Sim Skunk Works - Lockheed Martin FRF-104G MSFS

The Lockheed Martin F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.

MODEL

• Highly detailed model, fully animated, both cockpit and fuselage
• Highly detailed 3D cockpit, fully animated and working
• Complete 3D-lights systems both internal and external

TEXTURES

• Multinational liveries
• A complete paintkit available here

SYSTEMS

• Almost all real systems have been modelled and working as the real thing
• Flight dynamics modelled 99% close to the real aircraft
• Fully tested and validated by qualified real-world F-104 pilot
• Aerodynamic pitch up, inertia coupling and BLC system reproduced
• Payload drop actually changes aircraft weight, balance and drag as well
• Inertial navigator Litton LN-3 fully implemented
• Fully functional and close to real NASARR R-15, A/G and A/A mode with:
  • STT (Single track target)
  • LOCK-ON
  • ATTACK
  • GROUND MAP PENCIL
  • GROUND MAP SPOILER
  • CONTOUR MAP
  • TERRAIN AVOIDANCE

DDI (DYNAMIC DRAG INDEX)
The SSW F/RF-104G uses the Dynamic Drag Index concept; i.e. when you load/drop external loads not only is the GW changed but also the drag coefficient is affected and the model aerodynamics change accordingly. This is particularly important in the F-104 where external loads affect greatly the dynamic behaviour of the model.

SOUND SET
A custom sound set has been developed from scratch, using live recording to give you a full immersion into the Zipper environment. If you are a Zipper fan,you will enjoy staying outside and 'playing' with the throttle, listening to it's unique voice.

USER BENEFITS
The model comes with complete docs including:

• Three pilot checklists (normal, emergency,weapon procedures)
• Zipper hints (a doc that help the pilot to use it effectively)
• NASAR R15A simple user guide
• Original 700-page Flight Manual in PDF format
• User support help desk at help-desk@simskunkworks.it

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Version 2020)
• OS: Windows 10 or later (suggested version 21H or later)
• CPU: Intel i5 at 3 GHz or higher
• RAM: 16 GB or higher
• 4 GB available on community folder
• Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 or higher

VERSION 1.2.0:

• Sim update 9 introduced a code break or bug related with afterburner, fuel flow and throttle position.
• This results in a fuel flow cut above 10K feet when afterburner is lighted and throttle above 99%, reducing RPM down to idle.
• It affects also models that do not use the new fuel system and also even if they do not use afterburner.

Important:

• The code break or bug was partially fixed restoring an old engine model without native afterburner, this does not affect flight envelope that remains still valid as before.
• It has been necessary modify both engine and flight model to achieve such result.
• It has been reported that the fix does work for majority of joysticks but not all however.
• Therefore issue should be considered mitigated but not fixed at 100%.

Note:

• It may happen that users should set a +1% up to +3% of dead zone on "upper extremity dead zone" of joystick L-AXIS Z to completely solve the issue, this should be done to avoid throttle to reach 100% that triggers the issue.