NEWS! - Released Laminar Cirrus SR-22 Enhanced Flight Model

[Stephen]

NEWS! - Released Laminar Cirrus SR-22 Enhanced Flight Model

 

 

One of the most interesting things that has come out of the X-Plane 12 Simulator release, is modifying it's default fleet of aircraft. In X-Plane 11, the biggest interest was with the Zibo conversion of the default Boeing 737-800. In fact it became the most transfigured aircraft in X-Plane's history, the original currently barely identifiable.

 

So since X-Plane 12 was launched these enhancement projects have been coming out in waves. Simcoders are biggest converters in the game with their REP packages and only this week they delivered one for the default Piper Super Cub.

 

X-Aerodynamics is a well known developer of flight dynamics in X-Plane. Countless major developers has used his skills to refine flight models to perfection, and a lot noted in many of the reviews X-PlaneReviews covers. He has already done a full list of flight enhancements to current aircraft including the C90B King Air, VANS RV10, C-172 and the Beechcraft Baron and the full list is here. And he is supported as a X-Plane Sponsored Project.

 

So here is a Enhanced Flight model for the Default Cirrus SR-22. That provides New (better) flight dynamics that provides a more realistic handling and performance of the stock Laminar Cirrus SR22 aircraft....  features include;

 

• Utilizes the excellent SR22 graphics and sounds included with X-plane 12 by Laminar Research.
• Improved ground handling, with ‘springy’ main gear, as in the real aircraft.
• Cruise speeds accurate across all altitudes and power settings.
• Accurate maximum speeds.
• Accurate stall speeds, flap up or down.
• Correct rates of climb.
• Accurate take-off and landing distances.
• Accurate ‘feel’ and handling.
• Accurate fuel consumption at all altitudes and power settings.
• Accurate wing airfoils for accurate handling (stock uses the same airfoil as the C-172!).
• ‘Cuffed’ wing modeled in airfoils and geometry – outer wing stalls after inboard wing, so that full control is maintained.
• Aircraft CG and payload weights moved to accurate locations.
• Tail and all controls adjusted to correct shapes, areas, and deflections.
• Fuselage shape and drag revised.
• Increased flight model detail throughout.
• No plugins to ‘force’ the flight model.
• No hidden parts.
• No cheating the sim.

 

This is a far more deeper and enhanced package than say the fix-ups or refinements of the earlier projects

 

X-Aerodynamics noted he has researched and prepared extensively to develop the most accurate and thorough SR22 flight dynamics yet seen for desktop flight simulation. As while the stock SR22 is very good graphically, audibly and so on, the flight dynamics had some limitations.

 

Important: This an upgrade of the stock (default) Cirrus SR22 that comes with X-Plane 12. No other purchase is necessary to use it. And here you can just get maximum accuracy and careful tuning to get the full potential out of an X-Plane aircraft!

Images are courtesy of X-Aerodynamics

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The Laminar Cirrus SR-22 Enhanced Flight Model is now available from the X-Plane.OrgStore!... Here:

 

Laminar Cirrus SR-22 Enhanced Flight Model

Price is US$19.99

You Save:$5.00(20%)

 

Requirements

X-Plane 12 

Linux, Mac, and Windows

4 GB  VRAM Minimum - 8GB+ VRAM Recommended

Current version : 1.0 (June 21st 2023)

Please follow the installation instructions carefully.

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News by Stephen Dutton

22nd June 2023

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