KTNX Sundownersim Tonopah Test Range and Area 51

Tonopah AFB & Tonopah Test Range (TTR): 1980–1990

Fly into the most secret airfield of the late Cold War. In the 1980s, Tonopah was home to the F-117 Nighthawk and to the Red Eagles, the squadron that flew Soviet MiGs in secret. This scenery recreates the base as it was in that era. It also covers Area 51 and the airfields, test sites, and legends spread across the whole Tonopah Test Range.

Features

• Tonopah AFB in its original 1980s–1990s layout, with period-accurate vehicles and personnel
• Aircraft placed from historical photos
• Black-project prototypes hidden at remote test sites: Have Blue, Tacit Blue, A-12 Avenger II, Sport Model, Stealth Hawk and the rumoured Aurora
• UFOs, crop circles and strange anomalies to find
• Landmarks along the Extraterrestrial Highway
• The JANET terminal at Las Vegas McCarran International
• 10+ airfields and landing zones across the range
• 40+ points of interest, including landmarks, wildlife, and hidden secrets

Area 51 (Groom Lake): 1960–1970

Go back to the height of the Cold War. In the 1960s and 1970s, Groom Lake, also called “Dreamland”, was where the US tested its most secret aircraft: the U-2 (Project Angel) and the A-12 Oxcart, the last of Lockheed’s Archangel designs and the ancestor of the SR-71. This scenery recreates the base of that era. It adds urban legends and some science fiction to give you more to explore.

Features

• Groom Lake in its original 1960s–1970s layout, with period-accurate vehicles
• Aircraft placed from historical photos
• The Have Blue stealth prototype
• The infamous S-4 hangars at Papoose Lake