X-Plane flight sim

[robinsm]

Where do I get a copy of x-plane flight sim. I have microsoft fs x but it doesnt have an x-air sim on it. I have just about finished building an xair std and would enjoy cyber flying it as well as really flying it. I believw there is an x-air sim available as part of x-plane.

 

Thanks

 

Maynard

 

 

[Yenn]

Have a look at http://www.x-plane,com You should get all the info you want there.

 

I bought version 7.62 over 2 years ago and it came as several DVD's and the cost to buy was less than the freight, which is set by X-Plane.

 

 

[pylon500]

Just as a point of interest, x-plane is a design modelling program to create an cyber-aerodynamic representation of a flying machine.

 

The program includes a flight sim to then fly your creation, as well as a 'Quicktime' source to make movies of your machine.

 

Here's something I did a year or so ago;

 

Movie

 

Arthur.

 

 

[Yenn]

Your photos look good. Was that the way the AR5 was built or was the plug left in to provide strength as in a beam. I will have to look at your site again in the future to follow up.

 

 

[pylon500]

The AR-5 was built the Rutan way which is to glass one side of thick foam sheet, make a long box with the glass on the inside, carve the outside to shape and glass over.

 

A little bit heavier than laying up in a mould but obviously only a third of the time.

 

Did my link to google Video work?

 

You may want to look at my previous construction at Stollite construction

 

Arthur.

 

 

[Yenn]

Arthur I looked at the movie today, it worked well. Thanks for the info on the AR5. I had been thinking it would be possible to hot wire a hole in the centre of a block of foam, glass the inside and then shape and glass the outside. The internal glassing would be difficult. the stollite was good and I have also looked at the homebuilt site in USA and got some good ideas.

 

 

[pylon500]

For those readers unaware of the AR-5, this was a single seater desingned and built by a guy named Mike Arnold in the US.

 

His little plane was all composite and powered by a Rotax 532 which set a world speed record in it's weight class of 213 mph (about 185 kts).

 

Arthur.

 

AR-5 site