Subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics, sporting aircraft from the Bell 206 Jet-Ranger helicopter and Cessna 172 light plane to the supersonic Concorde and Mach-3 XB-70 Valkyrie
Design the plane you want to fly-from instrument panel to fuselage to weapons
Try your hand at flying the Space Shuttle - orbit mars or simply fly through outer space
Land at any of over 18,000 airports, as well as on aircraft carriers, helipads on building tops, frigates that pitch and roll in the waves, and oil rigs
Product DescriptionX-Plane 9 is the most comprehensive and powerful flight simulator for the PC. X-Plane 9 simulates anything that flies. From single-engine fixed-wing props to multi-engine jets, gliders to dirigibles, helicopters to spacecraft to VTOLs, X-Plane 9 simulates them all. Using blade-element theory, X-Plane 9 accurately simulates the aerodynamic properties of any lifting surface, producing the most realistic flight dynamics available. Create your own aircraft using the included Plane-Maker tool, or design your own scenery with World-Maker, X-Plane includes over 30 aircraft spanning the aviation industry and history, with hundreds more commercial and user-created planes available for download. System Requirements - DVD Drive required, Windows XP or Vista, 2GHz Processor, up to 60GB free space, USB joystick or yoke, Internet Access, and 64MB RAM Video Card
What Others Say
Another MFS Pilot Switches to X-Plane
As a former Microsoft Flight Sim pilot, I would like to second the opinions expressed so well by John Allen in his review dated October 15, 2008. There is a growing community of ex-MFS pilots who have made the switch to X-Plane, and there is a reason for this.
There's a reason why Precision Flight Controls, Inc. uses X-Plane as the software platform for its FAA-approved flight simulation systems.
There's a reason why the Cirrus Corporation used X-Plane to help design and test its newest private jet.
There's a reason why many airline pilots, while on layover, will use X-Plane (loaded on their laptops) to simulate the next day's flight and approaches.
There's a reason why the National Test ... Read More
Dilbert works there!
I dare you to find a customer service phone number anywhere in their literature or website. I've had the product for two weeks and have been exchanging emails with their "customer service" for most of that period. No joy. I've got 16GB free on two year old Windows XP machine built for high end graphics use and can't even get it to install. I've never seen a company so good at avoiding direct contact with paying customers. Buyer beware!
Staunch MS Flight Simulator Flyer converts to X Plane 9.0
I have purchased every Microsoft Flight Simulator since FS '98, and have found each one to have it's own unique quality. So when Flight Simulator X came out, I was eager to see it's contribution to my ever increasing world of flight simulation. While I enjoyed it, it was not as promised. The DX10 feature was the biggest let down, as even on max settings it looked nothing like what we were promised. Oh, it looked okay as flight sims go, but it lacked the real punch I expected from a Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The flight physics are still adequate, set to maximum realism it can be fun, even. However, I still felt something was lacking. So, in a fit of boredom, I purchased X Plane 9. $[...]? "Well", I thought, "we'll see what we can ... Read More
Flight Simulator X or X-Plane 9?
Danielle Townsend's review is incorrect. She apparently left realism mode on "easy". The only reason the turn coordinator wouldn't work is if she left "auto-rudder" turned on, which will result in turns always being coordinated and the coordinator always centered. Also on easy mode, single prop planes won't pull left, etc., making it less realistic. However, I have realism mode set to hard, and I don't really notice any difference between the flight models of FSX vs. XP9.
Anyway, more to the point, I'm not a pilot, just someone who wishes they were. So, I bought Flight Simulator X Deluxe Addition and the Acceleration expansion...and I bought X-Plane 9 since it seemed like the only competition out there. So, I figured I'd write ... Read More
FLYING HIGH
GREAT GAME WITH LOTS TO DO. NEEDS A LOT OF MEMORY. IF YOU LOVE SIMULATOR GAMES GET THIS ONE.
