Today FlightSim Studio released a relevant new aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the freighter version of the classic Boeing 727.
While not many are in operation nowadays, the freighter variant still survives, and trijets are really cool to begin with.
It’s currently available on Aerosoft’s store for $48.79, and unlike FlightSim Studio’s Embraer E-Jets, it’s a full release and not an early access deal. Of course, the developer promises to keep updating it, but you get the full features from the get-go.
You can see it in action below.
The package offers the following features:
Detailed Exterior
- Detailed PBR Textures
- Custom Animations
- 3D Lighting
- Including Winglets
- Custom Liveries
- Air Class Lineas Aereas
- Zero-G
- Aerosucre
- FedEx
- Astral Aviation
- Amerijet International
- AeroLatin
- DHL
- Raya Airwaya
- Transmile
- Capital Cargo Airlines
- Custom Air Transport
- European Air Transport
- HeavyLift Cargo
- Hinduja Cargo Services
- Kalitta Charter II
Detailed Interior
- Complete cockpit with tons of details
- Custom night lighting
- Cargo cabin with animated cargo doors
- Plenty of cockpit interactions like checklists, windows, etc.
Electronic Flight Bag aka Clipboard
- Interactive Weight & Balance Menu incl. Simbrief import
- Takeoff/Landing Performance Calculation
- Descent Calculator
- Various Aircraft Options
Flight Dynamics
- Done by a real pilot with tons of data references
Comprehensive Systems
- Full-featured Flight Engineer Panel
- Custom SP-150 autopilot
- Many custom logics i.e. electrical logic for APU, GPU, GEN including generator paralleling and sync lights system
Navigation Options
- Classic: Radio navigation with independend 1/2 sources (AP coupled)
- Retro: Custom simulated CIVA INS (AP coupled)
- Modern: GNS530 (AP coupled) by Working Title with latest feature set
- Futuristic: PMS GTN750 & TDS GTNXi (separate products)
Soundset
- Realistic replica of the JT8D-9 characteristics
- Immersive interior soundscape
Easy Entry Menu (Crew Manager)
- Automatic checklist flows
- Automatic monitoring of systems (i.e. fuel feed, packs temperature, etc.)
Comprehensive Online Documentation
- Quick Start Guide
- Normal Operations
- Systems Description
- Performance Charts
- Supplements (i.e. SimBrief profile, gsx config, demo livery, etc.)
It’s worth mentioning that a passenger 727-200 is also planned, but no timeline has been offered for the moment. We should also add that while the aircraft is coming to the official in-sim marketplace later this week (on Thursday as usual) it’s only for PC at the moment.
The developers mentioned on the official Discord Server that they have not yet managed to make the aircraft work on Xbox, and they hope Asobo will help them debug the issue.
If you’ve missed it, you can enjoy yesterday’s roundup with more flight simulation news.
If you’re new to flight simulation and you’re interested in trying the hobby out, you can find help in our starting guide, alongside our second article on how to install and maintain add-ons in Microsoft Flight Simulator.