Microsoft Flight Simulator X

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Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Developer(s)	Microsoft Game Studios
Publisher(s)	Microsoft
Distributor(s)	Microsoft
Series	Microsoft Flight Simulator
Version	Service Pack 2
Platform(s)	PC (Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista)
Release date	October 10, 2006 (SA) October 13, 2006 (Europe) October 17, 2006 (NA) October 26, 2006 (Australia)
Genre(s)	Simulation
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E (Everyone) OFLC: G
Media	DVD only (2)
System requirements	1.0 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM (for Windows XP SP2) or 512 MB RAM (for Windows Vista), 14 GB hard drive space (15 GB for Deluxe Version), DVD drive, 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
Input methods	Keyboard and mouse Joystick (recommended, Xbox 360 controller for Windows

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (known in the Flight Simulator community also as simply FSX, of which the X is pronounced ten, as in the Roman numeral) is the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after Flight Simulator 2004. It includes a graphics engine upgrade as well as compatibility with Windows Vista, having been hailed by Microsoft as the most important technological milestone in the series to date. It is the first version in the flight simulator series to be released on DVD-ROM.

1 Overview
2 Features
3 Demo versions
4 System requirements
5 Patches and expansions
6 Downloadable content
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Overview

Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of the popular line of simulators. It was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition (USD $29.99) features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and 40 highly detailed airports. The deluxe version (USD $49.99) features 24 types of aircraft, 38 highly detailed cities, and 47 highly detailed airports.

Flight Simulator X was officially unveiled at the 2006 international Consumer Electronics Show as a gaming showcase for Microsoft Windows Vista. Microsoft released screenshots as well as a list of frequently asked questions as a press release on Microsoft Flight Simulator Insider, as well as numerous flight simulator communities (see External links). This also included mission-based gameplay with mission specific aircraft as well as an upgraded rendering engine capable of increased detail.

Following the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May 2006, Microsoft published new screenshots, videos and an official trailer. The overall reaction by the community was quite positive,^{[citation needed]} and the graphical quality of the simulator has greatly increased.

Flight Simulator X has a required system rating of 3 for Windows Vista and a recommended rating of 5.

[edit] Features

[edit] Standard vs. Deluxe Edition

Flight Simulator X was released in two editions, Standard and Deluxe. Deluxe Edition incorporates some additional features, including an on-disc Software Development Kit (SDK), three airplanes with the Garmin G1000 Flight Deck, and player Air Traffic Control.^[1]

In addition, the Deluxe Edition features 24 aircraft compared to 18 in the Standard Edition, 45 high-detail airports compared to 40, 38 high-detail cities compared to 28, and 51 structured missions compared to 30+.^[2]

[edit] New features

The new features in Flight Simulator X include:

