Falcon BMS - F-16 - 50th Anniversary

The Falcon BMS team congratulates to the 50th anniversary of the F-16. Long live the Falcon!
Visit us at: www.falcon-bms.com
Backstory:
The first flight of the F-16 was not initially planned but resulted from a high-speed taxi test. Phil Oestricher, the test pilot, was conducting the taxi test when he decided to continue accelerating. Due to a combination of factors, including a slush-covered runway and a lack of braking action, the aircraft became airborne, and Oestricher decided to take it into the air. This unplanned event occurred on January 20, 1974, and marked the first flight of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

[@arithex]

Viper doesn't want to taxi. VIPER WANTS TO FLY.

[@AviationPlus]

Falcon BMS is a way of life.

[@alextheautonomousman8709]

😂 Some people got the impression the Falcon sim series is 50 years old. Nope, that's just 40 years old 😂

[@LupusAries]

And Falcon 4.0, the basis of BMS is only almost 26 years old..... Man I was just twelve when it came out. So Falcon 4.0 only has existed for most of my life and the original F-16 Fighting Falcon is two years older than me. Here's to hoping for a long future for BMS and a Falcon 5.0 in the future! Rock on, Falconeers!

[@ernestwinslow7316]

My salute goes out to all who have been involved in keeping the flight sim alive through the many years of development and sustenance. I prefer calling the F-16 Falcon rather than Viper. Long live the Falcon indeed.

[@CaptCanada45]

I definitely thought this was a 4.38 release trailer as it looks so good!

[@314159265mangler]

Can’t believe the F-16 is 50 years old. So darn beautiful after all these years. Here’s to many more!

[@MegaEghi]

Incredible! I miss you BMS team 🧡. I hope to get back to you soon....

[@6XENO9]

Absolutnie i zdecydowanie :)

[@hidayatoceandar5004]

Long live Falcon and BMS team. Thank you so much for the joy and fun.

[@Hairysteed]

Amazing remake of the original menu music 😁

[@urrugames4062]

Best dev team, best sim, best jet ever.

[@assafgol]

Those guys are saints. I have so much respect for those moders. amazing work.

[@Syntax152]

New models looks stunning great work

[@aladecombatevirtualcuba4405]

Now and ever, Falcon Forever.

[@Duvstep910]

can't wait to see what the future brings

[@timjacobi5672]

Falcon AT, Falcon 3.0, Falcon 4.0, Falcon BMS!!! I’ve had them all. You guys are doing great work to keep a legend alive!!!

[@TSHKKRipper]

Everything about F-16 including the BMS is a wonder.

[@anderson9905]

Absolutely stunning! F-16 and BMS both.

[@Vice1-4]

Man, 50 years. That’s just crazy! Good work to all the people keeping this flight sim alive!

[@ONGInfiniteInYourArea]

The F16 will remain as the predator of the skies forever; alongside the F22. Long live the Falcon!

[@LuisFelipy]

The prototype was so confident that it knew it's gonna be a success

[@MrCubanSpy]

This put a smile on my face. Amazing video!

[@AzaelJA21]

i absolutely loved this, you guys have all respect. Falcon forever!

[@mikekal4472]

Excellent work from the video makers! BMS never looked and felt better, keep going guys.

[@Dee-Jay]

Über great guys!

[@EricTDFC]

LONG LIVE THE FALCON

[@mosquito.j.785]

She's the sexiest 50 year old ever.

[@JavierRollon]

expecting the first flight of the new rendering engine. I am waiting for that with the new VR.

[@MaxWaldorf]

Waiting for your next 3D model the meantime... We lack 3D models and X-Plane is less fun 😂

[@theflyinggasmask]

Looks amazing!

[@km1983a]

These new canopy colors/effects... is this PBR? I thought there were scenes from 4.38 but you wrote 4.37u4. Looks great!

[@micro3939]

It is PBR which will come for some models with 4.37U4

[@69-ke3zw]

Long live Falcon and BMS: I am enjoying a lot

[@salsadevil]

aww great vid thx bms team-so sure it was going to be 38 release trailer-but 3-4 weeks guys !!!!

[@foxy0690]

Happy birthday fighting falcon!

[@boysen01]

Awesome, such beautiful jets !

[@Only_Attacker]

Long live the Falcon ~!

[@fullnegi]

You guys made such a GREAT work on this video ! Cheers for the video teams and BMS team 🎉

[@falconbmsvaultbrasil9914]

Simplesmente maravilhoso. Parabéns pela iniciativa.

[@RAPTORGAMINGz]

Legend F16 ❤

[@Fox-86]

Guys.... I never cry... 🥹

[@the_eagle_of_masyaf]

Thank you for this game for the people who can't play DCS,much appreciated

[@MultiJp51]

if you play BMS just because you cant play DCS, i think you probably miss a point

[@RW-zn8vy]

@@MultiJp51I mean on paper dcs is better by miles but I. Short the argument is quantity over quality.

