Heinkel He 162A "Salamander"

[hasegawa]

Heinkel He 162A "Salamander", also called "Volksjäger". Developed in the so-called Jäger-Notprogramm to be used by boys of the "Flieger-HJ" as a last resort against the Allied bomber streams and their escort fighters. It turned out to be too complicated for that. 112 machines were delivered under the conditions of the last 4 months of World War II to the 1st group and the staff of Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau". The airworthy specimens were handed over to the Royal Air Force in Leck after the surrender. The special thing about the machine was its wooden construction, the ejection seat
Respect to Mr. Diehl, who has again released a remarkable aircraft as freeware, which is available at flightsim.to. If you want to know more about this type, you will find an experience report by the well-known test pilot of the Fleet Air Arm Eric "Winkle" Brown...

[Adamski]

Looks like a stunning piece of freeware - thanks for the heads-up (I'll go grab it now)!! Glorious screenshots too!

[hasegawa]

Necessarily. Of course, you can also fly Airbuses and Boeings in a simulation. That's what it was invented for, and for the Cessna's. But I've always understood simulation to mean flying the unknown, the forgotten, the bits of history that fell out of the history book. That's my approach.
Of course I have a few comments about the plane. Please remember that German planes in WWII have metric instruments.
The aircraft weighed about 2,800 kg. It is a bit prone to crosswinds due to the location of the engine. The chassis is very narrow. The turbine is something very special, the effect kicks in with a jolt. The tank is very small. At ground level, the fuel lasts for around 20 minutes at high altitudes for 40+ minutes. Remember that the German turbines were vulnerable and move the throttle back and forth as little as possible, especially near the ground.
One advantage of today's simulations is that they do not reflect the structural weaknesses of the original. Young Flight Officer Marks paid the price with his life for ignoring Eric Brown's warning not to overload the ailerons and merrily flying rolls until an aileron broke.

[Splitpin]

"But I've always understood simulation to mean flying the unknown, the forgotten, the bits of history that fell out of the history book. That's my approach." Very well said Sir, and as Adam said " stunning piece of freeware" and your screenshots are superb.
Even the pilot is detailed, his flying helmet looks very much like a WW2 Soviet-style ..... great post

[hasegawa]

Think this is one good example, that Freeware as such is not dead.