SKY ACES
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Dogfight in 30+ flyable jets, WWII warbirds and helicopters, then take warships and submarines to sea. F-22, F-35, Spitfire, Apache, a sailing Nimitz carrier, air refuelling and a campaign. (Formerly known as Fighter Jets Overhaul)
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Description
Your own air force and navy, in one mod.
Fly more than 30 aircraft, from the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 to the Spitfire and the Apache. Take a sailing Nimitz carrier out to sea, refuel in mid-air from a KC-135, crew a submarine from the inside and fight your way from Cadet to Ace.
Formerly known as Fighter Jets Overhaul.
What you get
- Modern jets - F-22 Raptor, F-35, MiG-29, F-15E Strike Eagle, Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, A-10 Warthog with its GAU-8 the SR-71 Blackbird, Su-57, Su-30SM, JAS 39 Gripen, Mirage 2000-5 and the J-20 Mighty Dragon
- WWII warbirds - Spitfire, Bf 109, P-51 Mustang, A6M Zero and more
- Helicopters including the AH-64 Apache
- Warships and submarines - a Nimitz supercarrier you can sail, an Arleigh Burke destroyer and a Gato-class submarine
- Glass cockpit - MFDs with radar, FLIR thermal camera, weapon stores and a tactical map
- Missiles with seeker lock, rockets, guns and WWII ordnance
- Air refuelling from a KC-135, a C-130 Hercules, a campaign and airbase defence with Patriot missiles
- Pilot gear - JHMCS helmet, sea survival suit and full pressure suit, plus liveries and coloured smoke
Versions and loaders
- Forge - Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2 and 1.17.1 to 26.3
- Fabric - Minecraft 1.17 to 26.3 (needs Fabric API)
- NeoForge - Minecraft 1.20.1 to 26.3
- Quilt - Minecraft 1.20 to 1.21.11
- Also on some 1.14.4 to 1.16.5 versions. Pick your version and loader on the Files tab
- Install on both client and server
✅ You can use this mod in your modpacks.
The full guide
NEW IN 1.23.0: Mirage & Recon
- Mirage 2000-5 - single-engine tailless delta: quick to roll and climb, light on fuel, two short-range and four MICA missiles and two cannons. Build it at the Aircraft Assembly station.
- Photo reconnaissance -
/f22raptor mission recon: fly low over three targets 500-900 blocks away to photograph them while MiG-29s guard the area, then land back where you started.- 2 new liveries - Aegean Blue and Copper Bands.
NEW IN 1.22.0: Dragon & Rescue
- J-20 Mighty Dragon - long-range stealth fighter with canards, four long-range and two short-range missiles inside. Build it at the Aircraft Assembly station; it also joins enemy waves from wave 8.
- Combat search and rescue -
/f22raptor mission rescue: a pilot is down 900 blocks away under signal smoke, with two J-20s overhead. Land next to them, take them aboard and fly them home within 15 minutes.- 2 new liveries - Dragon Scale and Storm Digital.
NEW IN 1.10.0: glass cockpit
- Multifunction displays - two MFDs beside the flight display of every modern jet. Keys , and . pick each page, ; changes the radar range or the FLIR polarity.
- RADAR sweep with contacts and 4 ranges, FLIR thermal camera (white hot / black hot), SMS stores and seeker SEARCH / TRACK / LOCK with the lock tone and a SHOOT cue, TAC tactical map and STAT fuel, airframe, engine and gear.
- Your page layout is saved per player and per aircraft.
- Living cockpit - gloved hands on the stick and throttle follow your controls, blinking master caution / warning lamps, a faint windscreen glare and the panel shaking at high speed.
Everything can be turned off or tuned in the client config (section cockpit: MFD colour, lock tone, hands, lamps, glare, vibration). Client side only, MC 1.17+.
NEW IN 1.9.0: realism animations
- Canopy - swings open on parked jets and closes smoothly after you board; the pilot climbs into the seat.
- Redout - a red vignette under strong negative G (on top of the existing greyout and blackout).
- Touchdown - tyre smoke, suspension squash and a jolt when the wheels hit the runway.
- Damage alarm - cockpit caution / warning beeps and a camera jolt when you are hit.
- Ejection camera - third person view on the ejection seat and under the parachute.
- Crash camera - when your aircraft blows up the camera looks at the blast while the debris fly in slow motion.
Every effect can be turned off or scaled in the client config (section realism). Client side only, MC 1.17+.
NEW IN 1.6.0: three new jets
MiG-29A Fulcrum - the Flanker's little brother: smaller, lighter and quicker to respond, with R-73s, R-27s and a 30 mm cannon, but short on fuel.
F-15E Strike Eagle - two-seat strike fighter (pilot + weapon systems officer) with conformal fuel tanks: long range, Sidewinders, AMRAAMs, GBU-12s and bombs.
Dassault Rafale C - French canard-delta and the best low-speed turner of the deltas: MICA missiles, GBU-12s and a 30 mm cannon, with French roundels.
