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In this “how to” video, we depart out of China Lake and take the "experimental" Darkstar transcontinental; flying a full profile at Mach 9 / 120,000ft over the United States, within MSFS.
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
MSI B550M
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 4.7GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight!

[@natebot321]

9:13 The radios calling out the same altitude as in game gave me a chill. So cool, even if a coincidence.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I often take the time and effort to make those sorts of things match up, where it's reasonably easy to do so - but that one was pure luck : P Glad you enjoyed it though! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

[@F22raptor46]

​@IntotheBlueSimulations So did you custom make those radio calls?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

The radio calls are real-world recordings, from a NASA Apollo-era mission (I forget which one at this point), but I manually edited them into the video, yes. Cheers : )

[@MonostripeZebra]

My favourite thing about this THING is: You can fit it supersonically through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris!

[@twistedyogert]

Sounds like you'd need Jedi reflexes to pull that off.

[@holobolo1661]

@@twistedyogert someone did it already

[@halconfenix0]

@@holobolo1661 link or didnt happen

[@fryfel_gaming5758]

@@halconfenix0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIOviWmVd8admJo

[@painting4850]

@@halconfenix0 may wanna check monostripes channel :p

[@mobias7]

Awesome flight and I like how the audio chatter and music came together. Really atmospheric. I can’t wait until Asobo bring the aurora borealis into the sim. Flights up high over the arctic circle should look incredible. I did my first flight in the Dark Star in VR last night. Really recommend it. Gives you a little glimpse into how terrifying it would be to be a real world hypersonic test pilot.

[@ksull72487]

Mach 9 lol I'm scared just thinking about it. One little hiccup you could miss a run way by states lol not miles. Going to be fun tho outside the challenge. I especially like the roll manuaver and pitch down to pick up speed before pitching up to light the scram jets. Need more documentation on it. I'm going to run the challenge alot and dissect it. Let's say you want to cross the Atlantic at what point do you start descent and pitch down to maintain g's and not over shoot. The challenge guides you very well. But I could see this being more fun on world.

[@R-UBBERD-UCK]

But did you notice that the chatter is from a shuttle mission at NASA? This video was basically porn for me. Insane speed, insane heights, NASA, Murica. all that's missing is a pig roast and a cold Budweiser.

[@JazofNotcompaqt]

It's a bunch of Apollo mission recordings. I can easily recognise Gene Kranz's voice, possibly also Alan Shepard.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Mobias, really glad you enjoyed it! I can only imagine that the Darkstar must be spectacular in VR! I do want to try that for myself when I can find the time. VR can be amazing for giving one at least a little idea of what certain experiences must have been like: I did a channel crossing in the Wing42 Bleriot and heading out over the water in crumby weather, I felt like I got just the slightest glimpse of how daunting it must have been! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Very close JoN. It was recordings from Mercury 6 ; ) All the best!

[@wanderer2688]

Can't wait to do some historical recon missions from Japan into east asia as if this were an SR-71

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Sounds like fun Wanderer! Will be good practice for when we eventually get the MILVIZ SR-71 ; ) Enjoy!

[@majorborngusfluunduch8694]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Wait a minute someone is making a SR-71? How much do we know about it?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed! MILVIZ are working on one. I don’t know a tonne about it, but there are a few screenshots kicking around and being MILVIZ, I’m fairly sure it’ll be a quality addon. That’s all I know I’m afraid. All the best! : )

[@breastbroeder]

Usually i only fly high fidelity aircraft, but damn this thing is too much fun

[@Eastbirds_Lee]

Me too lol! The mechanics to get this thing to Mach 9 is kind of a thrill

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Ah well there you go! It's always important to have fun as well hehe ; ) I've had a few other people say the same thing and it goes to show just what a good job Asobo have done with the Darkstar. There's enough depth there to make it interesting and it's a fun challenge to fly - everyone seems to be having a great time with it! All the best! : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Exactly Lee : )

[@westonloomis]

The terrifying thing about hypersonic flight is that slight changes in pitch can result in drastic changes in altitude in such a short space of time. I hadn't thought about that before watching this. Your channel has made me want to get my VR headset out, buy a HOTAS, and start learning to fly on flight simulator. Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Indeed WL; at those sorts of speeds, I would imagine it doesn’t take much to upset the aircraft in either a minor, or a catastrophic way! I was watching something just today in fact and they were saying that one of the reasons the US halted development of hypersonic missiles, was the erratic flight path. I’m sure development will start up again though, now that everyone has seen the Russians have them. I’m really glad the channel has inspired you enough to think about getting into flight sim, that’s really one of my main goals : ) My pleasure! Thanks very much for watching and all the best!

[@slydude71]

This aircraft is great but i still hope someone comes out with a High Fidelity SR-71

[@fredschriks8554]

Oh yes please! I would pay money for that.

[@jakeh8780]

Milviz is making an SR-71. It should be out later this year. There’s already pictures of the model.

[@deadshot4245]

if you could do what dcs can in it it would be even more impressive

[@slydude71]

@@jakeh8780 I heard milviz was going to make one but when I looked for it all I found was dead links. Has been a little bit though so I'll check!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Slydude, As Jake mentions, MILVIZ are indeed building one as we speak! I must admit, MILVIZ's announcement didn't get me all that excited at the time, but the Darkstar has really got me in the mood now (and being a MILVIZ aircraft, you know it'll probably be pretty great)! All the best : )

[@jstring]

Looks like it’s worth a shot, even if lacking in a lot of depth. And hey, it’s free 🤷🏻‍♂️ Great quality review as always. All the best!

[@jstring]

@Quinzerrak not that I’ve seen…

[@SiIverPug]

@Quinzerrak No.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much GAOTU, glad you enjoyed the video! I would say that the Darkstar is absolutely worth a shot! It's not a full-on simulation of the aircraft of course, but there is enough depth there to make for a fun and interesting challenge. Happy flying! : )

[@yayaya1193able]

@Quinzerrak dankstar 🤣🤣🤣

[@frosty_3900]

Just flew from San Diego to New York in about 40 minutes, was absolutely amazing, probably my go to plane from now on

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, nice one Frosty! Yeah, the Darkstar is a bit of a beast of a machine isn't it - certainly pretty handy if you're looking to get from A to B in a hurry XD Happy flying! : )

[@where.is.Anthony]

40? it should be less then 30

[@frosty_3900]

@@where.is.Anthony well I was new to flying it so it took me time to get used to the stages of getting it to its top speed

[@MaoistBanker]

Do a flight that starts in darkness on the East coast and make the sun rise in reverse!

