Sim news round-up: Deadstick is back, FlyJSim 737 V4 to release, Fokker sound preview, Rafale start-up, and F-86 vs MiG-15 discussion
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The article aggregates several ongoing flight-sim aircraft development stories. FlyJSim's 737 V4 is arriving in June 2026 with upgraded flight dynamics, custom avionics (SP-77 autopilot, UNS-1 FMS, MFD-640 weather radar), and gravel kit support for X-Plane 12. Just Flight has teased soundscape previews for their Fokker F70/100 Professional aircraft, likely signaling an imminent release. AzurPoly's Microsoft Flight Simulator Rafale project (partnered with JFEXP and Heatblur's DCS team) showcased start-up systems and sound integration. 1C Game Studios published a technical comparison of the F-86 versus MiG-15 covering engine performance and structural dynamics for IL-2: Korea.
Excerpt from Stormbirds
We’re rounding up a bunch of sim news from around the community with news on the return of Deadstick’s playtest, release window for FlyJSim’s 737 V4 classic airliner, Just Flight’s Fokker 70 and 100 get a preview of their soundscape, AzurPoly shows off the sounds and sequence of the Rafale start-up, and 1C Game Studios dev diary is a discussion on the merits of the F-86 and MiG-15.
FlyJSim 737 V4
X-Plane 12 aircraft developer FlyJSim has announced that their 732 TwinJet Version 4 is coming in the first half of June. The V4 update reportedly includes upgrades across the flight dynamics, avionics, and systems and is the most capable offering of the classic 737 to date from the developer.
Some of the custom features include swappable radios, new digital ADF panel, support for Libradio (for realistic radio range and signal), a gravel kit option, custom SP-77 autopilot and UNS-1 FMS, and custom MFD-640 display with weather radar, terrain, moving map and nav data.
Pricing and upgrade path have not been announced yet.
Read the update here.
Fokker F70/100 sound preview
Just Flight have posted a short video clip in the last week with a teaser of their upcoming soundscape video for the F70 and F100 Professional aircraft in development.
The video is only available on Facebook and it has just a short preview of what I anticipate will be a release of the full soundscape for the jet. Just Flight tend to post the full soundscape video as part of the lead-up to release so it may well be an indication that they are gearing up towards that.
Rafale start-up video
AzurPoly are continuing to work on their simulation of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project is in partnership with JFEXP (who is also partnered with Heatblur on their DCS: Rafale project) and the latest video is a showcase of the start-up procedure for the jet showing off both systems and sounds integration.
Which is better in a fight? MiG-15 versus F-86 discussion for IL-2 Korea
In the annals of air combat history, there are classic aircraft rivalries that typify the era of combat that they come from. The Sopwith Camel versus the Fokker Dr.I, the Spitfire versus the Bf109, and in this instance… the F-86 versus the MiG-15. The first generation of jet fighters make for an interesting matchup and in the latest IL-2 Series Korea news we have 1C Game Studios weighing in on the discussion.
What follows is a technical discussion of engine performance, structural load…
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