Skies brim with clouds, missile trails and colors that change based on the time of day of the mission. These deadly landscapes are deceptively beautiful–backdrops of bald sand dunes, forested mountains and dense cities. Fortunately, a few crashes and hits by surface-to-air missiles have been added by the developers to convince users that there are realistic threats in the virtual battlefield.

The impressive performance of JSF’s aircraft may leave many virtual pilots feeling as though they are playing more of a game than a simulator. The flight model is good, featuring stalls, damage, speed bleeds in turns, and angle-of-attack effects. The aircraft modeled in the software is indeed nimble, though it cannot escape the laws of physics. The aircraft’s stealth characteristics, speed, avionics and range are superior to those of modern fighters, yet the JSF maintains maneuverability comparable to the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Modeling the future fighter meant that JSF had to model two aircraft, since both the Boeing X-32 and the Lockheed Martin X-35 are contenders for the final production contract.

Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), like all simulations based on future weaponry, must extrapolate to materialize its flight models. military’s planned strike fighter for the year 2000 and beyond. Joint Strike Fighter, EIDOS Interactive and Innerloop software, $49.95ĮIDOS Interactive and Innerloop software bring to life the first PC simulation of the Joint Strike Fighter, the U.S.

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