[@mattymatt011387]

That would be siiiick 😂

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, thanks for the suggestion Jonathan! It's actually a flight I've had down to do for a while now (I was planning on doing it with Concorde originally). I'll get around to it one day - should be good fun! : ) Cheers and all the best!

[@livingcorpse5664]

I like that they even included the atmosphere around the aircraft turning into plasma. When you fly at hypersonic speeds its gonna be like flying face first into the flames of a blowtorch because the friction from air resistance at those speeds generates an insane amount of heat. Its pretty much why you see spacecraft and meteors glowing with "fire" around them as they enter Earth's atmosphere.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Yeah, it was definitely a nice little touch from Asobo! In fact, overall they did a really nice job with the Darkstar, adding enough detail into the aircraft to make it fun and interesting to operate, as well as providing a nice challenge. You really do have to be made of “the right stuff”, to sit in a small metal capsule, whilst it slowly burns up through the Earth’s atmosphere haha! : O Cheers and all the best : )

[@GumperVanLier]

Neat! Audio chatter and background music enhanced it. Great video.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Gumper, really glad you enjoyed it! All the best : )

[@handlebard]

Well I remember when learning to fly telling my mother that the instructor said "The higher you are, the faster you are, the safer you are" 😉

[@dsdy1205]

Aerodynamic heating: guess again motherfker

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, well the Darkstar must be just about as safe as they come then! Nothing says safety, like screaming along at Mach 9, in an environment completely inhospitable to man, whilst the front of your aircraft slowly melts XD All the best good sir! : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I guess the same if true of speed in helicopters as well Andy ; ) All the best! : )

[@saintniccage2818]

Laughs in a 4 min fall from 28, 000 ft.

[@TechGorilla1987]

I have only flown this once since I got it. I followed your lead and got to some SCREAMING speed and I kept climbing...till the controls and touching the buttons became very difficult. I thought the game was glitching until I realized that I was of such an altitude as to be weightless. I thought that was a fantastically fun mechanic.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, well I'm glad the tutorial got you heading in the right direction TG! Sounds like you took the aircraft quite a bit further than I ever have XD All the best : )

[@drbernardbheller8724]

I can't tell you how delighted I am to have lived thru the propeller era to the jet era to the Rocket to the Moon era, and now the Hypersonic era. I saw the SR-71 on the flight deck of the SS INTREPID , and still wonder why they didn't develop a Hyperspace aircraft for commercial flights. I realize that it's unlikely but I would love to go NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO in half an hour. TWO thumbs up, guys. FYI, back in the early 1980's, shortly after leaving the Air Force, a friend of mine who worked for NASA let me play with their Moon landing simulator. It made you feel as though you were flying and landing Neil Armstrong's Lunar Lander. I imagine that would be an even wilder experience now, considering the massive improvements in computing power, not to mention the byproduct known as CGI. What was a thrill-ride back then would likely leave you breathless nowadays. If you remember what the picture on a tube TV looked like then compared with 4 or even 8K TV NOW, we've come a VERY LONG WAY since then. For one thing, I am driving a Subaru Forester which can maintain speed and stay in a lane on any highway RIGHT NOW, with the touch of a button on the steering wheel. That's right. Look, Ma, NO HANDS is a reality. I may be in my 70's, but you just have got to love technology. BTW, my license plate reads DRBHAPPY. Really! And now, back to our regularly scheduled program.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hello Bernard, Indeed, it's quite a time to have been alive! Not only for aviation, but for all of the other tech we have seen developed over that period as well. I would love to have seen the moon landings, that really must have been quite special! Thanks very much for sharing and all the best to you : )

[@labhusky3]

With the amazing efficiency of those scram jets, I might see how long it takes to fly from my home town of 5 wing Goose Bay to my current city/airport of CYYC. At dusk of course. Race the sunset in style with a hell of a plane

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Sounds like a great flight Labhusky! I hope you enjoy / enjoyed it : ) All the best!

[@shinkicker404]

This thing actually has spoilers if you didn't know. The tail fins angle inwards and it can help drop the speed quite hard.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I actually didn't know. Cheers ML, much appreciated! : )

[@theaviator8088]

Nice video man!! Tried it myself and it is impossible to land smoothly. Every time I did it I landed even harder than you did! I mean, it is a military plane after all! Cheers man!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

It is. The Darkstar can be downloaded from the Marketplace as part of the Top Gun Maverick update : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, thanks Aviator! The Darkstar is indeed a tricky beast to land smoothly. Flare too much and you just end up airborne again, so "Navy style" landings are the way to go I reckon ; ) All the best!

[@pythosdegothos6181]

Love the radio chatter being NASA communications. I think I recognized Alan Shepherd's voice in there.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hehe, I thought it fit reasonably well with a Darkstar-style “mission”. I actually don’t remember 100%, which mission recording I used, but I seem to recall it was one of the Mercury missions. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Cheers Pythos : )

[@pythosdegothos6181]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations So, I went and got this plane. What a thrill. My first flight was a very simple bit of pattern work...at 300mph around Beale AFB in California, just to get a handle of the things handling. Then a short hop to Edwards AFB from Beale...and that first flight went all pear shaped. LOL. COuld not get the thing to maintain Mach 1. I realized I was flying at too high a pitch. Figured no more than 10 degrees when hauling tail. Today, I successfully got to Mach 9, and BLEW right past Edwards during the slow down, and I just ended flying on the conventional engines the 80 or so miles back to edwards where I landed. The sythetic vision camera must be "mounted" somewhere below the AC's center line as it distorts one's picture when banking. Overall though...fun, just fun. HOw realistic? If it is based on a simulation of the SR-71, I would say this could be viable, but who knows.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, that all sounds about right and I’m pretty sure summarises most peoples first adventures with the DarkStar (it’s always a touch embarrassing, having to limp back home on the on the conventional engines, tail between your legs - I’ve never done that of course XD ). I’m really glad you had an enjoyable experience with the aircraft though. As you say, it’s just pure good fun! The perfect example of what a “fantasy” aircraft should be like in MSFS (the Pelican was a bit of a stretch for me). There’s certainly enough there to have you thinking about the flight profile and one can’t just “brute force” it. As I understand it, in terms of materials science Mach 9 is a bit farfetched, but otherwise, I think the aircraft is a reasonably viable recreation of what an SR72 might look like. Thanks for sharing! All the best : )

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

Nice job. I wish this thing had an autopilot and the ability to do ILS approaches since NAV frequencies can be tuned.

