Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes when a developer builds an aircraft for Flight Simulator from scratch?

I wrote a blog post a few years ago that I thought would be fun to re-post.  All the information is certainly relevant to development and I would do it the same in the future.

Anyone interested in creating an aircraft from scratch would be wise to get the most detailed drawings available and have access to the real aircraft for specific measurements as scale drawings can only give you so much detail. Above all, have fun!