Light Warbird
FAA Approach Category B
Typical Vref 90–115 kt
24 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 |
|---|---|
| ≤ 75 fpm | 100 |
| ≤ 144 fpm | 90 |
| ≤ 249 fpm | 75 |
| ≤ 388 fpm | 55 |
| ≤ 526 fpm | 35 |
| ≤ 700 fpm | 10 |
G-force at touchdown
| Peak G | Score |
|---|---|
| ≤ 1.10 g | 100 |
| ≤ 1.26 g | 90 |
| ≤ 1.49 g | 75 |
| ≤ 1.80 g | 55 |
| ≤ 2.11 g | 35 |
| ≤ 2.50 g | 10 |
Aircraft in this category
The 24 named MSFS aircraft FLARE recognizes in this category. ★ = hand-curated detail page available; others use category defaults.
| Aircraft | Vref |
|---|---|
| Boeing P-26A Peashooter | 63 kt |
| CAC Boomerang | 75 kt |
| Curtiss P-40 B/F/N | 80 kt |
| Fieseler Fi 156 Storch | 35 kt |
| Focke-Wulf FW 190A-8 Würger | 100 kt |
| Fokker Dr.I Triplane | 47 kt |
| Grumman F3F-2 | 65 kt |
| Grumman F4F Wildcat | 73 kt |
| Grumman F6F Hellcat | 80 kt |
| Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat | 100 kt |
| Grumman TBF Avenger | 78 kt |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk1 | 74 kt |
| Hawker Nimrod / Fury | 65 kt |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 | 100 kt |
| Mitsubishi A6M2/A6M5 Zero | 60 kt |
| North American P-51 D Mustang ★ | 105 kt |
| North American T-6 Texan | 79 kt |
| Republic P-47D Thunderbolt | 102 kt |
| Saab 17B | 78 kt |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc | 85 kt |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V | 74 kt |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk1A / Mk2A | 72 kt |
| Vought F4U/FG-1D Corsair | 100 kt |
| Yakovlev Yak-9 Frank | 110 kt |
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