This is quite a unique and historic little aircraft. It truly is fast and I’ve been easily soaring over 300KTS. Good sounds and not hard to fly at all. Just needs a lot of clear water ahead of it to get airborne.
I only wish the engine wasn’t invincible. It will easily and without any punishment run full throttle with boost indefinitely. That’s my only complaint. A lot of what interests me about this aircraft is managing the engine and running it properly or suffer consequences just like you would have in the real world legend. Still 5 stars because for the price I kinda knew it would be a dumbed down version leaning on the unrealistic side of the bar. Still a fun and beautiful add on!
The designer said he'd spent a couple of years sweating over the plane, and that love for the subject matter shows here. The visuals are excellent, a definite step up from their earlier Hughes H-1 and Spartan releases. The flight modeling feels great (within the limitations of MSFS's water handling). It's a real challenge to find the right day and timing to try hitting the boost and coming close to the M.C. 72's speed record. Sounds are excellent, too. A lot of fun for fans of early streamlined planes. As the Supermarine S.6B inspired the Spitfire, you can see the lineage of the Macchi 202 starting to develop here. Recommended for fans of pre-WW2 fast fliers!