Unique engine placements, see through nose cones and raw power! Those are just a few of the components that summarize the eastern aircraft, birds rarely seen flying in the west yet special enough to leave a mark in the aviation history. Including the Tupolev Tu-114, the world’s fastest and most powerful commercial prop aircraft, the Airport CEO Beast of the East DLC contains a total of four different aircraft models significant to the eastern aviation history.
Downloading this DLC will add the eastern aircraft to the new eastern airlines Yuri Air and Сибирские авиалинии (Siberian Airways).
This aircraft pack DLC marks the final release of the planned aircraft packs as of the 1.0 launch. Airport CEO has since its launch always contained loads of western aircraft and we’re today happy to include at least a few eastern types, completing the representation of the aircraft and aviation history in ACEO.
Read all about the Airport CEO: Beasts of the East DLC here!
I wonder how you managed to convince yourself to release this. I buy along with the previous DLC.
An-148 is a very strange choice. Why not IL-96?! But thanks anyway!
Well, a wide-body aircraft had to be done. They are the height of design thought, and in the Soviet Union there were only 2 large birds - IL-86 and improved IL-96.
We decided to go with some unique models different from what we already have in the base game and Vintage DLC. So even though IL-96 and many others are more popular than what we choice, they would have been too similar to existing aircraft types (at least in the top-down perspective). These four models were pretty unique and interesting in our opinion.
I wouldn’t be mad if more boring same type aircrafts would joing the game.
From modding perspective, some newer models would allow us to make many many new mods.
SSJ100, Tu-214, Il-86, Il-96 even the new MC-21 or C919 (if they ever fly commercial)
The old planes sadly do not have many nice real liveries. Currently I don’t see any interesting Tu-104 and 114 airline to mod. Looks like we have to invent fictional stuff.
And also, we need more vintage objects.
The fact is that the MS-21 has already passed certification tests and received a type certificate in mid-December, but only for 7 aircraft. And why? Make assumptions.
So he already carries factory workers for business trips. ))
Great new designs across the board!
