This package contains 3 versions of the X-15A-2 with external propellant tanks and the mighty XLR-99 rocket engine.
In October 1967, Air Force Pilot Pete Knight took the X-15A-2 to Mach 6.7 (4520 mph), the fastest manned aircraft flight recorded to date (if we exclude the Space Shuttle). The X-15A-2 completed 22 flights between June 1964 and October 1967.
X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator Key Features
This package contains three versions of the X-15A-2 aircraft (serial number AF56-6671) with the XLR-99 rocket engine and "jettisonable" external propellant tanks.
The additional fuselage section provides an optical window and additional space for experimental and instrumentation equipment (in the "rollout" and "dirty" versions). Other changes common to all aircraft include a removable right wing tip, an extended landing gear, a revised canopy with new elliptical windows, a sky hatch on top of the instrument compartment, extended side fairings to carry more hydrogen peroxide stored in spherical supply tanks and a helium spherical tank behind the dorsal stabilizer.
Like the real aircraft, the white version of the X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator is covered with a special pink ablator sealed with a white wear layer to protect the airplane from the tremendous amount of heat generated during high-speed flight. This variation also features a jettisonable dummy ramjet under the lower modified ventral and an animated eyelid over the left canopy window.
What makes the X-15 for Flight Simulator series exciting and unique are the advanced fully functional instrument panels with custom gauges and systems to simulate almost every step and procedure required in a typical X-15 or X-15A-2 mission:
Almost every X-15 internal system has been integrated into the X-15 for Flight Simulator panels:
In addition, the default Flight Simulator Garmin GPS and magnetic compass panels are available from the main panel.
Included with the software are the 100-page English and French versions of the X-15A-2 Utility Flight Manual, available in a printable PDF format (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 or later required).
The manual has been specifically conceived for the X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator and is based on the original real-world X-15 and X-15A-2 utility flight manuals.
The flight manual contains the necessary information for the installation and operation of the X-15A-2 virtual aircraft and associated instrument panels. It contains instructions and procedures for XLR-99 rocket engine operation, on the X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator.
The end-user is encouraged to print a copy of the manual for his/her own use, in conjunction with the add-on simulation software. The best way to keep the manual handy for easy reference during flight is to organize it in a durable presentation binder.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3 versions of the X-15A-2 aircraft (s/n AF56-6671) with the XLR-99 rocket engine and "jettisonable" external propellant tanks:
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
CUSTOM AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FEATURES
ADVANCED 2D PANEL FEATURES
NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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