{"id":604834,"date":"2026-03-21T18:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:53:52","slug":"flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Simulator&#8217;s free Top Gun expansion is out now, and here&#8217;s what included"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nMicrosoft Flight Simulator&#8217;s free Top Gun: Maverick expansion has remained something of a mystery since its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-flight-simulator-for-xbox-series-x-s-gets-july-release-date\">announcement last June<\/a>, but now, with the update finally here on Xbox and PC, developer Asobo has detailed exactly what to expect when it&#8217;s fired up for the first time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOne notable oddity of the Top Gun expansion is that it&#8217;ll be launching without what&#8217;s arguably its biggest feature: the F\/A-18E Super Hornet. However, that&#8217;s only because Asobo made the decision to release the plane early as part of last year&#8217;s free Game of the Year Edition update when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-flight-simulators-top-gun-expansion-delayed-to-lineup-with-top-gun-maverick-movies-revised-may-2022-release\">expansion was delayed<\/a> alongside the Top Gun: Maverick movie.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEven without the plane as its flagship addition, though, there&#8217;s still plenty for simmers to grapple with, starting with three training missions for the F\/A-18E, all designed to help pilots master &#8220;radical flight maneuvers including unrestricted take-offs, split S maneuvers, and low altitude, high-speed maneuvering through complex terrain.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/flight-simulators-free-top-gun-expansion-is-out-now-and-heres-what-included\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Flight Simulator&#8217;s free Top Gun: Maverick expansion has remained something of a mystery since its announcement last June, but now, with the update finally here on Xbox and PC, developer Asobo has detailed exactly what to expect when it&#8217;s fired up for the first time. One notable oddity of the Top Gun expansion is that it&#8217;ll be launching without what&#8217;s arguably its biggest feature: the F\/A-18E Super Hornet. However, that&#8217;s only because Asobo made the decision to release the plane early as part of last year&#8217;s free Game of the Year Edition update when the expansion was delayed alongside the Top Gun: Maverick movie. 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