Improved graphics including enhanced texture resolution, new Earth model facilitating polar flights, true road data, region-specific textures, 3D animals, star constellations, etc. Also, the scenery textures now line up with the automatically generated (Autogen) buildings. Maximum rendering-engine-supported scenery resolution of 7cm/pixel (not available with default scenery).
Improved default airport functionality — appropriate dynamic vehicles, jetways etc. Now featured by default where they exist in reality.
The built-in GPS support has been upgraded to include Garmin G1000 integrated glass cockpit, (select aircraft in the Deluxe version only).
Improved ATC featuring certain non-FAA procedures where appropriate (for example, altimeter/QNH scale in European units) and numerous minor updates such as an improved progressive-taxi feature.
Improved and new default aircraft including, for example, an Airbus A321. Default aircraft systems modeling is rather extensively improved, featuring, for example, APU, fire protection, passenger advisory sign switches etc.
Improved weather system, including better visibility modeling.
Revamped multiplayer functionality featuring Shared Skies, a feature allowing multiple users to share the same cockpit.
Tower Controller, a feature in the Deluxe version allowing users to simulate local control at many airports worldwide during multiplayer gaming.
Revamped sound system with support for 5.1 surround sound.
Proprietary SimConnectAPI to allow FSUIPC-like access to Flight Simulator functions and variables.^[3]
Mission engine allowing creation of dynamic missions with developer control of many simulation variables, sound file playback, AI aircraft traffic etc. in relation to what the user is doing — essentially an evolution over the APL and ABL adventure programming languages featured in previous versions of the software. Dozens of missions ship with the product, and a mission level editor is expected to be released on-line shortly after release of the main product.
Most of the vintage aircraft that were a key theme in the previous version have been dropped, with the exception of the DC-3 and Piper J-3. Both aircraft are featured in the default missions that ship with the product.
The maximum altitude in the game has been increased to 100,000,000 feet (30,000,000 m), as opposed to FS2004's 99,999 feet (30,480 m). FSX's maximum altitude is therefore approximately 2.39 times the diameter of the Earth at the equator.
Camera shake in the virtual cockpit as the aircraft banks, accelerates, brakes, flies through turbulence etc.
Realistic flexible wings in some commercial airplanes, the wings flex when the aircraft is going through turbulence, increasing rate of ascent or descending, major plane movements, flaps being fully extended, general vibrations to the plane, etc. An example of an aircraft with this wing movement is the Boeing 747-400.
New water effect which has 3D waves with curled up object reflection according to the wave movements and with sunshine reflection.
Aircraft can cast shadows on themselves.
Red Bull Air Race World Series racing^[4]

[edit] Aircraft

Aircraft	Deluxe Edition	Standard Edition
Airbus A321	Yes	Yes
Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight	Yes	Yes
Beechcraft Baron 58	Yes	Yes
Beechcraft Baron 58 G1000	Yes	No
Beechcraft King Air 350	Yes	Yes
Bell 206B JetRanger	Yes	Yes
Boeing 737-800	Yes	Yes
Boeing 747-400	Yes	Yes
Bombardier CRJ-700	Yes	Yes
Bombardier Learjet LJ-45	Yes	Yes
Cessna 208-B Grand Caravan	Yes	Yes
Cessna 172S SkyhawkSP	Yes	Yes
Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP G1000	Yes	No
de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane	Yes	Yes
de Havilland DHC-Dash 8-100	AI only¹	AI only¹
DG-808-S Competition Sailplane	Yes	Yes
Douglas DC-3	Yes	Yes
Extra EA-300-S	Yes	Yes
Grumman G-21-A Goose	Yes	AI only
Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket on skis	Yes	AI only
Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket	Yes	AI only
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	AI only²	AI only²
Mooney M-20-M Bravo	Yes	Yes
Mooney M-20-M Bravo G1000	Yes	No
Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180	AI only	AI only
Piper J-3C-65 Cub	Yes	Yes
Robinson R-22 Beta II	Yes	Yes
Notes: ¹ A third-party download is available to make the Dash-8-100 flyable here.^[5] ² A third-party download is available to make the MD-83 flyable here.^[6]

In some missions, extra AI aircraft are included but aren't really included in Free Flight. These aircraft include:

TBM Avenger ghost planes of Flight 19 - from Lost in the Triangle
Boeing 787-9 - from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
Ekranoplan - from Aleutian Cargo Run & Tokyo Executive Transport
Airbus A380-800 - from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
Boeing 747-8 - from Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
Antonov AN-225 - from Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight, Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race
Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde - from Loopy Larry & Jet Truck Drag Race (in British Airways livery)
Two variations of UFOs - flying saucer and black triangular UFO on skids - both from Secret Shuttle
Parked space shuttle - in Free Flight at Edwards Air Force Base
Variations of military jets and helicopters - different types from Tutorial 1: First Take-off, Tutorial 11: Helicopter Maneuvers 1, Flour Power, Loopy Larry, Jet Truck Drag Race, Civil Air Patrol Search, Africa Relief and Catalina Day Spa
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - from Tutorial 1: First Take-off
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - from Tutorial 1: First Take-off

[edit] Missions and rewards

The inclusion of Missions adds a new facet to the simulation, adding task oriented goals, and encouraging users to fly worldwide, rather than just from their home field. Although a similar concept was available in previous versions, the new implementation of multipath & event oriented situations substantially extends the potential for user interaction.

