Heavy Warbird / Multi-Engine Vintage
FAA Approach Category C
Typical Vref 100–130 kt
9 aircraft
Scoring thresholds
FLARE applies these curves to any aircraft in this category that doesn't have an aircraft-specific override. Score values map 0–100 per criterion; the composite formula is documented in the scoring methodology.
Descent rate at touchdown
| fpm | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 100 fpm | 100 |
| ≤ 200 fpm | 100 |
| ≤ 250 fpm | 80 |
| ≤ 300 fpm | 60 |
| ≤ 450 fpm | 30 |
| ≤ 600 fpm | 10 |
G-force at touchdown
| Peak G | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 1.21 g | 100 |
| ≤ 1.42 g | 85 |
| ≤ 1.59 g | 65 |
| ≤ 1.70 g | 40 |
| ≤ 1.98 g | 10 |
Aircraft in this category
The 9 named MSFS aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ = hand-curated detail page available; others use category defaults.
| Aircraft | Vref |
|---|---|
| Avro Lancaster | 125 kt |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ★ | 120 kt |
| Boeing B-29 Superfortress | 130 kt |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | 125 kt |
| De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito Mk IV | 125 kt |
| Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor | 125 kt |
| Heinkel He 111 | 125 kt |
| Lockheed P-38L Lightning | 125 kt |
| North American B-25J Mitchell | 125 kt |
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