Buy DCS World DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt PC key

DCS: P-47D Thunderbolt adds the P-47D-30 Thunderbolt to DCS World. You can fly it in single-player and multiplayer battles against the Bf 109 K4 and Fw 190 over World War II battlefields.

The P-47 Thunderbolt

Nicknamed the Jug, the P-47 served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. A total of 15,636 were built between 1941 and 1945, and France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Mexico and Brazil also operated the aircraft. It carried eight .50-caliber machine guns and had an armored cockpit and windshield; it could also carry bombs and rockets for ground attacks. Its missions included close air support and bomber escort, the latter before the introduction of the P-51 Mustang.

The aircraft is powered by an R-2800-59 Double Wasp radial engine, giving it power and durability, and it can reach high speeds in a dive. The P-47D's bubble canopy provides good cockpit visibility.

Aircraft and cockpit

The module features flight physics, a detailed six-degrees-of-freedom cockpit with mouse-interactive controls, and accurate aircraft, cockpit, squadron-marking and weapon models. Its instruments, weapons, engine, radios, fuel and electrical systems are modelled in detail. Virtual reality and motion controllers are supported.