Tu-160 'Blackjack' for FSX/FS2004

Fourteen aircraft are in service with Russia at the present time. A single aircraft is under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2006. Ukraine dismantled the last of its fleet of Blackjacks in February 2001.

The aircraft is gargantuan when compared to similar planes such as the B-1B, operating in the weight class of heavy transports.

Despite being refitted, the plane still has no HUD or MFD displays, retaining analog gauges for conveying information to the pilot and crew. Control is by means of a joystick rather than a yoke.

Features

• THREE texture sets - White, weathered prototype, and all-black - detailed virtual cockpit with animations (sticks, pedals, levers)
• the highly detailed and photoreal 2D panel, all-XML gauges, fully mousable, custom pop-ups for radios, autopilot / ECU, GPS
• four pop-up Navigator's Station panels, including working moving map and fwd-looking 'TV' (TV FS9 only). These panels created by a real Tu-160 Navigator. NOTE: they have low functionality but are highly authentic in appearance and are mainly for 'effect' only
• FPS-friendly construction throughout
• animated refueling probe in the nose (shift-e)
• animated swing-wings, leading-edge slats, flaps (automatic with speed)
• animated engine AB nozzles
• animated bomb bay doors with authentic missile launcher equipment inside
• amazing animated afterburner flame fx
• automatic smoke and vapor trail fx (wingtip and flaps)
• simulated Tu-160 soundset included
• high detail undercarriage with realistic retraction sequence
• specular reflectivity ('dynamic shine')
• highly authentic flight model with a checklist
• authentic landing and nav lights
• v-c rain fx (in FS2004 only)