Pilots earn Rewards for completing various missions, and reaching specific accomplishments throughout the game, (in 'Free Flight'). Some of the rewards exist as hidden "easter eggs" to be discovered by pilots.^[7] Some missions have multiple and hidden rewards, receipt being dependent on performing additional actions.

Some hidden rewards include:

Earning a postcard for spotting an item of interest.
Earning a badge for landing at a special airport, e.g., highest, most remote, lowest.
Earning a reward for completing a challenge not associated with a mission.
Earning a trophy for landing a number of times or the number of airports landed at.

In each mission description, a map is included with it. It notes that they are for entertainment purposes. The maps and charts are supplied by Jeppesen.

[edit] Missions list

This is a list of all missions in Flight Simulator X (both Standard and Deluxe Edition).

Flight Simulator X missions  _^[+/−]

#	Mission	Location	Aircraft	Description
1.	Tutorial 1: First Take-off	Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight	Take-off from runway 15 - one of the world's longest runways - and fly through 3 gates before landing.
2.	Tutorial 2: Basics of Flight	Hong Kong, China	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight	Fly through 5 gates.
3.	Tutorial 3: Finding Your Way	Vals-Lanas Airport, Aubenas, France	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight	Take-off, fly near 3 hot air balloons and land.
4.	Tutorial 4: Ground Operations	Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight, Piper J-3C-65 Cub & Douglas DC-3	Taxi in 3 different aircraft until taking off in the final plane.
5.	Tutorial 5: Approaching the Airport	Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Piper J-3C-65 Cub	Approach runway 3 in 1 kt winds.
6.	Tutorial 6: Introduction to Mountain Flying	South-western Idaho, USA	Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk	Take-off from Bernard USFS Airport, fly through valleys and attempt a canyon turn before landing at Lower Loon Creek Airport.
7.	Tutorial 7: Introduction to Soaring	Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada, USA	DG-808-S Competition Sailplane	Fly in a glider and learn some tips about gliding.
8.	Tutorial 8: Transitioning to Jets	Scotland	Bombardier CRJ-700	Take-off from Edinburgh in a jet and land at Glasgow International Airport.
9.	Tutorial 9: Helicopter Basics	Līhu'e, Hawaii	Robinson R-22 Beta II	Fly a helicopter over the island of Kaua'i.
10.	Tutorial 10: Helicopter Take-off and Landing	Līhu'e, Hawaii	Robinson R-22 Beta II	Take-off, fly through 5 gates and land on the helipad.
11.	Sitka Approach	Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, Alaska, USA	Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk	Approach the airport at Sitka.
12.	Midwest Fly-in	Eagle Creek Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Piper J-3C-65 Cub	Take-off from a farm runway and land at the fly-in at Eagle Creek Airport.
13.	Hawaiian Checkout	Hawaii	Mooney M-20-M Bravo G1000	Look at the scenery as you fly from Molokai to Maui's Hana Airport.
14.	San Juan Island Run	North-western Washington, USA	de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane	Take passengers on a trip from Lake Union to Friday Harbour in the San Juan Islands.
15.	Flour Power	Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight, Bombardier Learjet LJ-45, Robinson R-22 Beta II & Beechcraft King Air 350	Hit targets with flour bombs.
16.	Telluride Landing	Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, Colorado, USA	Bombardier Learjet LJ-45	Land at Telluride without slamming into the mountainous terrain.
17.	Rome-Naples Airline Run	Italy	Airbus A321	Take passengers from Fiumicino Airport to Capodichino International Airport.
18.	Swedish Championship Soaring Course	Södermanland, Sweden	DG-808-S Competition Sailplane	Glide through a representitive course of the 2006 World Gliding Championships then land at Eskilstuna's Ekeby Airport.
19.	Secret Shuttle	Southern Nevada, USA	Boeing 737-800	Fly from Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport to a secret base called "Area 51".
20.	Game Park Patrol	Guvalala, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe	Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight	Search the local park for a missing baby elephant that has strayed from its herd.
21.	Tutorial 11: Helicopter Maneuvers 1	Līhu'e, Hawaii	Robinson R-22 Beta II	Fly through a course of gates before landing on a moving aircraft carrier.
22.	Down Under	Sydney, Australia	Bombardier Learjet LJ-45	Fly through as many gates as you can over Sydney's stunning scenery in 3 minutes before landing at Kingsford Smith International Airport.
23.	Austrian Alpine Soaring Course (deluxe version only)	Kitzbüheler Alps, central Austria	DG-808-S Competition Sailplane	Fly a course through the valleys and over the mountains of Austria before returning to Zell Am See Airport.
24.	Caribbean Landing	Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles	Bombardier CRJ-700	Approach and land at St. Marteen.
25.	Paris Airshow Demonstration Flight	Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France	Airbus A321	Show-off an A321 at the Paris Airshow by doing fly-bys over the runway.
