Today third-party developers shared plenty of news about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, on top of new releases of aircraft and scenery.
We start with a very unique kind of aircraft, the quintessential Zeppelin. Red Wing Simulations, which has been focusing on vintage simulation, will release the LZ 129 Hindenburg.
It’ll come “soon” and will feature a completely new flight model, full interiors, 10 crew roles performed by the Ai, a working Morse radio, and four included airfields.
You can check out the trailer below.
Next, we stay in the realm of aircraft with something definitely more modern, but still vintage. Just Flight released a glimpse of the sounds of the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber, with a full video coming “soon.”
We also get an aircraft release with FlightSim Studio launching the Tecnam P2012 Traveller, which is currently available on Aerosoft’s store priced at $48.79
It comes with the following features:
3D Model
- Accurate replica of the Tecnam P2012 based on a real reference aircraft
- Airliner
- Cargo
- Combi
- Medevac 1 stretcher
- Medevac 2 stretcher
- Skydive
- Special Mission Platform
- Numerous animations, including:
- Aircraft doors
- Cockpit switches, buttons & knobs
- Walkaround items incl. Tie-downs
- Paper checklist
- Physically Based Rendering (PBR) materials for a perfect visual result
- Highly detailed textures for special clarity including decals
- Several real world liveries included
- Integration of native MSFS features like
- Icing visualization
- Rain effects
Systems
- Customized version of the G1000 NXI by Working Title
- Custom CAS messages
- Custom engine page
- Working FMS Keyboard
- Wasm coded FADEC for Lycoming TEO-540-C1A
- EECS Pre-Flight-Test included
- GMC710 autopilot
- Mission power and air condition system
- TKS ice protection system
- Wasm coded standby instrument
- Custom EFB tablet including:
- Aircraft options
- Ground Power Unit
- Engine Pre-Heater
- Moving Map with flightplan
- Weight & Balance settings
- Walkaround
- Panel State loading
- Dynamic cabin switching
- FSS Mission Hub
Sound
- Entire soundscape based on real recordings
- Complex engine noise influenced by thrust, prop and turbocharger state (EECS)
- Noise-cancelling headset option
Highlight in this FSS Product
- Interactive walkaround including, chocks, tie-down, control surfaces, pitot cover, propeller and more
- Accurate flight dynamics created by a real pilot
- Custom Soundset based on recordings of our real reference aircraft
- Interactive cabin swap capabilities
- Comprehensive online documentation inlc. differencial training guide, performance data etc.
- 40 min video documentation of the real aircraft and procedures
Moving on to scenery RDPresets announced its next airport and it’s Marseille Provence Airport (LFML). Interestingly, it’ll launch today, in a few hours, so we’ll simply update this post when it does.
In the meantime, you can check out a trailer below.
Another scenery release came from SamScene3D, which launched its USA Modern Cities Vol.2 scenery add-on. It’s currently available on Orbx Direct including improvements for San Francisco, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Honolulu.
It comes with the following features for $18.93
- Over 80 handcrafted building models in each city
- Replaced default broken bridges with handcrafted bridges over the cities
- Beautiful night effects
- Many building rooftops are landable helipads
- Compatible with other developer airport addons
- It can be used with the photogrammetry turned off
Cascadia Approach released Rajiv Gandhi International Airport serving (VOHS) Hyderabad in India.
It’s currently available on Simmarket for $13.36.
We stay in India with Velocity Studio, which released Calicut International Airport (VOCL), available on Simmarket for $19.98.
- PBR Textures on all models.
- Runway equipped with ILS, VOR, DME facility.
- High fidelity and accurate ground apron markings and textures.
- Modelled Interior of ATC Tower and semi-modeled Terminal Building Interior.
And that’s all. Today was an intense one in terms of news. Yet, there’s something new every day, and every day we publish Microsoft Flight Simulator news to help you keep track.
