Stephen Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 NEWS! - Aircraft Updated : Aeros-2 Ultralight Trike v3 by vSkyLabs vSkyLabs have updated their excellent Aeros-2 Ultralight Trike to v3. Although given an update to work in X-Plane 12 back in September 2020. This is in reality the extensive update for the Aeros-2 to the new X-Plane 12 configuration. The Aeros-2 is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for amateur construction. In the United States the design is marketed as the Venture and Velocity. Developed from the earlier Aeros-1, the Aeros-2 features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft is made from square tubing, with its wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The occupants are housed in streamlined fibreglass cockpit fairing. Engines available include the twin cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 and the four cylinder four-stroke 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and 100 hp (75 kW) 912ULS. Version 3.0 (May 22nd 2024) Includes: Flight dynamics - Major update release: Complete redesign of the wing-tilt/weight shifting system to fall in line with the latest X-Plane 12 aerodynamics and physics capabilities. 'wind-force' on the control bar is being simulated more accurately. Rotax 503 simulation tuneups. Landing gears and ground operations tuneups. Wing trim is now set to virtually pull/push the control-bar (keep in mind that trim direction is opposite, as the wing tilts down when pressing the trim-down assignment, resulting in reduction of AOA, and vice versa). Fine tuning for engine parameters following the latest X-Plane 12 engine simulation physics. Systems: New dual-system altimeter. Fuel tank gauge re-wired, re-calibrated. Sounds: New multi-layer Rotax 503 sounds. New open-cockpit wind buffet and wind flow sounds. Various all-around enhancements. Interaction: Improved Key switch command for VR and 2-d manipulators. Improved 'headless' pilot interaction; head is hidden when the virtual camera is within close proximity to the pilot's head position. Graphics: PBR normals tuneup to fall in line with latest X-Plane 12 rendering updates. Prop-disc animation tuneups. VSKYLABS development for X-Plane approved by 'Aeros Ltd' company (however, it is an independent VSKYLABS project, not affiliated and/or endorsed with/by 'Aeros Ltd.') High end simulation of the Aeros-2 Ultralight Trike, powered by a Rotax 503 50 hp engine. Designed with the focus on control and handling characteristics, excellent for basic and advanced hang glider trike training / conversion from fixed wing aircraft. Real-Physics, incorporating weight shifting and wing simulation of a hang-glider trike. Additional passenger which can be removed, to simulate light vs heavy trike operations. Rescue system (Ballistic Magnum 450 system). Unique trike flying aspects are being simulated: stalls, slips, spins and tumbling. This project is part of the VSKYLABS 'Test-Pilot' series, designed specifically for use with X-Plane cutting edge Experimental Flight Model. Images are courtesy of vSkyLabs... the Aeros-2 is available for both X-Plane 12 and X-Plane 11, however the XP11 version does not have the effects and features that is available in X-Plane 12. ___________________________ Yes! Aeros-2 Ultralight v3.0 by vSkyLabs is NOW available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Aeros-2 Ultralight v3.0 Price is US$24.00 On sale: US$24.00 US$16.80 you Save:US$7.20(30%) Requirements X-Plane 12 or X-Plane 11 Windows, Mac or Linux 8GB+ VRAM Recommended Current version: 3.0 (May 22 2024) ___________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 23rd May 2024 Copyright©2024: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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