Aeroplane Heaven is designing the new DC-3 for Microsoft Flight Simulator

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During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 event, Microsoft and Asobo unveiled a special expansion fro Microsoft Flight Simulator. Coming later this year to celebrate the series’ 40th anniversary and aptly named the Anniversary Edition, it sports a variety of new aircraft for every player to enjoy. One of these aircraft is the legendary Douglas DC-3 twin piston engine propliner, and now we know which studio is developing it. Following the announcement, the team over at Aeroplane Heaven has confirmed that it is the mastermind behind bringing the DC-3 to Microsoft Flight Simulator. It also released some native screenshots showing the DC-3 in all of its glory.

Aeroplane Heaven confirmed its involvement with the DC-3 via a Facebook post on its official page. The team is promising both a realistic sound package and also a complex flight model. More updates on its progress will follow in the weeks and months leading up to the November release. Though the plane will release for free, simmers can expect it to perform with authenticity in mind.

The Douglas DC-3 is an American built piston-engine prop that first entered service in 1935. Believe it or not, there are still existing airframes that are flying to this day, primarily as cargo planes.

Initially designed for use during WWII, it was reconfigured for civilian purposes in the mid-1940s and continued its life as both a commuter and cargo aircraft. Its radial piston engines are capable of producing up to 1200hp, giving it a cruising speed of just over 200mph and a range of about 1500 miles. It has enough power and a light enough frame to land and takeoff from short runways, a carry-over from its time as a war machine.

The DC-3 was built to be a resilient machine that can