[@shinkicker404]

I'm wondering if someone will make a mod for it, it would be nice.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thank you sir and lovely to see you here on the channel! I was watching some of your content around the time you were previewing Concorde and I really enjoyed your style and general attitude : ) It would certainly be nice if the Darkstar had an autopilot, Tom Cruise would never use it of course though! ; ) Cheers and all the best!

[@thecorporatepilotdad]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations I sometimes visit other channels for fun ;) Those Concorde videos were fun to make but after making 4 videos that week, I took a 2 week break from making the next video. Hopefully, we will see an update on the Darkstar but with all the extra time from delays due to the pushed back movie release, the devs would have had time to add those features in if they wanted to. Maybe we will get lucky. Have to wait and see.

[@jefftaylor156]

Flew PANC-KMCO yesterday in 1 hour and 20 mins. Pretty cool

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, nice one Jeff! It' pretty phenomenal what the Darkstar can achieve - good fun getting it from A to B as well : ) Enjoy!

[@EU-eb7xd]

Good show. I wonder when the Darkstar will become a reality.

[@cesar.21k58]

Def one of the best flight vids ive seen, good work. 👍

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Well thanks very much Cesar, very kind of you to say! Really glad you enjoyed it! Cheers and all the best : )

[@woodsy.2977]

This looks like an absolute blast. Been thinking of reinstalling and this sold it for me.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

It is Woodsy haha! Yeah, the Darkstar is a pretty nice effort from Asobo actually. There's enough there to make the aircraft interesting and challenging to fly and cracking along at Mach 9 / 120,000ft is quite the experience! All the best : )

[@jonridley]

did it in VR just now, took me a lot longer as i diudnt realise i needed to pitch down periodiclally to keep my speed increasing. Very exciting. My graphics card sounded louder than the engines at times 🙂 Landing is quite hard as you cant lookk out of the window. You should see if you can take it round the mach loop 🙂

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I can only imagine that the Darkstar would be awesome in VR Jonny! I keep meaning to try it for myself, fairly sure it would kill my graphics card though XD Landing is indeed rather tricky. Visibility is obviously limited and the aircraft lands on a knife-edge between coming down with a massive thump and heading back up into the sky haha. Well, since you ask. . . ; ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2WUmJxqp6mIo5Y Cheers! Enjoy : )

[@leezinke4351]

This is the coolest plane ever!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, it's certainly right up there Lee! ; )

[@leezinke4351]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations True that! lol

[@jxk4500]

Thats pretty neat - gonna try it out

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Yeah, it's good fun Blitz! Well worth a go : ) Enjoy!

[@stewiepid4385]

This was quite enjoyable! Very immersive sound / music tracks. Loved the 'radio chatter' with Capcom callouts.

[@scandinavian941]

@Marcus Lonzo not an add-on in the game, but an add on to the video

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Stewie, glad you enjoyed it! I'm a sucker for anything Mercury / Gemini / Apollo related and felt the Capcom stuff fit the mood quite well. All the best : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Marcus, As Scandinavian941 very helpfully points out, it's not radio chatter that is included with the mission, but is instead something I added in myself for the sake of the video : ) All the best!

[@stewiepid4385]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations My late father, J.D. Reed, was an engineer at Johnson Space Center during the Mercury Redstone / Gemini / and up to Apollo 7 then left to work for the Dept. of Human Services (HEW at the time). He also flew GA aircraft (Beech Bonanza V-Tail). Continued success.

[@Vigulfr]

There we go, managed to get the scramjets on this time, good job! ;) Although I can't be too snarky considering my pathetic landing attempts in this so far lol. I bet a lot of pensioners in Florida complained about them sonic booms. Dunno if you know but above the MFD there's three lit buttons, press them and you get different pages including a flight profile page. Also this thing really needs to be flown from Area 51! Superspud has a good Area 51 scenery over on the regular site. Anyhoo, great video as always. Really good use of music there! Cheers.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, second time was indeed the charm in this case. I don't think the pensioners can complain, if they have in fact been on the receiving end of a hypersonic boom-induced heart attack XD Area 51 does indeed sound like a good option for any future flights, I shall have to check out the scenery. Cheers! : )

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

I live in Cape Canaveral near Jetty Park. We have all types of booms. I'd imagine this would have a similar boom count(double) as the shuttle did on approach.

[@racheljennings8548]

I bet it broke their concentration playing tennis

[@lukas6485]

You know that you can bring the nose down without flipping the entire plane over? 😂

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

For sure Lucas, but that’s the technique suggested by the tutorial (presumably to minimise negative g loading), so I chose to replicate it here. It’s a bit of fun, if nothing else ; ) All the best

[@nuothe11th]

One thing I've noticed when you fly with high realism settings, if you don't maintain the CG below ~25 (pump fuel forward), you'll go Unstable when the SCRAMs lightoff. Also it's not clear if I'm supposed to leave the A/B engaged when the SCRAMs are running; when the conventionals spool down, the throttle levers also come out of A/B.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Interesting nuothe; I run with high realism settings and didn't notice any such behaviour myself (not to say you're wrong though). Perhaps I was lucky and just happened to have the CG in the correct position at the time. I think it's fine to leave the A/B's in - as you say, the conventional engines will spool down of their own accord at any rate. Cheers and all the best! : )

[@hmshood9212]

This thing would leave SAMs in the dust at maximum speed. It’s be in and out of their operational range while the SAM is still in its boost phase.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Indeed Hood; the pilot would be back on the ground, having a nice cold beer by the time the missile had given up haha : P

[@xavierpaul49]

The Skies is no longer the Limit 💫

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed Xavier! Seems it not so much “Into the Blue”, but “Into the Black” with the Darkstar ; ) All the best!

