5 replies to this topic

[Randallator]

it would be nice

[Angus]

not enough data to be able to run this world

[Randallator]

not many pax aircraft aroung 1930 and its not hard to get it and there are some aircraft data there already

[Randallator]

we could also add airships to the game

[BritAbroad]

You said there's data already, but as I replied to a similar idea (here: http://www.airline-e...it/#entry119977):

I like the idea - however there are a few problems that are immediately obvious to me.

In its current state, AE does not really model the aviation industry pre-1960. Before then, air routes were more about mail and government subsidy, as opposed to the current passenger "market". We could do it, but it'd be in no way true to life, which means, personally, I wouldn't care for it.

Secondly, older are aircraft are very tricky to incorporate into AE fairly. The kind of data that we use is nigh on impossible to find for the older aircraft. Again, it could theoretically be done, but it will be very difficult.

[mxax-ai]

There were several passenger aircraft, after 1930. Only problem would be that the starting aircraft wouldn't change, so new Airlines in say 1980 would have to start with DC-2 and Boeing 247. Aircraft I could think of for that time would be besides the said, Ju-52/3m, Ford tin lizzy, DC-3, and lockheed electra. Additionally there would be the problem of five years of real world destruction of airlines, I don't know how that could/would be implemented in the game. I think it could be good for AE 4, though.