All three are built at the Aircraft Assembly station, appear in the Pilot's Manual and take every livery.
🆕 SKY ACES 1.3.1 is out! The Big Fleet Update, now on even more Minecraft versions. Fighter Jets Overhaul is now called SKY ACES: same mod, same worlds, a lot more to fly.
| ✈️ 26 vehicles | ⚓ Navy & carrier | 🎯 Real combat | 🏆 Game modes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jets, warbirds, helicopters | Destroyers, subs, Nimitz | Missiles, bombs, stealth, ECM | Campaign, waves, races, PvP |
| Aircraft | What makes it special |
|---|---|
| F-22A Raptor | Stealth air superiority, internal weapon bays, thrust vectoring |
| SR-71A Blackbird (NEW in 1.5.0) | No weapons, just raw speed: the fastest and highest-flying aircraft in the mod. Fly flat out too long and the engines overheat: black smoke, then a flame-out! |
| F-35A / F-35B Lightning II | Stealth, and the B hovers and lands vertically |
| AV-8B Harrier | The classic jump jet: vertical take-off and landing |
| Eurofighter Typhoon | Canard delta, incredibly agile |
| F-14D Tomcat | Swing wings that sweep with speed |
| F-16C / Mitsubishi F-2A | Light, fast dogfighters |
| F/A-18E Super Hornet | Carrier fighter with tailhook |
| KC-135 Stratotanker | Fly behind the boom and refuel in the air |
| C-130 Hercules | Cargo ramp and a walkable hold |
P-51D Mustang, Spitfire Mk IX, Bf 109, A6M Zero and Yak-3: propellers, tail-wheel take-offs, a vintage gunsight and a classic cockpit panel. Perfect for dogfights with friends.
- AH-64 Apache: a chain gun slaved to where you look and laser-guided Hellfire missiles.
- UH-60 Black Hawk: rescue missions, rotor downwash, easy hover controls.
- CH-47 Chinook: open the ramp and carry animals and vehicles.
- Arleigh Burke destroyer with a bridge you can walk in, depth charges and sonar.
- Submarines Type VII U-boat, Gato, T-class and I-201: dive, use the periscope, ping with sonar, fire torpedoes.
- Walk inside: open the hatch and you are below decks. Take the helm and drive from inside.
- Engine telegraph, rudder, real knots, sinking ships and much more.
A full-size carrier that sails: steam catapults, arresting wires with LSO landing grades, aircraft elevators, CIWS guns, a lit hangar deck and an island with a ready room, CIC and bridge. Stand on the deck while she is moving.
- A military airbase with runway, hangars and control tower (generated near spawn or with
/f22raptor airbase). - Patriot launcher, CIWS, radar antenna and command console with a live radar scope.
- Weapons loader truck arms parked jets, fuel truck refuels them.
- Fuel pump, repair wrench, paint kit with camouflage schemes and a pilot's manual.
- Campaign "Operation Iron Sky": 5 chapters ending with the ace "Black Baron" (
/f22 campaign). - Survival waves, air races with a ghost, base raids with sirens, SAM site strikes, CSAR rescue, naval battles.
- Team dogfight red vs blue with a scoreboard.
- AI wingmen that fly in formation, intercept and escort missions.
- Pilot ranks from Cadet to Ace that unlock paint schemes.
Cannon, IR and radar missiles, GBU-12 laser bombs with a targeting pod, flares, chaff and ECM jamming, stealth radar signatures, part damage (lose a wing!), ejection seats, night vision goggles, contrails, vapour cones and a sonic boom you hear from the ground.
- Craft the Aircraft Assembly Table, Armament Table and Fuel Refinery: they list every blueprint.
- Build your aircraft, place it and right-click to board. N starts the engine.
- W throttle, mouse to fly, R gear. Load fuel and weapons by right-clicking the parked aircraft.
- Press K for the quick settings (sensitivity, speed units, flight style: Arcade / Realistic / Simulator).
| Key | Action | Key | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Fly | W / S | Throttle |
| A / D | Rudder | Space / Shift | Pitch (subs: surface / dive) |
| Left click | Fire | G | Cycle weapon |
| X / Z | Flares / Chaff | U | ECM jammer |
| R | Gear | H | Tailhook / hover |
| B | Targeting pod / sonar | M | Smoke |
| O | Night vision | J | HUD layout |
| C | Camera | V | Eject / exit |
| K | Quick settings | N | Engine |
- Is this the old Fighter Jets Overhaul / F-22 Raptor mod? Yes, it was renamed to SKY ACES. Your worlds and vehicles keep working.
- Which versions? See Versions and loaders at the top of this page.
- Multiplayer? Yes, install on the server and every client.
- Other mods needed? Only Fabric API on Fabric.
⭐ Enjoying SKY ACES? Leave a comment with what you want next: many 1.3.x features came from your ideas!
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