpit regarding the 2D panel, as for the VC it is similar to FSX's default DC3 with some repositioned gauges.
By Original model by Microsoft. Package and 2D panel with XML gauges by Gavin Munro. Sounds by Adam Murphy. VC green textures by Rikoooo
Gloster Meteor T Mk7 with F Mk8 tail. This is a complete model set including a virtual cockpit and sounds, as well as eight highly detailed paint schemes.
By Robert Richardson/Peter Watkins. Paint schemes by Peter Watkins
Here is a magnificent representation of the Fokker T.5. Thanks to Daan Kaasjager for this fabulous job. Such devotion and quality for Freeware remains exceptional.
Here is the Junkers 52 Tri Package containing three unique liveries that exist in real life and created by Stephen Browning (F-AZJU, 50G10, 2ZBF). Native FSX model and compatible with Prepar3D v1 to v5.
By Original model by O.Fischer. Model conversion by Bulbbulb2. Oversight and cfg editing by InDeepSchit. All repaints by Stephen Browning
The Blackburn Beverley was a four-engined, medium-range high-capacity transport. Its first flight took place in June 1953 and a total of forty-seven aircraft were built.
Magnificent aircraft produced at the end of the Second World War, this package is included with two liveries, complete virtual cockpit and customized sounds. Thanks to Milton Shupe and William Ellis for creating this add-on.
By By Milton Shupe and William Ellis, with previous contributions by Tom Falley, Scott Thomas, Ken Mitchell, and Sounds by Nigel Richards. Pilot figures by Jan Visser.
This rendition of the venerable DC-3 is built on the default FSX model and incorporates the fuselage variations and the repaints from James Eden's and Jon Murchison's "Awesum4Sum" model package.
By Model by ACES (microsoft). Modifications, cockpit and system enhancements by Bjoern Kesten (full credits in readme)