[@xavierpaul49]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks. Lots of changes and hi tech. in Aviation and Flights. Someday decades from now well have Starfighter planes. You never know

[@justflightsim503]

That was brilliant and really informative. Was struggling with this today but appreciated the way you talked through each step.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Ah well thanks very much JFS! Really glad you found it helpful. Happy flying and all the best! : )

[@dpal88331]

God damn it now I have a new favourite KZbinr so need to binge watch all of your content. Curse you!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha! I can only apologise Danny! XD I’m afraid at this point there’s quite a bit of content to go through as well hehe, but I certainly hope you enjoy it! Thanks very much for the kind words and welcome aboard : )

[@TheShadowChevy]

Nice one! Thx 4 the video. Tried the procedure and worked like a charm!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Perfect SC, really glad it helped! My pleasure on the video. Thanks for watching and all the best : )

[@sihocolus]

i flew already fromklax to tokyo and from Ibaraki (between Ooari and Tokyo) to EDDB Berlin - each flight took just 1 hour.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha! Yes, the speed of the Dakstar is pretty amazing isn't it SiHO! All the best : )

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

So this is MFS. Which does rely on some actual physics for aircraft. Does that mean that Darkstar could actually fly? Now I'm curious how its radar signature would look.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Aerodynamically, I think it's feasible QTFS. I believe the Darkstar's design is based on the real-world SR-72 concept. I think the only major issue with the Darkstar vs reality (or one of the issues at any rate), is the aircraft's supposed top speed. I gather in reality, we don't really have any suitable materials for sustained flight at Mach 10 (I seem to recall that the "real" SR-72 is slated to go around Mach 6). As to the aircraft's radar signature - I have no clue on that one I'm afraid haha. Cheers and all the best! : )

[@sloppydog4831]

Great flying man!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks SD, very much appreciated! All the best : )

[@davidenativo]

Amazing, thank you!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Davide, something a bit different hey XD I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and all the best : )

[@dhop55]

Anyone figured out how to handle a flameout? It has happened when the fuel cells don't start up when reaching mach 3 and jet engines disable/flameout.

[@ksull72487]

Theirs two reset switches. I played with this quite a bit when you do your roll to inverted and pitch down keep pitching down to around Mach 1.6 if you have altitude. Then roll and pitch up 10 degrees. Stabilize and start scram jets. ASAP. This is gonna be a fun Jet. I was a big fan of the SR-71. In world we could have some fun seeing how far and fast it could go. The disadvantage is things happen fast and it's going to need long runways lol ATC is probably not an option lol.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much for offering up the help Kristopher, much appreciated! : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hopefully Kristopher's tip helped you there dhop. The real trick is to try and get the scrams started at a lower level - before the conventional engines shut down. All the best! : )

[@GWAIHIRKV]

Impressive flying 👍

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Ken, very kind of you to say! : ) All the best!

[@CrossWindsPat]

I’m not sure if it’s different in Europe but when you say “flight level 240” what you meant was “flight level 24”. FL240 would be 240 thousand feet lol.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi ap2pat, Not sure where is home for you, but FL240 definitely = 24,000ft everywhere I’ve ever flown : ) Conversely though, I kept referring to 120,000ft etc as FL120; force of habit, but it should actually be FL1200 haha. Cheers and all the best!

[@robertb.3651]

FL 240 is 24000 ft bro 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@chenjack3418]

How to navigate to cape Canaveral airport by compass? I didn't see the navigated path on my compass HUD.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Jack, Did you program a route using the sim’s flight planner, ahead of starting the flight? If you build up a flight plan from the world map, before you hit “Fly Now”, the route will then be displayed on the Darkstar’s navigation systems. I hope that helps a little? All the best! : )

[@rackum44]

Very cool

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Cheers Rickie! I’m glad you enjoyed it : )

[@conlethbyrne4809]

Enjoyed this video it's some plane. Thanks 💚

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Conleth, glad you enjoyed it! The Darkstar is indeed quite something haha : ) All the best!

[@Gamerguy-501]

I like the fact of how fast this thing seriously is compared to the Concorde that would take 3 hours to get to Paris… this thing will get there within 50 mins I’d say with how fast it goes. Don’t go too high otherwise you’ll miss it 😂😂😂😂

[@SpinuzziProductions]

I flew it from San Diego to Tokyo in about an hour last night. It was sick!

[@Gamerguy-501]

@@SpinuzziProductions damn! How did u stick with the navigation system

[@SpinuzziProductions]

@@Gamerguy-501 I just used my compass😂 I didn’t put a destination in so I didn’t even have that heading. I just went west north west and made it miraculously lol

[@Gamerguy-501]

@@SpinuzziProductions 😂😂😂 tbh there’s no way you can stay within your gps when your trying to get to Mach 9! The nice thing is if u can get sorta close to it that’s good then for sure! I didn’t realize this but I was trying to fly to a country in England and I ended up flying to EGOD which is a Russian flying school!! I chose that on the map cuz I thought it was in United Kingdom! I flew from San Diego to EGOD, Russia within an hour and a half!! It’s so impressive with how freakin fast that thing seriously is!! It’s a legit bullet with a jet on the back that’s hyper sonic! I flew it from night time in San Diego to morning time in Russia!! It was beautiful with the sunrising up!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed! There aren't too many things that make Concorde look a bit lazy, but this is certainly one of them. Then again, Concorde didn't have the benefit of being fictitious haha ; ) Either way, the Darkstar is great fun! Enjoy : )

[@ksull72487]

Okay I'm having fun with this thing. My best time was 31 minutes on the challenge. But I'm seeing alot of Darkstars at 275,000 feet. Like as soon as you break stratosphere omg people up here. I think the roll manuaver is needed to break Mach 1. In challenge you want to build speed tho. KSFO San Francisco to PHNLL Honolulu choose longest run ways. I'm having fun with this thing. Guys keep it real 120 to 150k feet

[@SternLX]

275,000ft? Damn, that's 52 miles. Another 5200ft up from there at 53 miles is the Thermosphere and your on the edge of Space. 52000ft more at 63 miles is the accepted altitude for the lowest low Orbits. Basically you where 58000ft shy of putting it in orbit.

