RISING SUN
Yankee Air Pirate presents Rising Sun, the most complete, action packed, historically accurate, reconstruction of the war in the Pacific. Fly 150 missions from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, from the Doolittle raid to the Battle of Leyte Gulf and relive the dramatic phases of the war in a campaign fought on an immense scale.Latest News
April 30, 1975 The Fall of Saigon
The Air American helicopter is the classic image of the Fall of Saigon. We prefer the Silver Lining, Major Bung Ly and family.
B-29 Work In Progress for Rising Sun 4
Work is underway to complete the Rising Sun, War in the East, series.
YAP Flight School. Lesson 7. Carrier Quals
Carrier Qualification lessons on the CVA-16 Lexington. I have been stuffing too many traps so it was time to go back to flight school.
YANKEE AIR PIRATE
Your opportunity to re-live the dangers aircrews faced in South East Asia.From Dien Bien Phu to the Fall of Saigon, these are all first hand accounts of what happend.
RISING SUN
Our stories are about pilots, not governments, generals or politics. You are to fly and fight, just like them. We brief the mission and put you there.It’s history read with a joystick.
STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Fly 60 missions in 6 days over the deadly skies of Iran, experience what modern air war is like, the stress of combat, the threats real pilots face during a mission.FIGHTER WEAPONS SCHOOL
Ten hops flown on our FWS Terrain to simulate both Nellis and Fallon. Their purpose is to acquaint and train the player to fly modern aircraft with modern weapons.Train in many of the aircraft from Strait of Hormuz in a simpler setting.
FLIGHT SCHOOL
25 training missions from basic aviation to Top Gun, specifically tailored to make your YAP experience more enjoyable.Learn to fly a helicopter, land on a carrier or just improve your skills
MODEL SHOP
Yankee Air Pirate is not enough for you?Expand your basic Wings Over Vietnam installation with these professional quality helicopters and aircraft carriers.
Yes, there's also a Tomcat