26.	Flying Blind Across the Channel	English Channel, between England and France	Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk G1000	Take-off from Manston Airport, Manston, England and fly an IFR plan through fog to Paris-Plage Airport at Le Touquet, France.
27.	Swiss Outing	Central Switzerland	Cessna C-172-SP Skyhawk	Suffer an engine failure while flying to Interlaken and try to glide safely to an airport.
28.	Innsbruck Approach	Innsbruck Airport, Innsbruck, Austria	Beechcraft Baron 58 G1000	Fly the most challenging localizer into Innsbruck in heavy snow.
29.	Aleutian Cargo Run (deluxe version only)	Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States	Grumman G-21-A Goose	Fly from Umnak Island to Chernofski Harbour and then to Dutch Harbour in stormy weather.
30.	Loopy Larry	Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA	Piper J-3C-65 Cub	Land on top of a moving school bus.
31.	Amazon Trek (deluxe version only)	Inambari River, south-eastern Peru	Grumman G-21-A Goose	Fly from Quince Mil to a camp, load up with arcaeological items and transport them to a remote village before returning to the airport.
32.	Tokyo Executive Transport	Tokyo, Japan	Bell 206B JetRanger	Take-off from Haneda and pick up passengers on a rooftop helipad before flying them to Narita International Airport and discovering your co-pilot's secret.
33.	Jet City	Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, USA	Bombardier Learjet LJ-45	Fly through all required targets before the timer runs out until landing at Boeing Field.
34.	Denali Base Camp Charter (deluxe version only)	Denali National Park, Alaska, USA	Maule Orion on skis	Fly supplies to a base camp at the foot of Mt. McKinley.
35.	Tutorial 12: Helicopter Maneuvers 2	Līhu'e, Hawaii	Robinson R-22 Beta II	Fly a vertical course and then land on the helipad of a moving yacht.
36.	Lost in the Triangle	Off Miami, Florida, USA	Bombardier Learjet LJ-45	Search for a missing ship in the famed Bermuda Triangle where many ships and planes have disappeared.
37.	Jet Truck Drag Race (deluxe version only)	Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA	Extra EA-300-S	You and another stunt plane verse a truck with three afterburning engines(Shockley's Jet Truck)to see who can reach the finish line first.
38.	Civil Air Patrol Search (deluxe version only)	Salmon River Mountains, Idaho, USA	Maule Orion	From the CAP Base at Krassel, search the valleys for a crashed plane before it gets too dark.
39.	Amsterdam-London Airline Run (deluxe version only)	Western Netherlands	Boeing 737-800	Experience a flight to London's Heathrow Airport but a passenger gets ill on the way and you must divert to Rotterdam.
40.	Africa Relief	Great Rift Valley, far-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo	Douglas DC-3	Fly supplies to African villages (Katale & Rutshuru) while Nyiragongo erupts and damages your plane on your approach to Lubero.
41.	Quito Approach	Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito, Ecuador	Boeing 747-400	Complete a challenging high-altitude approach to Quito's airport sitting at over 9,000 feet.
42.	Foul Weather Water Rescue	Auckland, New Zealand	Bell 206B JetRanger	Search for a wrecked yacht for survivors in rain and high winds.
43.	Catalina Day Spa	San Pedro Channel, off Los Angeles, California, USA	Cessna C-208-B Grand Caravan	On your way from Santa Catalina Island to Santa Monica, your engine fails and you must attempt to either glide to the nearest airport or land on a moving aircraft carrier when you have no permission to.
44.	Limited Options (deluxe version only)	Near Faadhippolhu Atoll, the Maldives	Boeing 737-800	When the plane suffers a fuel leak causing the engines to fail at 35,000 feet, you must decide whether to glide to Male or Hanimadhoo Island to save 150 passengers from drowning in the Indian Ocean.
45.	Monsoon Approach	Changi International Airport, Singapore	Boeing 747-400	Descend into monsoon conditions to land on runway 02C at Changi International Airport.
46.	747 Test Flight (deluxe version only)	Between Mojave Airport and Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA	Boeing 747-400	Run tests on a Boeing 747-400 when suddenly your engines fail one-by-one.
47.	Dutch Harbour Approach	Dutch Harbour Airport, Dutch Harbour, Alaska, USA	Beechcraft King Air 350	Land at Dutch Harbour despite pounding weather.
48.	Yakutat Mail Run (deluxe version only)	St. Elias Mountains, Canada/Alaska, USA	Beechcraft King Air 350	Take-off from Burwash Airport, Burwash Landing, Canada and cross the mountains in a rush to land at Yakutat, Alaska before a terrible snowstorm shuts down the airport.
49.	Oil Rig Transport	North Sea, off Oostvoorne, Netherlands	Bell B-206-B JetRanger	Fly a safety inspector to oil rig T-25 to find explosions, flying debris, fire, and 3 workers in a life-or-death situation. You either risk rescuing them or fly off and hope the life guard boat will come in time.
50.	Red Bull Time Trial	Salzburg Airport, Salzburg, Austria	Extra EA-300-S	Fly through 10 gates and see if you can join the team.
51.	Red Bull Time Trial (without arrows)	Salzburg Airport, Salzburg, Austria	Extra EA-300-S	Fly through 10 gates and see if you can join the team. This more realistic version has no arrows or gate numbers to help.