[@3000gtDentist]

275k in VR is mind blowing cool

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I'll bet Salvatore! I keep meaning to try it myself : ) All the best!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Glad you're enjoying it Kristopher! The Darkstar is indeed great fun and makes for some interesting flying opportunities. It seems everyone wants to take it as high and fast as it will go though haha. Happy flying and all the best : )

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, cheers Tom! Glad you enjoyed it : ) All the best!

[@swango1]

I took her up to 275,000 ft (simulator max altitude) and broke M 10.1. Tried to get 10.2, she just wouldn't give it to me haha.

[@SternLX]

280,000ft is the start of the Thermosphere. Technically Space. 335000ft(63.5 miles) with enough speed will put you in a Low earth orbit. :)

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, nice one Jason! I've had one person putting their hand up for Mach 10.3, no idea if that was true or not though. . . Either way, Mach 10 should be enough to get one to their destination within a reasonable time-frame XD Cheers and all the best! : )

[@clifforddandron4792]

Great video Thanks

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Clifford, glad you enjoyed it! My pleasure and all the best : )

[@alexm.s4000]

Went mach 10 at 275000 But since im fairly new to the game (game pass with 7 hours flight 🤣) i binned it because i was off course by about 400 miles and lost fuel. Still, its a beautiful machine

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, nice one Alex! 400 miles is nothing in the Darkstar I suppose : P Glad to hear you’re enjoying the sim anyway! Happy flying : )

[@happydappyman]

It's pretty basic but it does what it does well. I've been climbing to 32k, then I do a shallow dive at around -10 degrees until I hit about 550 IAS. Then I pitch up slowly to maintain my IAS which will be just over 600 at that point. You can pitch to maintain IAS until you hit mach 3+ then enable the scrams and fuel cell. The faster you get going before your climb to mach 3, the better the engines work and the easier it actually is to maintain speed. That's why I try to aim for just over 600 IAS. At that speed you have enough power and you won't lose any speed at all in your climb. At that point you can't do too much wrong. I cruise about mach 8 to save a bit of fuel

[@happydappyman]

At Mach 8 I got from Guam to Sydney. Still haven't quite figured out how best to fly an approach what with not being able to see. I find it's easiest if you come in for a pretty shallow approach. About 20 to 25% on the throttle.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Some great pointers there HDM, thanks for sharing : ) Like you, I find a shallow approach is the best way to go for the landing (not least of all to help with the flare). The synthetic vision is easy enough to fly off and peripheral vision is good enough to help judge the flare (I've yet to have a greaser in the Darkstar though haha). Tuning up the ILS can also help a bit with guidance. Cheers and all the best!

[@NovejSpeed3]

So many broken windows in Florida reported after a strange sonic 💥 😆

[@Augenda]

A boom from something hypersonic would damage house foundations. Wouldn’t just be windows.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha! Anyone living near the KSC, must be well used to loud noises at this point anyway XD All the best!

[@Jimbo-in-Thailand]

👍👍 ItBS - LOL that was a whole lot smoother touchdown than my aircraft carrier style slam dunk this morning.😲 Yeah, this baby definitely lacks elevator authority but WOW what a really nice and oh so exotic and fun to fly bird! 😁

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha yeah, there doesn't seem to be much "greasing" in the Darkstar does there Jimbo; either you're coming down with a bump, or you're going flying again XD As you say though, great fun and a nice little challenge overall! All the best : )

[@goingoutonmyshield2811]

Ill race you mate. Simulator to simulator, you on Microsoft Flight Sim and me on Orbiter Space Flight Sim, You in the Darkstar and me in the X2 Ravenstar. We can race from Cape Canaveral Florida to Seattle WA.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha! Well, I think you’d win that one. I am though, a big fan of Orbiter also : ) Happy flying and all the best!

[@goingoutonmyshield2811]

That's cool bro! Love your videos keep up the great work. Godspeed@@IntotheBlueSimulations

[@gazgazgaz2]

5900X 3080Ti 32G usually most missions frame rate is about 30~70 ish. But only this Darkstar mission keeps show 7~9 Frame rate. Any idea why for my computer or settings ???

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Sini, I’m really sorry, but I have no idea what might be causing that issue. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Darkstar? That’s about all I can think to do. . . I do hope you manage to get things sorted. All the best! : )

[@FlyingMaxFr]

You can use spoilers at least when decelerating on the runway!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Ahh, cheers Max - I actually didn’t realise the Darkstar has spoilers haha. Probably better to let the spoilers slow the aircraft down initially and finish up with the brakes at the end then. All the best : )

[@leecooper7564]

Wow.. some are spoilt.. mines has erratic random interference to rudder,ailerons and elevon.. which become 95% non responsive above ground 😂

[@jaromirandel543]

I am quite impreseed by Vne speed of this. There should be some maximum IAS limit which I can not see. The limit should be given by aircraft surface temperature strenght limit. Also very interesting is that fuel from front tank is not pumped into rear tank to balance the aircraft weight. Because once over the speed of sound, every aircraft becomes very nose heavy. So transfer fuel to rear tank to balance weight. Also I guess like in Concorde the fin wing tanks should be depleted first because the fuel might be overheated.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Jaromír, Haha, well whilst I think Asobo put a surprising amount of effort into the Darkstar, I guess those sorts of considerations were beyond the level of fidelity they were looking to bring. I presume the maximum speed of the aircraft was dictated more by the Top Gun movie, than any real-world materials limitations etc. I've had a few other viewers state that CofG does actually affect aircraft performance, though I haven't seen any evidence of that myself. . . Cheers and all the best! : )

[@kufo79]

Superb

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it : ) All the best!

