Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including aircraft and scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
Below you can find a story that received its own individual coverage.
You can find all the flight simulation news below.
Airvan Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
SimWorksStudios released its GippsAero GA8 Airvan. It’s available on the official marketplace for MSFS 2020 only (for now) for $29.99. Yet, it is compatible with MSFS 2024. A native version for MSFS 2024 will come at a later time.
Here’s what it includes
- Dynamic visual weathering: the aircraft will accumulate dirt and mud over time, even when you aren’t using it!
- Environmental impact: weathering rate will vary depending on the environment and dirt can be washed away by rain.
- Persistence: did you leave your visor down yesterday? That’s how you will find it today. Did you leave the sim for a couple of weeks? Your plane might be due for a wash!
- High-detail 3D model
- Authentic, high quality sounds recorded a the real Airvan
- Authentic flight model verified by GA-8 pilots
- Cargo and passenger cabins
- Cargo pod and non-cargo pod variants
- Six liveries
- Custom tablet, allowing control of the aircraft features and avionics hot-swapping
- Optional autopilot
- GTN750Xi and GTN750 support (PC-only)
- High definition and performance friendly textures
- Custom lighting
The SystemPulse add-on is also available for $17.49, but it isn’t compatible with MSFS 2024. It’ll work in the new sim when the dedicated native version is released.
Here’s a list of features.
- Individually simulated components in each system: from the fuel filter to the oil pump, every spare part is independently simulated
- Realistic wear and tear: from how you fly the airplane, to where you take it everything has an effect on its state. Sand, rain, humidity, temperature, pilot finesse, everything matters!
- Persistence: aircraft parts will not only remember how you left them, but they will also age when you are not flying the plane! Went on vacation for a week? You might be due for an oil change next time you fire up the sim!
- More than 70 possible failures on multiple systems:
- Fuel system: fuel filters, electrical boost pump, engine driven pump
- Engine: pistons, spark plug failure and fouling, magnetos
- Accessory housing: gearbox, generator, starter, vacuum pump, RPM indicator
- Oil system: oil level and consumption, oil pump, filter, leakages, metal chip contamination
- Propeller: Weathering, governor, prop strike
- Electrical: alternator, battery, circuits
- Brakes: total brake failure or stuck brake
Nieuport 24 Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Flysimware released the MSFS 2024 version of its WW1 biplane Nieuport 24. It’s available on Simmarket for $23.85.
Those who already have the MSFS 2020 version can upgrade for $9.50.
It includes the following features:
- Real World operational with throttle or blip switch operation
- 4K full PBR textures
- All sounds produced using the game industry standard Wwise software
- Engine sounds were produced by Sim Acoustics
- Custom coded World gauges and animations
- Includes a High quality bones animated pilot and control cables
- New wear and tear simulation for categories such as engine, controls, fuel system, landing gear, instruments and more
- Dirt, dust, mud and leak effects build up based on the ground surface type
- Rotational propeller blur uses shader effects for extreme realism
- New flight model physics that allows precise aircraft shape using the new design activation option along with the new Computational Fluid Dynamics for improved aerodynamics handling
- Both wings on the Nieuport 24 are simulated for the first time in a any prior Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The machine gun is now included for Market Place PC/Xbox users
- New preflight feature includes chocks, pitot cover, cockpit cover, status on wear and tear and control surface checks
- Windshield bug effect, windshield and surface rain effect
- Additional holes for cables were added and leather modeling and textures were improved from the 2020 version.
Ipoh Sultan Azlan Shah Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
Shadescene released Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (WMKI) serving Ipoh in Malaysia.
It’s available on Simmarket for $16.51.
It in cludes the followiny fretaures.
- Custom terraforming
- Custom scenery objects for the Terminal, Hangar and more
- Hand-placed Taxiways and Runway light system. Taxiways center, Taxiways edge, Runway light system, etc.
- Full Day/Night lighting.
- Hand-crafted ground markings and textures.
- Airlines and destinations
- Airline – AirAsia and Scoot
Zhoushan Putuoshan International Airport Released for MSFS 2020
Li Scenery Studio released Zhoushan Putuoshan International Airport (ZSZS) in China. It’s available on Simmarket for $13.71
It includes the following features (Sic)
· 3D modeling of the terminal building, Boeing Completion and Delivery Center, and some internal airport buildings.
· Complete ground taxiway markings with correct runway colors.
· Customized navigation lights.
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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