[edit] Demo versions

Flight Simulator X is notable for being the first product in Microsoft's Flight Simulator series to have a game demo, which contains a subset of features of the retail product and requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista for installation.

The first limited demo of Flight Simulator X was released to the public on August 9, 2006, and put up for download on the website. Even though playable, the August demo represented a beta release of the product, and had a number of bugs, some of which were recognized in the official installation's README file. On October 2, 2006 the demo was superseded by a newer release, which, while having fewer bugs^{[citation needed]}, is almost identical to the first demo. The DHC-2 Beaver was removed in favor of a Learjet 45. Both the demos feature St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles and the surrounding area only (as opposed to the entire world), including the Princess Juliana International Airport. There are four playable aircraft (Bombardier CRJ-700, Beechcraft 58, DHC-2 Beaver/Learjet 45 and an ultralight aircraft), and three missions, one of which is actually an introductory tutorial. Demo versions can be downloaded from Fusion Sim. Demo versions are available in English, Spanish, French, German,Italian and Polish.^[8]

[edit] System requirements

Microsoft Flight Simulator X comes on 2 DVDs and requires approximately 15 gigabytes of hard drive space to install. Although official minimum system requirements call for a 1.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM and a 32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card, much more powerful hardware is needed to achieve good performance with visual settings increased beyond the lowest values. With anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering either disabled or reduced, low-end and even some high end graphics cards, such as NVIDIA's 7300 GT and ATI's X800 will perform respectably at relatively low resolutions (ie. 1024x768), even with all other visual options maximized.^[9] On the other hand, there is no apparent benefit from SLI technology, except for the most extreme resolutions with high AA.^[10]

A fast CPU is essential for good performance. While Service Pack 1 improved performance on multicore processors, FSX performance is largely dependent on raw CPU speed.^[11]

