Media Format: DVD-ROM
Compatibility: Microsoft Flight Simulator X
The MD-81/82 evolved from the DC-9 airliner and is used on short to medium length routes. With its T-tail, rear-mounted jet engines and long slender fuselage, the MD81/82 is a distinctive aircraft which can be seen at many airports all over the globe.
The experts at Commercial Level Simulations have worked their magic to produce superb looking models of the aircraft for FSX in 15 authentic liveries.
Features overview
- Dedicated FSX release - DX10 Preview compatible
- Highly detailed exterior model
- High quality interactive 3D virtual cockpit
- 2D panel with custom gauges.
- Option for showing the wings from the interior view (wingview)
- Pushback truck (can be switched on/off)
- Aircraft stairs
- Dynamic wing flex
- Detailed flight deck when seen from the exterior
- Numerous detailed animations
- High fidelity sound set recorded from the actual aircraft over multiple sessions
- Comprehensive manual including flight tutorial
Special effects
- Engine start smoke
- Touchdown tyre smoke
- Fire/sparks from the rear underbelly when you over-rotate
- Burning rubber effects
- Inspection lights
- Dynamic wing flex
Panel and VC features
- High quality 2D instrument panel
- Virtual Cockpit with mouse-clickable operations
- Full analogue Pilot, Co-pilot and Flight Engineer panels
- Overhead, throttle quadrant and radio stack panels
- Special WIDESCREEN version available
Animations
- Passenger and cargo doors
- Realistic thrust reverser animation
- Engine fans
- Flaps
- Rudder
- Elevators
- Undercarriage
- Spoilers
Textures
- Highly detailed texture mapping which won't compromise frame rates
- Layered paint kit included so you can create your own liveries (suitable graphics program such as Photoshop required)
- FSX DX10 Preview compatible
Flight Dynamics
Highly tuned MD-81/82 FDE based on detailed documentation and flight tesed based on FAA simulation requirements with:
- Improvements to MD-81/82 performance based on additional pilot input and performance charts
- All fuel and weight stations based on actual MD-81/82 documentation
- 'True Feel' format for correct performance and feel
Flight planning
- Uses the default MSFS payload and fuel editor for ease of use and reliability
- Uses the default MSFS flight planner and Navigation Log for accurate flight/fuel planning
Flight Management Computer
Limited function F-Lite FMC (Flight Management Computer) which allows:
- Use of the SIDs and STARs in the Microsoft Flight Simulator database
- Radio and Navigation frequency entry
- V Speed calculation
- 'Direct to' waypoint features
- Progress display
- Estimated fuel on board, and more
15 liveries
- AeroMexico Normal (chrome)
- Aero Republica Colombia
- Alitalia (new)
- Burkina
- China Eastern
- Continental
- Delta - new colours
- Finnair
- Iberia
- Jets Go
- Martinair
- SAS
- Spanair
- TransWorld Airlines
- Viking
Video
Review
"The Virtual Cockpit is fantastic, there are a lot of 3D knobs and switches, and almost everything is clickable and does something, which I think a lot of simmers would be concerned about if they didn't have an actual function. There is room for improvement by making the gauges looks more accurate but everything is crisp and very easy to read. I had no trouble reading or clicking anything in the Virtual Cockpit." Avsim |
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