Special Air Wing

The 1.8 update is out, here is the new features list:
• New aircraft: MQ-9 Reaper UAV (free)
• New steerable Hellfire missile (free)
• All aircraft sounds have been reworked and updated
• The AGM-65 missile is now steerable, as well
• New explosion blast effect, with more damages
• New button for the community forum

We’ve just opened the new community forum. It’s the ideal place to find some help, suggest new features, or get in touch with other players.
Join us there !

http://community.specialairwing.com/

… and it has a brand new world editor, plus a new map, and lots of new cool features. Check it out!

Hello pilots!
The 1.6 update is now available in the Appstore. It’s a major update which brings many new features, improvements, and bug fixes such as (but on only) : Users settings, Nav & ILS in free flight, improved flight dynamics on ground and in flight, new paint schemes, new cameras, runway lights, new music & sounds, stars, etc. etc.
So get ready to update your App !

Here is the detailed new features list:

+ Settings
– A new user settings page has been added. It is accessible from the main menu.
– Many simulation parameters can be tweaked according to your preferences, such as:
– crash sensitivity
– flight controls sensitivity
– sound volume
– infinite weapons
– etc,etc,etc.

+ Aircraft steering and taxiing dynamics model has been reworked.

+ Osprey flight dynamics model has been improved.

+ ILS in free flight
– You can now carry out ILS approaches in free flight mode. ILS database is loaded in the plane’s flight computer, runways can be selected with the MFD “MAP” page.
– ILS is displayed on the “NAV” page.

+ Aircraft paint schemes
– The F-35 and the Osprey have a new scheme each. (dark grey for the F-35 and arctic tiger for the Osprey)

+ Cameras and views
– You can now pinch to zoom cockpit cameras (for both 2D and 3D panel)
– Camera 4 (“TRACKING”) has been renamed “CABLE CAM”, which is more appropriate, and its behavior has been reworked and improved.
– A new “TOWER” camera has been added.

+ Yaw control
– Double tap on yaw slider to reset it to center position.

+ XP and grades system has been reworked.

+ Sounds and music
– The old “robotic” background ambiance sounds in menus have been replaced by a new pretty cool soundtrack.

+ Airport codes and entity names. (an entity is an aircraft, boat, helicopter which is “alive”)
– They can now be displayed on all views (or only in orbit cam if you prefer). There is a setting item for this.

+ Runway lights
– Runways lights are now generated and displayed. They include runway axis, borders, and thresholds.

+ Stars
– Stars are now visible when ambiant luminosity is low.

+ Free flight selection logic has been completely reworked.
– It’s now more flexible, and allows you to choose between several scenarios, once you have selected your map.
– The San Francisco map comes with 2 new free flight scenarios. (for a total of 3)

+ Aircraft selector
– You can hide the description panel to have a better view of the aircraft.

+ Many other improvements and bug fixes.

Hi pilots, many of you requested a tutorial to explain how to manage aerial refueling, so here it is.
Some other ones about other features will follow soon.
Now it’s your turn !

Hi guys,
The 1.3 update of Special Air Wing has been submitted to Apple.
We worked hard to add many new cool features, such as aerial refueling from a KC-10 extender, but also the new moving map page, integrated in the the MFD (Multi Functional Display).
Free flights are no longer empty and are randomly populated with AI aircraft. These aircraft are randomly placed and they follow their flight plan.
Be careful: some of them are peaceful, but some other ones are aggressive and will engage in combat with you.
We also added a new map for the San Francisco Bay area. This map is based on actual geographical data. Of course, other new maps will be added in the next updates.

As always, we will continue to work hard on SAW, with the aim of making the best military sim for mobile devices.
Stay tuned!

We now have a new Facebook group dedicated to exchanges between SAW pilots.
It’s the Special Air Wing Pilots Club
It’s the ideal place to get some help from other pilots, post some screenshots or challenge your friends.
Join your friends there !

When I started to work on Special Air Wing, the plan was to include only exceptional aircraft in the sim; aircraft that are not available in other flight sims and that have something special.
Have a look at this MV-22 Osprey involved in carrier operations – This aircraft is REALLY amazing.
I think the MV-22 is really a good candidate.
I hope you agree…