[edit] Patches and expansions

[edit] Service Pack 1

Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Flight Simulator X on May 15, 2007. It addresses the following problems:

Activation and installation issues
Performance enhancements
Third-party add-on issues
Content issues^[12]

[edit] Service Pack 2

Microsoft released another service pack for Flight Simulator X about the same time as its expansion pack (below). The update is primarily for Vista users that have DirectX 10 (DX10) compatible graphics adapters. The DX10 version takes advantage of DX10's improved shader model and more pixel pipelines and increased performance for Vista, approaching overall FSX performance on XP. It also adds the capability for players who do not have the expansion pack to participate in multiplayer activities with users of the expansion pack. ^[13] FSX-SP2 will also fix some more bugs over Flight Simulator X.

[edit] Flight Simulator X: Acceleration

Flight Simulator X: Acceleration

Developer(s)	Microsoft Game Studios
Publisher(s)	Microsoft
Distributor(s)	Microsoft
Series	Microsoft Flight Simulator
Platform(s)	PC (Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista)
Release date	NA October 23, 2007 AUS November 1, 2007 EU, November 2, 2007
Genre(s)	Simulation
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E+10 PEGI: 3+ OFLC: G
System requirements	2.0 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, 15 GB hard drive space, DVD drive, 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card, Internet access(for online multiplayer), FSX Installed.
Input methods	Keyboard and mouse Joystick (recommended)

Microsoft released their first expansion pack for Flight Simulator in years, called Flight Simulator X: Acceleration, to the US market on Oct 23, 2007 rated E10+, and released to the Australian market on Nov 1, 2007 rated G.^[14] Acceleration introduces new features, including multiplayer air racing, new missions, and three all-new aircraft, the F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 helicopter and the P-51 Mustang. Unfortunately, in many product reviews, users complained of multiple bugs in the initial release of the pack. One of the bugs, which occurs only in the Standard Edition of Flight Simulator X, is that the Maule Air Orion aircraft used in the mission has missing gauges and other problems, as it is a Deluxe Version-only aircraft.

The new scenery enhancements cover Berlin, Istanbul, Cape Canaveral and the Edwards Air Force Base, providing high accuracy both in the underlying photo texture (60cm/pix) and in the detail given to the 3D objects.

Flight Simulator X: Acceleration takes advantage of Windows Vista as well as DirectX 10.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Downloadable content

There are many downloads that both versions of Flight Simulator X can use, ranging from free aircraft and paint jobs to commercial, high-resolution scenery. They may change many aspects of the simulator, such as adjusting the visuals, gameplay, adding new features or content such as scenery objects and modifications. Numerous free downloads are available from community websites and the downloads include, but are not limited to:

Civil jets
Prop planes
Vintage planes
Ultralights and gliders
Military aircraft
New paint jobs for default aircraft
Concept (proposed future) aircraft
Add-on scenery
Miscellaneous items

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ AirSideTV's Video Coverage of AirVenture 2006. AirSideTV (July 28, 2006).
^ Flight Simulator X – Product Information
^ Aeroclub Simuvuelo's Coverage of FSX. Simuvuelo (July 24, 2006).
^ Bray, Jim (2006-12-18). Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Canada Free Press. Retrieved on 2007-01-04. “For example, you can take part in the Red Bull air race...”
^ Simviation.com Downloads - FSX Props pg. 2
^ Simviation.com Downloads – FSX Jets pg. 15
^ Easter Eggs in FSX?. P-12C Pilot (October 18, 2006).
^ [http://www.fusionsim.com/fsx_demo.php Fusion Sim : Demo Download Page
^ Desktop VGA Charts 2007, Tom's Hardware Guide
^ PTaylor's WebLog : FSX:More on SLI and Multi-core
^ PTaylor's WebLog : The PC Industry, Multicore, and FSX ( with a little DX10 thrown in for good measure )
^ Flight Simulator X Service Pack 1
^ PTaylor's WebLog : FSX-SP2(DX10) delay factors
^ "Flight Simulator X: Acceleration" Now Available!, FSInsider, October 23, 2007

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