[@ghosk]

​@@RW-zn8vy DCS looks better to the untrained eye. BMS has a research-grade flight model and a dynamic campaign that DCS still can't replicate. For the niche that BMS occupies, it absolutely reigns supreme in my humble opinion.

[@RW-zn8vy]

@@ghosk the dynamic campaign gets boring pretty fast over time but it is a really old game. Dcs isn’t going to replicate that. They even said it themselves. They want to make something new.

[@ghosk]

@@RW-zn8vy I think we could argue perpetually about this BUT: the campaign is infinitely tweakable such that you could get tasked with almost any mission the f-16 is capable of, so... What else would you want to do in a game about flying a military jet? And also I believe a graphics update is coming this year, which tends to be most people's hesitation. I'm biased though, clearly. I picked it up in the ~4.31 days and come back to it when I get a milsim itch.

[@raffaelerossi5183]

Great video!!

[@4nk475]

Nice work!

[@alippay2]

Amazing! 🙂

[@ulissesdasilvaporciu]

Wow ! Parabéns, adoro esse simulador.

[@nollix]

Happy birthday to the viper!

[@simgaminglife4392]

Long live the Falcon 🙌

[@regzero07]

Bravo!

[@tomskst-pierre6981]

How did you film this without a replay mode?:) BMS needs cinematic replays badly as it's a gorgeous sim!

[@micro3939]

We don't need replay. We have talented filmmakers 🙂

[@tomskst-pierre6981]

@@micro3939 Talent is a crutch :) Need proper solution in a form of a replay system! :) Even DCS style track recording would be awesome.

[@ferrarikangaroo9271]

Forever Falcon! I guess, it's time to reinstall? I still have my original binder copy of F4. Is the original manual & documentation still relevant?

[@bend1483]

Not really BMS changes so much that you might as well just use the extensive BMS training docs to get up to speed.

[@GeoffHodgkinson]

I have the ringbound manual too, and it is almost certainly well out of date. There is much more extensive documentation installed with BMS.

[@timjacobi5672]

I Remember the ring bound manual!!!

[@marijandumancic4259]

Ok my goose is thorougly bumped.

[@Mike-pq8yu]

Is this a 4.38 preview aswell? Lighting is looking fantastic!

[@6XENO9]

Nope those scenes are from 4.37u4 most likely.

[@mrcroa2564]

Badass !

[@andrew_maverick]

Hell yeah💪💪

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Dayum PBR looking good?

[@AR_Parker]

❤

[@mraviatorboii2510]

Is the JASDF F-2 Viper Zero in the sim ??

[@Jax0319]

Hmmm 4.38? Visuals and models look newer, HELLL YEAHHHHHHH😅

[@micro3939]

4.37U3 (Maiden flight sequence) and 4.37U4 (the rest). No 4.38 ;-)

[@dariuszmatt76]

What maps were used in the vid? The green one didn’t look like default Korea…

[@micro3939]

Default KTO 4.37U3/U4

[@micro3939]

Thank you @simgaminglife and @Mikyjax for the great work and support!

[@mikyjax]

Thank you for the opportunity and the music :)

[@RedFail1-1]

Any chance you guys could make it so we can use modifier keys? I really really want to play BMS but because I only have a HOTAS One with very few buttons and only one hat I can't play it. I've tried so many times. So please please please can you do this?

[@joedrummond946]

they just wont let this sim die! look at them, look at them go! its incredible, no, its inevitable xD

[@gle_Goo]

[@poketationb]

4.38?

[@micro3939]

4.37U3 (Maiden flight sequence) and 4.37U4 (the rest). No 4.38 ;-)

[@ebubekircagrsen7824]

why my falcon bms not looks good as this

[@micro3939]

Wait for U4, then you have the same result

[@6XENO9]

​@@micro3939 I was wandering if tone mapping was that much improved for U4 or is it postprocess effect added by D3m!4n, like he did in his M2k video.

[@simgaminglife4392]

Hey man, thanks for watching. To answer your question i didnt touch colors or any prostprocess at all. Except for some bokeh bluring everything in this video is 100% natural in game content@@6XENO9

[@6XENO9]

@@simgaminglife4392 Hi Dem!4n, thanks for an answer. It's good to know it is that way in u4, if it wouldn't, I'd drag I-Hawk &co to watch this clip 1000x times to learn how it is supposed to look like :D (just joking, you guys are doing fantastic work).

[@_cash612_]

4.38？🥺

[@Dee-Jay]

Nope. 4.37

[@stevenw4334]

if its not broke dont fix it.

[@DerekSpeareDSD]

one of the main reasons for the F16 was that the F4 was getting smoked in Vietnam when the Air Force realized they messed up thinking all fights would not be dogfights.

[@RW-zn8vy]

The f4 was getting most of the kills actually and finished the war with a positive ratio. But yes it still sucked in a turn fight.

[@Altrote100]

BMS dude... it is useless to add more words

[@theack777]

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[@soumyajitsingha9614]

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