So after SU11 and the new 20 KM CFD, does MSFS have the most advanced flight model for a desktop flight simulator?

[gadwin777]

@Perrry

@ANCRM114

The sim flight model is only going to be as good as the aircraft data it gets.

The sim flight model (atmosphere) is a completely different thing than the aircraft model it self. The sim flight model (atmosphere) needs to work with every single aircraft. A small paper plane should be able to fly in the sim atmosphere but because it has less mass it is affected more of the turbulence. Then if the turbulence is accurate modeled i’m 100% sure is not. Will never be in a flight simulator. Can it be improved? For sure it can be improved. CFD is the way to go to have it simulated correct. Especially if they using LES-model in the future. But LES-model requires much CPU-power especially to run in real time that it needs to in a flight simulator.

In my opinion the atmosphere/air behaviour has improved much since release. The atmosphere feels much more alive. Continue the work on improving the atmosphere Asobo

Asobo said in latest q&a that they working on a full CFD simulation. If you turn on aircraft CFD then you see what they working on.

I agree with you. The 20 KM CFD atmosphere simulation is amazing. IMO, it really is new technology for a desktop flight simulator!

[gadwin777]

@Parorng

As you say, they definitely do not have such a big CFD (or any). But they do have a much more accurate flight model, that is inevitable, as the data comes directly from the manufacturer.

Still, even the big sims don’t get everything right, and getting into the real aircraft definitely feels different again. And certainly the scenery on MSFS is much more pretty, although there’s some gains there in the big ones too, but very low poly and low quality textures still.

The flight models we have now are undoubtedly getting closer and closer as time goes on, and 3rd party mods are also helping to bridge that gap even more. MSFS’ limitations now lies in the limits it imposes on itself about the flight model (singular square wing, in conventional configuration is the only one you can have).

Oh yeah, for sure, you can’t compare MSFS to the level D simulators. You are right that the level D simulators get data directly from the manufacturer.