Introductions

[FLYING_CAN]

Hi everyone i'm from Indonesia, great to see all of you,yeah actually i join this community because the mod

[KonsyCOMINGatYOU]

hello guys!

[starfighter006]

Hello, I just recently discovered Strike Fighters 2 and I am impressed by all these mods. I am especially looking forward to the dynamic campaign. My last flight sim was IL-2 (the original game) and I am likewise impressed about all these mods there as well.

[Erik]

Welcome all! Good to see you here.

[gwatts]

On 12/20/2025 at 1:22 AM, Erik said:

If you're a new member here at CombatACE, welcome. Take a moment and introduce yourself to the community, it's a great way to break the ice.

oi i am here to download indian airfoce mods could anybody help me out

 

[gwatts]

On 6/23/2026 at 10:02 PM, FLYING_CAN said:

Hi everyone i'm from Indonesia, great to see all of you,yeah actually i join this community because the mod

noice

[GrizzlyActual07]

Hello everyone! My names Ethan. From Alabama and I'm interested in modding SF2.

[jsid541]

Good day, New to the site. Have been a PC flight simulation enthusiast since the early 80's. I know, I'm old but still happy to be here!

[Flanker562]

1 minute ago, jsid541 said:

Good day, New to the site. Have been a PC flight simulation enthusiast since the early 80's. I know, I'm old but still happy to be here!

Wrench is like 70 years old, and he's flown with the Wright Brothers after their maiden flight lol

[Wrench]

Yup, flew with them on fight #5. Pretty windy on that kite!

[Erik]

8 minutes ago, Wrench said:

Yup, flew with them on fight #5. Pretty windy on that kite!

That explains why you were put in charge of the Knowledge Base. I learn something new every day. 

[andrerocktorres]

Strike Fighter 2, it’s a really good flight simulator, very easy to play.

[Major Lee]

Yeah, here's a couple of pictures of @Wrench testing the Wright Flyer B model at Fort Meyers, VA, round about September 1908.... 

[Wrench]

off topic ..

many years ago, (late 90s??) Pat (the late mrs wrench) and I went to Witchia for the Women's National Bowling Tournment. They have (?) a nice tech and science museaum which included a "lay down" simulator of the Wright Flyer. It had the 2 sticks for the wing warp, and feet driven rudder bar. It was GREAT fun -- until I couldn't get it turned around and back to the Kittyhawk dunes. It's a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNG way to England, I'm here to tell!!!

=

Is the "Wright Experience" even available anymore from 3rd Wire???

 

[HvitiVikingurrin]

5 hours ago, Major Lee said:

the Wright Flyer B model at Fort Meyers, VA, round about September 1908

Ah, “First Flight”...

For many years, I searched for a link to this old game so I could download it for my collection of flight simulators - just to understand how the SF and FE series got their start. But I never found this game available for free anywhere - except for offers to buy a used CD.

[Chingachgook57796]

Hi, I’m a person with a changeable mood. Sometimes I want to bomb Vietnam, and sometimes I want to defend it from bombings.

[Retrospect]

Hey everyone

[Major Lee]

17 hours ago, Wrench said:

Is the "Wright Experience" even available anymore from 3rd Wire???

Thirdwire didn't release it, Birhle Applied Research did. TK did the environment, and Birhle did the flight modeling. TK told me the big thing for this sim was the addition of dynamic wind, so the glider could fly, having no engine for propulsion. Birhle does specialty flight simulation analysis for major corporations. I think it might be considered abandonware at this point. Their First Flight dedicated website is defunct. I did get a beta download of FFWE just before retail launch, and I noted a glaring historical error; the flag at Fort Meyers had 50 stars on it, so I sent them the correct 46 star version, and they included that in the sim. I did buy a retail disc as a collectors item. Birhle used my Himalaya terrain, and one other small map, I don't recall which, in their D-Six commercial software. If you look at their D-Six website, you can clearly see the signature SF airfield. FFWE was designed for Win98/2000/XP, but does run on my new Win11 machine, without too many issues. 

https://bihrle.com/dsix/

[HvitiVikingurrin]

2 hours ago, Major Lee said:

Their First Flight dedicated website is defunct. I did get a beta download of FFWE just before retail launch, and I noted a glarin historical error; the flag at Fort Meyers had.... Birhle used ... I don't recall which, in their D-Six commercial software. If you look at their D-Six website, you can clearly see the signature SF airfield. FFWE was designed for ...

All of this is very interesting, of course, but there's no download link there.

That's definitely not YAP.

[Major Lee]

Yeah, DSIX is commercial industrial grade software to predict the flight characteristics and parameters of a 3D model, and used to develop actual aircraft components. Birhle used the 3rdWire environment as a visual update for their system. TK based the SF environment on what is called a "standard atmosphere". And for those who don't know, TK's baccalaureate degree was in programming, his master's degree was aerospace engineering. By the way, he also did a version of SF for the US Air Force that they used at various recruiting events. He is a very bright and interesting person in conversation. I don't know what he's doing these days, but I would wager he is quite busy with real world programming. 

[fariz]

Hi everyone! I'm fariz* from India. I'm still in high school. I've been interested in speed since childhood and recently I've found myself leaning towards planes and fighter jets in particular. Very excited to be part of this community and I love sf2 and all the mods created by the awesome modders.

[GabrielBjj]

Hola que tal buenísimo esta comuniidad

[GabrielBjj]

Strike fighters es muy buen juego muy apasionante 

[fariz]

It sure is, even with my limiting hardware, i can experience partially how it is to fly these jets. Amazing game, im slowly learning more about. 

[pachinkoparlorking]

Hey. I've been on this site for a few years now but never introduced myself til now. I've been playing Strike Fighters 2 for only a few years but it's one of my favorites.