[@almanac520]

this was in topo gun maverick

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

It is indeed Almanac. The Darkstar is included as part of the MSFS "Top Gun Maverick update" : ) All the best!

[@Chris2745100]

I have a feeling this plane or a plane similar to Darkstar exists but we will never be told about it.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I'm sure there are many military projects and pieces of hardware being worked on, that we are blissfully unaware of Chris. Apparently the Chinese were actually caught trying to take pictures of "the Darkstar", so I guess they thought it was a conceivable piece of military tech haha. All the best : )

[@markscars1069]

Such a pro 😎😎😎

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hehe, thank you Mark! I may not be anywhere near as cool as Tom Cruise, but that certainly isn't going to stop me trying! : P All the best!

[@kaeaja]

Huh, I didn't see you hit Mach 10, you got close though, Mach 9.68 or so, how come you didn't go full speed? :O

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha. Well I hadn’t seen the movie at the time and Asobo claims the Darkstar is rated up to Mach 9 - so I stuck with that (more or less). In hindsight though, a Mach 10 run would have been the only way to go : P All the best : )

[@kaeaja]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Haha!

[@melroy19able]

You should do a vat sim flight in this!!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, the thought did occur to me Melroy. I’m not sure the Darkstar quite has all the functionality required to properly carry out a VATSIM flight, but it’d be good fun trying haha (I’ve no doubt someone will, if they haven’t done so already)! All the best : )

[@shinkicker404]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations It is unfortunately banned on Vatsim outside of special use cases. They updated their 'fictional aircraft ban list' to include it. So unless you're part of a 'military' group or whatever its called your SoL. Feels a little gatekeepy but realism is preserved I guess. You'd be going too fast and too high for most controllers anyway.

[@berzerk1450]

In general, I think this is (also) going in a right direction. Of course, the aircraft has no particular system depth, but I would like to see the higher atmospheric layers modelled better and more naturally in the flight simulator, also up to or even into space, in order to be able to make a docking mission to the ISS, for example.

[@MatthewKiff]

Let me tell you about a little game called Kerbal Space Program 😄

[@Rosne134]

This is not a space craft so it wouldn't even be possible nor is msfs a space fligth sim.

[@berzerk1450]

@@Rosne134 MSFS is no spaceflight sim - yet - but that doesnt mean it never cant one. Before the Darkstar Aircraft their were no Stratospheric Scramjets either and there was a time in the beginning military jets were not even able to break the barrier of sound. So yes i HOPE spaceflight can be also possible sometimes IN THE FUTURE. If MS/Asobo make it possible in the Sim third party developers can create a lot of spacecrafts as well.

[@berzerk1450]

@@MatthewKiff I played with the free Orbiter 2010/2016 Simulator years ago. Even the creator of Kerbal Space Program is on the Orbiter-Forum there. It has incredible depths possibilities and tons of mods with a deep system depths.

[@Hartbreak1]

@@berzerk1450 if that does happen it won’t be any time soon, space flight requires a whole new set of physics and mechanics for the orbital part of it (lets not even get into rocketry) and Asobo is still a long way from even refining the atmospheric part of flying.

[@tubeslats]

Does turning on scram jets automatically disengage main engines and afterburner?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Tubeslats, I’m afraid it’s been so long since I recorded this, that I don’t 100% remember, but I think you’re probably correct, yes (and the video would seem to confirm that). At scramjet speeds, I think the conventional jets (and hence also the afterburners) would be rendered useless at any rate. Sorry I can’t offer up anything more “concrete” on that one. All the best! : )

[@Pizzza_Bagel]

Great video as usual!! How can I get that radio chatter? Awesome stuff mate!!

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks very much Dennis, glad you enjoyed it! The radio chatter is actually just something I edited in for the sake of the video (it's recordings from the Mercury 6 mission), not something that is available in-sim. That being said, there is an MSFS ATC chatter app available, if that's the sort of thing you're after. Cheers and all the best : )

[@irImomo]

Do a transatlantic

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Certainly thinking about it Mohammed! I haven’t looked into it yet, not sure whether or not the Darkstar has the legs to do it. Would be fun though haha. All the best! : )

[@moontan91]

there's no man-made material that can withstand the heat generated by speed above Mach 6 at those altitudes. there are workarounds though, like MHD.

[@mattnsac]

Why does it need to be man-made materials? Diamond can handle that temp.

[@moontan91]

@@mattnsac heat resistance is only one factor taken into consideration when engineers select a material that is suitable: weight, brittleness, conductivity, malleability, etc...

[@chrispekel5709]

They can make diamonds

[@mattnsac]

@@chrispekel5709 its not necessarily "man-made" as all it is carbon in a particular structure and you arent making carbon without some seriously hardcore fusion technology.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Moontan, I am by far and away no expert, but I gather the real SR-72 (which the Darkstar is somewhat based on) is only looking to achieve Mach 6. I think the speeds were bumped up for the sake of the movie (and hence this content along with it). Cheers and all the best! : )

[@dancingwilderness]

I read a story once about two friends who would get together each year to fly over magnetic north. I wonder if anyone has tried that in the sim. 😀

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I'm sure someone has SO (the sim doesn't look particularly great at the poles though). Either way, you'd get there pretty quickly in the Darkstar! XD All the best : )

[@barti209]

Is it only my problem that I can't get to mach 3? My best is 2.05, and while doing that I have flown on about 80 000 feet.

[@turrican4d599]

YES! I am too dumb to do that, too! Engine 1 and 2 are 100% but engines 3 and 4 do nothign and are at zero percent.

[@homerl7]

Be sure to use afterburners and do the manoeuvre to gain speed on a reasonable altitude 30000-35000 ft.(when I do it in high altitudes the struggle is real). Other than that I can't find another reason this happens. I always manage to do the procedure and get to mach 9.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Thanks for offering up the help Shen, much appreciated! : )

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Bartek, If you follow the profile I flew here, everything should work - strange if it doesn't. As Shen mentions, it's important to build up speed at a relatively low altitude before engaging the scram jets; too high and the conventional engines will shut down + the scrams won't have enough airflow going through them to fire up. Any luck with it yet? All the best! : )

[@barti209]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yeah, I have already done it. Thanks for help!

