# Third Wire
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{{Infobox company
| name = Third Wire Productions, Inc.
| logo = Third Wire Productions logo.png
| type = [Private](/source/Private_company)
| foundation = 1999[{{cite web|first=Lilly|last=Rockwell|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96895180/austin-american-statesman/|title=Flying under the Radar|newspaper=[Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman)|page=41|date=December 25, 2006|accessdate=March 4, 2022|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}]
| location = [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), United States
| founder = Tsuyoshi Kawahito
| key_people =
| num_employees =
| revenue =
| industry = [Video games](/source/Video_game_industry)
| products = ''[Strike Fighters](/source/Strike_Fighters%3A_Project_1)'' series
''[Wings Over](/source/Wings_Over_Vietnam)'' series
| homepage = [http://www.thirdwire.com thirdwire.com]
}}
'''Third Wire Productions Inc.''' is a [C corporation](/source/C_corporation) based in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), United States; it is an independent [software development](/source/software_development) company founded in 1999 to create multimedia entertainment, such as [amateur flight simulators](/source/Amateur_flight_simulation) and [strategy video game](/source/strategy_video_game)s.
== Products ==
Third Wire is the developer of many [computer game](/source/computer_game)s, including ''[First Eagles: The Great War 1918](/source/First_Eagles%3A_The_Great_War_1918)'' and ''[Strike Fighters: Project 1](/source/Strike_Fighters%3A_Project_1)''. There are other products outside of the combat sim genre, a notable example of these projects is ''First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator'', which is a [Wright brothers](/source/Wright_brothers)' [Flyer](/source/Wright_Flyer) simulator for reenactors.
*''[Strike Fighters: Project 1](/source/Strike_Fighters%3A_Project_1)'' (2002)
*''First Flight: The Wright Experience Flight Simulator'' (2003): A training tool developed for Wright Experience Centennial test pilots and now available for the public.
*''[Strike Fighters: Gold](/source/Strike_Fighters%3A_Gold)'' (2004)
*''[Wings Over Vietnam](/source/Wings_Over_Vietnam)'' (2004)
*''USAF: Air Dominance'' (2005): A recruitment game developed for the [US Air Force](/source/US_Air_Force) (not for public sale).
*''[Wings Over Europe](/source/Wings_Over_Europe)'' (2006)
*''[First Eagles: The Great War 1918](/source/First_Eagles%3A_The_Great_War_1918)'' (2006)
*''[First Eagles: Expansion Pack 1](/source/First_Eagles%3A_Expansion_Pack_1)'' (2007)
*''[Wings Over Israel](/source/Wings_Over_Israel)'' (2008)
*''[First Eagles: Gold](/source/First_Eagles%3A_The_Great_War_1918)'' (2008): A combo pack containing ''[First Eagles](/source/First_Eagles)'' and ''Expansion Pack 1''.
*''[Strike Fighters 2](/source/Strike_Fighters_2)'' (2008): An update to ''[Strike Fighters: Project 1](/source/Strike_Fighters%3A_Project_1)'' to run on Windows Vista.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam'' (2009): An update to ''[Wings Over Vietnam](/source/Wings_Over_Vietnam)'' to run on Windows Vista.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Europe'' (2009): An update to ''[Wings Over Europe](/source/Wings_Over_Europe)'' to run on Windows Vista.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Israel'' (2009): An update to ''[Wings Over Israel](/source/Wings_Over_Israel)'' to run on Windows Vista with Direct X 10 support.
*''First Eagles 2'' (2010): An update to ''[First Eagles: Gold](/source/First_Eagles%3A_The_Great_War_1918)'' to run on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Expansion Pack 1'' (2010): First of the expansion packs for ''Strike Fighters 2'' series, requires ''Strike Fighters 2 Israel'' stand-alone or merged with other ''Strike Fighters 2'' series to run, adds Operation Kadesh, and 3 new flyable planes: Mystère IVA, [Meteor F.8](/source/Meteor_F.8), and [P-51D Mustang](/source/P-51D_Mustang).
*''Wings Over Israel Add-on'' (2010): an add-on to the Wings Over Israel, it adds Mystère IVA, [Meteor F.8](/source/Meteor_F.8), and [P-51D Mustang](/source/P-51D_Mustang) as player-flyable aircraft.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Expansion Pack 2'' (2010): Second of the expansion packs for ''Strike Fighters 2'' series, requires ''Strike Fighters 2 Europe'' stand-alone or merged with other ''Strike Fighters 2'' series to run, adds a hypothetical 1956 campaign, and 3 new flyable planes, as well as several variants: [English Electric Lightning](/source/English_Electric_Lightning) F.1/2/3/6, Hawker Hunter F.1/2/4/5, F-100A/C.
*''Strike Fighters 2: North Atlantic'' (2012): New title in the ''Strike Fighter'' series to include new terrain engine, better graphics and [F-14A Tomcat](/source/F-14A_Tomcat) as player flyable.
*''Strike Fighters 2: Expansion Pack 3'' (TBD): Third expansion pack will add the [Mirage F1](/source/Mirage_F1) as a player flyable aircraft.
== See also ==
*''[Jane's AH-64D Longbow](/source/Jane's_AH-64D_Longbow)''
*''[Jane's Longbow 2](/source/Jane's_Longbow_2)''
*''[European Air War](/source/European_Air_War)''
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.thirdwire.com/ Third Wire website]
*[http://www.criticalmassinteractive.com/clients/USAFAirDominance/USAF.html USAF: Air Dominance]
*[https://combatace.com CombatACE: Online Community and download site]
Category:American companies established in 1999
Category:Companies based in Austin, Texas
Category:Video game companies of the United States
Category:Video game development companies
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