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Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulator released in 1991 for the MS-DOS platform. Developed and published by Electronic Arts, the game presents its action from a first-person perspective. It is structured around three distinct historical conflicts, allowing players to experience different eras of aerial warfare rather than focusing on a single time period.

Players pilot one of six different aircraft across missions set in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Each mission begins with a briefing and flying advice delivered through voice recordings by pilot Chuck Yeager. The core gameplay involves completing objective-based sorties, which range from escorting bomber formations and engaging in dogfights to performing ground attack runs. Progression is tied to successfully finishing these missions across the three campaigns, with the technology and tactics evolving from era to era.

The game includes several systems to support its flight simulation focus. A replay mode allows players to fast forward and rewind through recorded battles, and it features a three-dimensional cube visualization to help analyze flight paths and engagements. In the earliest World War II era, players control aircraft like the P-51 Mustang, engaging in close-range combat using piston-powered, gun-armed planes against opponents such as the FW-190. The simulation complexity and mission parameters shift in later eras to reflect the introduction of jet aircraft and new weaponry.