How close is MSFS 2020 to the real thing as far as the physics of the Flight Model as of at the moment?

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Is the Flight Model of the MSFS 2020 realistic or do we need a completly rewrite?

Software developer here. MSFS and X-Plane have very similar flight model. XP calls it "Blade Element Theory. MSFS calls it “Surface Element Model”. But the underlying principles are essentially the same. Their implementations are somewhat different (MSFS needs to accommodate certain legacy aircraft parameters from FSX). But both have the potential to be very accurate for desktop usage. Just needs a lot of tuning to get the behavior you want out of it. And the more data you could get on the real …

Is the Flight Model of the MSFS 2020 realistic or do we need a completly rewrite?

Hi, Can some realworldpilots maybe also 747 and A320 Pilots tell me how realistic the Flight Model of the MSFS 2020 is for now? Or should i look better to the Xp11 when i would like to have a good flightmodel which is quiet realistic? Planes that i usually fly in MSFS 2020: A320 A320 FBW 747 787 And i know its a question with a lot of difference Answered. Because of every people perceive the reality a bit another. regards Legendsy

Physics and Aerodynamic Comparison between Real Flight Test and MFS2020 - Arcade Feeling

I started on a little Journey trying to understand why MFS Flight Model currently behaves in a way so criticized across the Forums by many users as Arcade Feeling. Luckly, I have found some real Flight-Testing Reports on General Aviation Airplanes across the Internet that has been very helpful in helping me try to mitigate the origins of these controversial opinions. After reviewing Nasa Flight Test Data for the Cessna Cardinal, I went to replicate the same Experiment in MFS2020. While the Cess…

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