Good aviation simulators must be fighting

A man has always been drawn to the sky. However, the dream of flying like birds began to turn into reality just a little over a century ago. Since that time, it has become easier to climb to the sky independently, but the wheel of a winged vehicle is still inaccessible to billions of people. All this huge audience of potential computer users seemed to be waiting for game developers. As soon as the PCs learned how to reproduce a graphic image on the monitor, immediately appeared programs that make it possible to make a virtual flight in the electronic sky.

As in any kind of computer programs, there are good flight simulators, there are wonderful ones, there are some that can not be taken seriously. Although what exactly is meant by the definition of "good" in this case is that still a problem. Disputes are still being conducted, but an unambiguous answer has not been found so far.

It all started, of course, in 1979 with the bar that installed the very first Microsoft Flight Simulator. Evolution began immediately, and it went in two ways. The first - with an emphasis on a realistic component. Here in the undisputed leaders already mentioned MFS (since 2012 already just MF) and X-Plane. Simulators are as close as possible to real flight physics, identical controls (steering wheel with engine control knob), realistic data on the landscape, major airports in the world, weather conditions and traffic, excellent graphics (prepare a powerful "iron"). The full set of characteristics that a good flight simulator should have, is not it?

For those who wish not to study at school for civilian pilots (and both of the above simulators can be used for educational purposes), and quickly hurl a combat vehicle in the sky, so much so that from the enemy only feathers and feathers remain, an impressive squadron of flying good flight simulators Arcade orientation. Here the main emphasis is on three episodes from the history of the twentieth century: World War II, World War II and modern everyday combat jet aviation.

To fly on airplanes, born after only a decade after the world's first "Kitty Hawk" flight, there will be enough Rise of Flight: Iron Cross Edition. The best flight simulator of the last (let it be so!) World War from the first year of the XXI century and until now - "IL-2 Sturmovik." Together with all its additions, as well as separately released "Winged Predators" and "Battle for Britain," you can take part in virtually all significant air battles of World War II on a variety of brands and types of aircraft. A full picture of the knights of the sky this day will give LockOn: Flaming Cliffs, DCS: A-10C Warthog and DCS Ka-50: Black Shark. The last simulator is dedicated to the famous Russian military helicopter "Black Shark".

It is believed that good flight simulators must maintain a reasonable balance between realism and arcade. But this theory, and practice dispassionately testifies: one simulator of civil aviation accounts for nine, dedicated to military aviation. Pilots now give adrenaline, but where can I get it on the transcontinental flight of the airbus?

So the best flight simulators on the PC 2013 remain combat. And they quietly part ways, freeing up space for a completely stunning online military air battle - World of Warplanes! Even before its release, the project gained incredible popularity, comparable only with his half-brother - World of Tanks. Just like on the ground, in the sky everyone will decide to work in a team, establish interaction, tactical ideas. And let the model aircraft are limited to the first jet fighters. When did it stop the avid virtual flyers ?!