[@pipelinecowboy]

I didn't have the radio chatter while I was flying ... maybe it's not something for xbox ? 🤔 graphic look way better Also

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi PC, The radio chatter was something I edited in myself actually. In fact, I wasn’t flying the mission here, rather I recreated it in free flight (hence the early morning departure). All the best! : )

[@OleMozzer]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Beautifully done! It was really immersive, and you made it look so easy and smooth. Do you have the flight plan/waypoints for that flight outside of the mission?

[@OleMozzer]

Ahh nm about the flight plan. Very straightforward setting it up in World Map by selecting KNID and KXMR VFR lol too obvious

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Ah great, glad you managed to get things figured out Darin! PS, glad you enjoyed the flight. Cheers : )

[@LowkeyHundo]

I turned off my scram jets at Mach 9.92 for fun, and instantly shot to Mach 12, and then got sent to oblivion lol. Was worth it tho

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, sounds rather exciting Lowkey! RIP XD

[@isipscognac]

I keep doing the challenge, but it always fails to finish when I land at Cape Canaveral. Am I doing something wrong, or is it a bug?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Schuyler, I found that when I completed the challenge, it took the sim quite some time to acknowledge I had completed it (in the order of 30 seconds or so). I think it’s also beneficial to roll some way down the runway and possibly the park brake needs to go on again as well (that’s when the challenge ended for me, but it may have been a coincidence). I hope that’s of some help. All the best! : )

[@isipscognac]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations so far that hasn’t been working for me. However, after turning on the objectives panel in the assists menu, I simply followed the steps as closely as I could until it marked the challenge as complete. Finished about a second after stopping on the runway.

[@tapehead3832]

Wish they would do something like X-plane and add something like the x-15

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I’m fairly sure someone will come along with an X-15 at some point Tapehead. MILVIZ are working on the SR-71 : ) All the best!

[@tapehead3832]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations interesting. I did not know about that. Thanks

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome! : )

[@aceflywings]

the song in the background, was that from the movie?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

It may well be Ace (I haven’t seen the movie yet). I took the music from the MSFS Darkstar challenge itself though : ) All the best!

[@josephlebard2061]

Heading in the right direction but still lacks power , uaps run circles around this

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Joseph, I gather the Darkstar in Top Gun, is broadly based around the real-world SR-72 designs but even then, is rather overpowered compared to the real design specs (I think the aircraft would be limited by heating / materials science as much as anything). When you mention UAP's, is that essentially a UFO? Cheers and all the best : )

[@snubfungus250]

Any time I fly that thing at Mach 10 my game bugs out and crashes

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Huh, that's strange Kane. I've never actually taken the Darkstar up to Mach 10 myself, but I gather others have and nobody else has made any mention of a CTD. I've no idea what might be causing the issue though I'm afraid. Sorry I can't be of more help on that one. All the best! : )

[@jaromirandel543]

The model is based on SR-72 project which should be unmanned aircraft. Mach 10 is not good for human body. You have to deal with air condition, G limits, e.t.c...

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Indeed. I gather the real-world SR-72 is expected to reach speeds of around Mach 6 - but I guess that wouldn't have been exciting enough for the movie (and of course Tom Cruise has to be able to sit in it haha). Cheers : )

[@magzire]

I don't get the invert while you can just pitch down.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Magzire, Well the tutorial suggests that it’s done, although it’s certainly not necessary. The logic behind it is based on real-wold limitations; by rolling over and pulling through the dive, the pilot (and the airframe) are subjected to positive g’s as opposed to negative g’s - positive g’s are easier for a human to handle. The same is done in the real world during space launches, with the spacecraft rolling over on its “back” as it makes its “turn”. I hope that clarifies things a little. All the best! : )

[@magzire]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Makes a lot of sense now, thanks.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

You’re most welcome! I’m glad it’s a bit clearer : )

[@dsdy1205]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations not sure that the launch profile example is a good analogy; rockets have taken off heads down, heads to the side, and heads up, with no major changes to g-environment. In most ideal situations an orbital rocket (even the shuttle with its wings) tries to generate as little lift as possible, relying only on thrust to accelerate and climb. It's also not immediately evident that the nose down would subject the pilots to major g's. If I'm not wrong the Darkstar climb profile is something called a Rutowski climb, it basically puts the aircraft in a zero-energy-gain condition to accelerate through the transonic barrier. The g's during such a pitchover, at least according to fighter pilots who performed this, puts them light in the seat but not hanging from the straps, so it may be alright to just pitch over. To add on to this i went back and took a look during the roll, your g meter read either 0 or -1 g during the inverted portion, which confirms my suspicion that a pitchover would have been sufficient

[@erikanderson1720]

Okay, Maverick.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, well I don't know about Maverick - probably more like Goose myself XD

[@erikanderson1720]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Okay, Blue Bird ;)

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, is that some character from the new movie (I haven’t seen it yet) - I’m guessing it’s the chick? XD

[@erikanderson1720]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations haha nah, I just made it up for you :P (based on "into the BLUE" and being more like goose (another bird). keep it if you like ;) i think it's kinda classy

[@MiRaje8086]

what's the music in the background?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi MiRaje, I don’t recall the name of the piece I’m afraid, but it’s the same music used in the actual MSFS Darkstar challenge (taken from the movie I believe). I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )

[@eddiebear34]

When it asks me to reduce the turbines to 80%, what do I do. What switches am I looking for?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Eddie, You aren't looking for any switches specifically, rather its a reference to setting 80% of max engine power (on the conventional engines, not the scramjets). If memory serves me correctly, the % shown on the engine display refers to the max RPM of the engines, as opposed to the percentage of thrust itself. So you might have to "eyeball" the thrust setting slightly, but basically bring your throttle up to around 80%. I hope that helps? All the best! : )

[@Lunrrr1308]

So is the SR 71 similar to the darkstar?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Fuzz, Well I suppose they are somewhat similar in that they are both high-speed, high-altitude aircraft, but they are rather different in terms of design and performance (the Darkstar is of course fictional as well). I believe the Darkstar is somewhat based around the design of the SR-72, which is still in development as far as I am aware. I gather the SR-72 is expected to achieve around Mach 6, whereas the Darkstar can of course reach around Mach 9. I think the SR-72 is also going to be unmanned. That's all just info I've gathered of various other comments though, it's not a subject I know all that much about haha. I hope that helps! All the best : )

[@SenecaRaccoon]

If you go Mach 10, youll turn into a fish... trust me, ive seen it happen.

