What I can say about the IRIS Legacy Hornet.
Hello everyone,
I am the guy who did the modeling for the Aerosoft F-16 and the new IRIS F-15E. (I appreciate the HUD compliment, Thank you.) I used basically the same techniques and also some new ones from David at Iris with the new F-15E's HUD, along with a great coder who did the HUD gauge which brings it to the Aerosoft F-16 standard IMHO. Now I am not trying to sell a product, I just want to give a little information out of what Iris is trying to do. There is a lot of simulated systems in the new F-15E, very deep systems and with the new update soon to come out, you will see so revised flight model that is very dead on concerning any over powering mentioned and drag characteristics. Now the F-15E for Iris was a milestone, a new level in developing for them and new ideology that will reflect in future projects.
Personally I am not doing the 3d modeling on this new Hornet, a very talented gentleman by the name of Jose Valdez is. He has a great eye for shapes and I think he will perform well. I will how ever say with the things I brought to Iris, and what they already have done, they will make a great Hornet. I offered to them to even help so the VC is accurate and detailed with whatever they need. I will even give them some things that will enhance that product such as AB, ejection seat, and so on. what ever I can help with, David will get it from me.
Another thing they will use is the new flight dynamic modeling, the person WHO is an aeronautical engineer and has been playing with FSX for some time. He did our new flight model in the F-15E (which the update is not out yet), because exactly how you put it, it was over powered. So we went further to find someone who could rework a new FDE to an accurate level. Along with the a RW RAAF Hornet pilot on staff I think they will get it right. All of these areas I am sure that Iris should show considerable improvement on and would expect a very good product to come out.
With that said, I hope others, such as Sludge and anyone who can help with the expertise of doing the aircraft could come forward so when she is all done it will show to be a fantastic and once and for all final chapter to a good legacy Hornet for FSX that we as a community can get behind.
-Tim