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News! - Release Date! : x737 v5.0 by EADT

European Aircraft Developer Team (EADT) have announced the release date of their next version in v5.0 of the X-Plane x737 project. Slated for release on the 1st May 2016, the long awaited upgrade is a seriously significant one.

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Externally you are very hard pressed to find any differences from your current x737 aircraft. In fact they are identical even to the point that all your already large collection of liveries will work as well.

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Also your x737 will fly exactly the same as well with still a only a few minor fine refinements. All in all outwardly it is the Boeing 738 that we all know and love.

Internally though with v5.0 you would think you are now on another totally different (planet) aircraft... 

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Gone is the 2d centered positioned panel and in its place is now a full 3d virtual cockpit. 3d virtual cockpits are common now in X-Plane, but again this x737 3d panel will surprise you with being more than just a simple virtual space. This panel design is above any quality you may have experienced before. Fresh and different and with very clever and different manipulators this is like no panel I have used before.

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All this great design work is coming to you on the 1st May 2016....  And will be totally free to download.

First notes would be that another announcement on the release of v5.0 was made before Christmas 2015 and it failed to appear, so what is different this time?

Well the aircraft is definitely in RC or Release Candidate condition which is meaning it is almost ready for the release, so there are no major issues in the fact it could be delayed again.... it will be released on the 1st May.

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Detailing covers not only the excellent panel but every aspect of the cockpit, and all in very minor extensive detailing...  so the v5.0 virtual cockpit is not just good it is extremely good. A note is that the current 2d panel will not be available on the v5.0 aircraft as there has been to many changes for it to be effective in this role.

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There is no doubt this v5.0 release has been a very long 5 year wait and a few mild years late in coming. But when you savor this work you will undoubtably understand why and see the sheer quality of the design from the team at EADT.

v5.0 Features noted are:

  • 5 years of development
  • a lot of new, highly accurate systems simulation through plugin code
  • full simulation of pressurization & bleed systems based on the rules of thermodynamics
  • highly detailed 3D cockpit with FWD OVH, MCP,MIP, avionics pedestral and circuit breakers
  • custom sounds on almost all switches and annunciators, engines and pumps
  • extreme system simulation depth
  • optionally split scimitar winglets per livery
  • optional LED-style navigation lights and flashing beacons
  • new HD liveries with split scimitar winglets and blended winglets
  • highly accurate flight model
  • perfect integration of x737FMC in the 3D cockpit and systems
  • tested and approved by a fantastic beta test team, including several real life 737-800 pilots
  • 275 liveries from all around the world
  • free!

  Other features noted are those very different split scimitar winglets, that can also still change to the standard blended winglet with the select livery.

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The x737 will now also accept high quality HD liveries that can be redownloaded from EADT's site.

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The aircraft also comes with opening lower cargo doors, with stacked baggage inside.

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Although the aircraft will be free to download, there are several ways (to ease the guilt) of repaying the team for all this excellent work.

You can make a donation to EADT here : Donate for the x737 Project!

Or purchase the excellent x737 add on in Javier Cortes x737FMC which a custom fully built in FMC made for just this x737 aircraft. This plugin will be totally updated to v5.0 for this significant release.

The X-Plane.Org is a proud sponsor of this x737 project and has supported the project since its inception almost 10 years ago.
For more information go to the EADT x737 website here: x737 Project for X-Plane

Over the years this project has been the heart and soul of the X-Plane simulator, to see it still striving and creating great work shows that the original dreams and basic foundations of the founders of the heart of the simulator are still very much alive and well.

X-PlaneReviews will do a full review of the release of the x737 v5.0 including coverage of the x737FMC...  so stay tuned.

Stephen Dutton

11th April 2016

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