X-Plane 8.60

The Genre: the Aviasimulator
Year of release: 2007
The Developer: Laminar Research
Language: English

The Description:
X-Plane - the aviation simulator developed and distributed by company Laminar Research under direction of Austin of Myers.
One of the most popular simulators in the world, unique certificated by the American Federal Agency on aeronautics for trainings to real flights.
X-Plane differs from other simulators application of the theory of an element of the blade developed for an estimation of behaviour of a propeller. Each wing and the blade of a propeller is broken on small under-elements, for each of them operating aerodynamic forces and the moments are counted up, then all of them develop, and the general result turns out. X-Plane distributes this model to all of self-years (the helicopter and other flying devices), working with a fuselage, wings and a tail, as with the elements creating elevating force.

Advantage of this method in comparison with the models using preliminary shortchanged data files, theoretically consists that it is not necessary to write down any data about behaviour of the real device. X-Plane itself models its behaviour, being based on data about geometry, weight, an arrangement and characteristics of engines. Also X-Plane works at flights on закритических modes - inadmissible corners of attack, speeds close to zero is better. Without any additional adaptation the simulator supports orbital flights and flights in an atmosphere of Mars.

X-Plane it is often used as auxiliary means by development of models of planes, for example, CarterCopter. In file archive X-Plane.org there are hundreds prototypes and the real planes made in X-Plane in hundreds of experts and enthusiasts.

X-Plane differs that the package includes programs for creation of own flying devices and scenery, and it is not simply possible for users, but also it is recommended to develop own.

Developers X-Plane adhere to principle WYSIWYG, « that see, receive »: the schedule and the physicist are under construction on the same data. In traditional simulators the graphic model of the flying device and its characteristic are divided, and to any physical model it is possible to attach graphic model any from everything.

System requirements:
any chip, 2 ghz +, RAM 1Gb, Disk Space 60Gb, 3D Card OpenGL VRAM 32Mb, Monitor 1024x768 +