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, well luckily I have yet to try Arokh! XD

[@MrAxel1666]

Go to 250.000 fett , level flat, and you reach mach 10.02

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed Axel, I've heard quite a few people have managed to break Mach 10. Haven't tried myself, but I'm sure I will at some point ; ) All the best!

[@MrAxel1666]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations you have to reach the altitude cap, stay level and you will reach mach 10. Il will make a video if you like.

[@randyfewell]

Shoulda did a speed check with ATC. Lol

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed! I'd have been halfway across the country by the time they got back to me I think : P All the best : )

[@e36s50b30]

FL1200 my friend

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha I know, I know. . . I realised when watching back the video - but it’s just doesn’t roll of the tongue and I guess my brain couldn’t quite wrap itself around that one XD Cheers and all the best! : )

[@TurboFinn3000]

Still hoping to seeing an north American X - 15...

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Me too Finn, that would be awesome! : )

[@incar95678]

They'd have to extend the Sim's ceiling limit above 275,000 to at least 353,674.541 feet - the record

[@HeyitsSyed]

Hey little help, I can't get this thing off the ground as soon as I hit full throttle it runs for bit then start to shake and doesn't get off the ground at all do you have any tips or it's just happening to me I even deleted the entire game and reinstalled it but still the same issue

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Syed, I'm very sorry you've been having issues with the aircraft. A few others have also been unable to get the Darkstar airborne, but unfortunately we haven't been able to pin down a cause yet (it does seem as though there may be a bug). The only suggestion I can really make is; make sure your sim's flight model is set to "Modern" and not "Legacy". Park brake off as well, some people missed that one hehe. Other than that, I'm afraid I'm not sure what the issue could be though. . . I hope you manage to get things sorted! All the best : )

[@Thatguy34854]

Can you help me please, im trying to take off with a darkstar in the free flight, but this plane starts bug and i can't control em

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi, I'd love to help, but I'm afraid I have no idea what the issue might be. You aren't the first person to mention such behavior though, so I assume there is some sort of bug with the aircraft (but it's not one I have experienced myself). Sorry I can't be of more help on that one. All the best! : ) EDIT: It seems it's a parking brake issue. Should be all good once you've turned it off ; )

[@dxcenataker]

I’ve reached Mach 10 at 600k feet in this thing and that’s with me letting off or else it would keep climbing until u leave earth lol

[@L1ft0ff]

The limit in fs2020 is 275k ft tho....

[@Lucifer-qt9gh]

I'll take shit that didn't happen for 800 alex

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I think there might be a touch of "artistic license" with that story dxc, no? ; )

[@dxcenataker]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations no the trick is hit Mach 10 and pitch up a lil

[@MyGui1000]

Where you found this radio audio and soundtrack

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Gui03d, The soundtrack is the same one included with the actual mission in the game. The radio chatter is from the NASA Mercury 6 mission and can be found freely available on the web : ) I hope that helps, all the best!

[@lutherd]

Wouldn’t 120,000 ft be flight level 1200, not 120?

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, indeed! A slip of the tongue there - it's doesn't come naturally to add another zero on the end XD Cheers and all the best! : )

[@askal857]

how do I turn on the Avionics in the Darkstar? I spawn in on the runway with aircraft already on but the avionics are black.

[@jakeh8780]

Next to the fuel cells is the main battery switch and that’ll turn on the avionics.

[@askal857]

@@jakeh8780 I tried pressing the cells and avionics switch but it's all still black. Also my gauges don't work I belive

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

I think there might be a bit of a bug Askal, as I have had a few others asking the same question. It's not something I have been experiencing myself though, so I'm afraid I wouldn't know how to go about fixing it. I hope you manage to get it sorted! All the best : )

[@askal857]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Hey, I fixed the bug! the explanation for this is that the Maverick pack only partially got installed in to my pc. the plane was there but I guess the rest of the file (2gb) was not added for some odd reason. I have since finished the update and the air craft works as intended! Cheers!

[@ackelcurns4814]

just like, as one does

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, thank you sir! ; )

[@GOSCrb]

ain’t no way bro really used Mercury and Gemini audio for the video

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Haha, I can’t tell whether this is said with disdain, or admiration XD I wanted to give the video a sort of “test flight” vibe and being a massive fan of all things Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, I thought the audio would fit in very nicely haha. All the best : )

[@GOSCrb]

@@IntotheBlueSimulations Lmao, I’m obsessed with retro NASA and I do aerospace engineering. Love to see people using the old audio from missions the general public doesn’t mention anymore

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Ah nice! Well, me too haha. During covid, I was actually listening my way through each of the missions, but then real life picked up again and now I don’t have the time - I stalled out somewhere towards the end of Gemini haha. As much as I’ve tried to get excited about SpaceX and NASA returning to the moon etc, it just doesn’t do much for me. I find the coverage pretty awful and none of the characters involved are anywhere near as cool as Lovell, Kranz, Grissom et al. Going to the moon on Apollo, was just about the coolest thing humanity ever did! Hope the aerospace engineering is going well! All the best : )

[@gunellvaughn-jackson6274]

I can never get my speed to increase after the rolls as I climb 10 degrees I lose speed

[@IntotheBlueSimulations]

Hi Gunell, Are you correctly engaging the scram jets? That seems like the most likely culprit (if they aren’t running, you won’t be able to build speed). Otherwise, are you broadly following the profile in terms of entry speed / altitude (the scram jets need to operate within certain parameters, in order for them to work properly). It’s a little bit tricky to know exactly what the issue might be, without knowing more of the details. I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )