X Plane
by Xicat
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Product Summary
Brand: XicatFormat: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2001-12-27
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Model: 04-21890
Publisher: Xicat
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Video Game Reviews of X Plane
Customer Review: Accurate flight models
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this game to supplement my real flight training mostly because of its highly touted flight model. I have found that for the most part, this simulator provides a very true flying experience from a physics standpoint. Utilizing incremental slices of the aicraft's structure and airfoils, this program simulates the real effect of aerodynamic forces on these "slices" and combines this data into a composite flight model. Subtle realism is key here as all flight sims are effective in simple X-Y-Z planes of motion. Graphics are not the greatest, but the people who this simulation targets are hardly worried about such trivial details.
Bottom Line: If you're looking for one of the most physically accurate simulations available, you should give X-Plane a try. If you're looking for fancy pictures and scenery, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Description of X Plane
X-Plane is a comprehensive and powerful flight simulator with a realistic flight model. Choose from any of the 50 aircraft or build your own with the exclusive Plane-Maker software included with X-Plane. Use the powerful Part-Maker utility to design your own flaps, wings, and gear, and test them out in scenery you've created using the World-Maker.Choose from a wide assortment of preconstructed craft from general aviation, commercial, military, experimental, and even space. Take off from more than 7,000 actual airports from all around the world as well as from ships and oil rigs at sea. Detailed modeling provides for all the actual terrain mapping around the virtual X-Plane world. Airport locations andsettings around the globe are detailed according to current FAA data.X-Plane can even be used to simulate your next flight before you even leave the ground. By using the Weather Briefer function, you can download real-time current weather conditions and apply them to your trip. Fly the Harrier jet, a classic war bird like the Mustang, and more. Thanks to info released from NASA, X-Plane allows a person to actually experience space flight on Mars. You can even bring a U.S. space shuttle back into orbit for landing.
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