Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including a few airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, MSFS 2020.
Incidentally, today we released the 26th episode of This Week in Flight Simulation News, so check it out for a handy recap on last week’s news.
Without further ado, you can check out the news below.
Dassault Falcon 50 for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots and Development Update
Contrail has provided new screenshots of its upcoming Dassault Falcon 50 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We get to see the fully detailed cabin door, complete with animations and interior detailing. The textures of the flight deck have been overhauled.
Good progress has been made on system development and we get to hear about the hydraulic system.
“For this update, we’re also giving you a first look at the hydraulic system in action. When hydraulic pressure is lost, the elevator – being heavier and directly linked to the control column – naturally droops to a full nose-down position, causing the yoke to move fully forward. The ailerons, by contrast, are lighter and aerodynamically balanced, so they only sag slightly under gravity and remain that way even when pressure is restored. Once the aircraft is airborne, airflow over the wings brings them back to a neutral position – or even slightly above center – just as seen on the real jet.”
Fokker F28 Native for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Dets Release Date
Just Flight has announced that update 2.2 of the Fokker F28 will be released on Tursday, October 23. The main feature of the update will be a fully native conversion for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
You can read further details about the update in our previous post.
Boeing 757 for MSFS Ice and Rain Protection System Detailed
Bluebird Simulations revealed that the Boeing 757 will have a detailed ice and rain protection system with the following features.
- Fully simulated probe heating using air/ground relay logic and engine speed card/relay logic.
- Probe heat EICAS/discrete light also simulated 1:1 with separate air/ground relays and engine relays.
- Probe heat indication circuitry also simulated and supported
- Engine probes are simulated and heated and provide correct indications for failure lights/messages.
- Probe heat testing simulated via P61 and correct electrical logic.
- Custom TAT probe features conductive properties and bleed aspiration. Custom Pneumatic system feeds correct bleed to the TAT probe from correct duct and source. On hot calmer wind days with no bleed aspiration (no bleed air available to TAT probe) the TAT may heat beyond the ambient OAT. This feeds into TO PERF calculation in MCDU which may cause a limitation of Assumed Temp Derated Takeoff calculations.
- Fully separated and simulated windshield heating and ice buildup. Window heat testing is simulated via P61.
- Anti Ice valves have correct pneumatic input requirements. All EICAS lights and discrete hooked up to correct relays and pressure switch checks attached to correct pneumatic ducts.
- Anti Ice valves have all relays from air/ground and engine logic and exhibit real-world behaviors.
- Wing Anti-Ice valves pull from correct sources in the custom pneumatic system. Pilots will need to ensure correct real-world operations to ensure structural anti-ice is available during icing conditions.
- Icing modeled on windshield blades and windshield wiper components that provide real-world indications of icing buildup and cues to pilots for visual icing condition confirmation.
Tokyo Haneda International Airport for MSFS Gets New Screenshots
Technobrain released a gallery of small screenshots showing the lighting systems of its upcoming Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT) for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We get to see the runway and taxiway lights alongside an explanation. I added a version translated by Google (which I personally checked for accuracy).
At the moment, we still don’t have a release date, but the airport definitely looks promising.
Rand Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
Jatsim Designs released Rand Airport (FAGM) serving Germiston, South Africa.
It’s available on Simmarket for $11.37 and you can see what it looks like in the gallery above.
If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our previous roundup article from yesterday.
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