DCS World DCS: F/A-18C

DCS World DCS: F/A-18C adds a single-pilot simulation of a US Navy F/A-18C from the 2005 timeframe. The twin-engine, supersonic multi-role fighter can conduct air-to-air and air-to-surface missions, maneuver at high angles of attack, and operate from an aircraft carrier.

Fly the F/A-18C

The aircraft features a Professional Flight Model and a modeled fly-by-wire Flight Control System. Its detailed, mouse-interactive cockpit has six degrees of freedom and Advanced Systems Modeling. Simulated subsystems include the engines, fuel, electrical and hydraulic systems, radios, lighting and emergency systems; an auto-start option is also available.

Navigation systems include inertia and GPS, with a moving-map display. Sensors include radar, two types of targeting pod and a helmet-mounted sight. The aircraft carries an internal 20mm cannon and can use unguided bombs and rockets, laser- and GPS-guided bombs, air-to-surface missiles, and radar- and infrared-guided air-to-air missiles.

Carrier operations

The aircraft operates from the included USS John C. Stennis, a Nimitz-class carrier. Its features include operational steam catapults and arrestor wires, a meatball landing system, TACAN navigation, jet blast deflectors, radar antennas, defense systems and lights. You can launch from the carrier, attack targets and land back aboard. DCS: Supercarrier is also an option for carrier operations, with animated deck crew and carrier radio communications.

Aircraft detail

The simulation includes animated control surfaces, lights, a damage model and landing gear, along with effects such as leading-edge extension and over-wing vapor, rain on the canopy and explosions. Its sounds were created with assistance from Boeing. The aircraft supports virtual reality and comes with liveries for the US Navy, US Marine Corps, Canada, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Finland and other nations.