FEATURES OVERVIEW
- Custom 20 Series flight model to simulate twin turbojet-powered light civilian aircraft flight in FSX
- Contains six variations of the legendary Models 24, 25 and 28
- Two General Electric CJ-610, 2,950-pound static thrust, single-spool turbojet engines
- Maximum altitude: 45,000 feet (51,000 feet for Model 28)
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.82
- Compatible with FSX SP2 and FSX Acceleration Pack (or FSX Gold)
- Genuine FSX models, compatible with Windows Vista and DirectX 10
- Highly detailed exterior models based on archive material, with more than 500 parts and 40 animations
- A highly detailed virtual cockpit with over 800 parts and 200 3D animated gauges, switches, levers, light indicators and flight instruments with 'tooltips' (compatible with TrackIR 4 & 5)
- Back- and front-lit 3D instrument panels
- Animated special visual effects including engine smoke and contrail effects, aircraft lights, virtual cockpit/cabin lights, wing vortices and vapor trails
- 20 Series custom sound package for FSX
- Multiple camera views (external and internal)
- Comprehensive 85-page PDF manual (English and French)
AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION
The Xtreme Prototypes 20 Series is inspired by a series of aircraft known in the 1970s as the Gates Learjet 24, 25 and 28. It contains six variations of the legendary business jets:
- Two variations of Model 24 (fictitious tail numbers XP-241 and XP-242)
- Two variations of Model 25 (fictitious tail numbers XP-251 and XP-252)
- Two variations of Model 28 (fictitious tail numbers XP-281 and XP-282)
Retaining the time-defying design of the original Model 23, Model 24 brought airline-style systems redundancy and increased performance and safety. Epitomizing the private jet and often dubbed 'pocket rocket' or 'fighter in civilian clothing', Model 24 flew above the weather and higher than most airliners, making its pilots and passengers members of a rather exclusive club.
With Model 25 came a longer cabin, increased seating capacity and more flexible loading options, not to mention a rather sleek-looking stretched fuselage. Improved versions of the power plant gave the Model 25 yet another increase in performance.
Model 28 featured new winglets in place of the previous tip-tanks. This new aerodynamic technology afforded a dramatic reduction in induced drag which in turn increased the aircraft's potential range by reducing fuel consumption. Model 28 is the ultimate development of the straight-turbojet powered business jet and still holds quite a few FAI records.
The Xtreme Prototypes 20 Series business jets are fully detailed with over 500 parts and 40 animations. The airplanes feature different high resolution reflective textures with bump maps, emissive (night) textures, unique markings, movable control surfaces (movable stabilizer, elevator, ailerons with trim tab, flaps, vertical stabilizer/rudder with trim tab, and spoilers), highly detailed extendable landing gear with taxi and landing lights, fully animated engine turbine and compressor disks, movable main cabin door, and cabin details including cockpit, passenger cabin, seats and pilots.
All 20 Series aircraft are equipped with two General Electric CJ-610, 2,950-pound static thrust, single-spool turbojet engines.
The aircraft display animated visual effects such as engine smoke and contrail effects, aircraft lights (landing, taxi, recognition, navigation, rotating beacons, strobes), virtual cockpit/cabin lights, wing vortices and vapor trails.
VIRTUAL COCKPITS
Each 20 Series aircraft comes with a fully functional virtual cockpit which contains over 800 parts and more than 200 front and back-lit animated gauges, switches, levers, light indicators and flight instruments.
The full 3D gauges have been carefully designed and programmed based on the original analogue instruments found in the real business jets. Virtually all gauges, switches, lights and instruments found on each panel are functional and behave like the original ones found in the real aircraft. Aircraft engines and most systems present in the real aircraft are also simulated. With a superb user-friendly Virtual Cockpit, it was decided not to model the 'traditional' 2D instrument panel!
The VC allows for complete IFR flight, and features all the instruments, annunciators, displays, switches and knobs necessary to do so.
Multiple VC camera views are provided to help the pilot access switches and other items in areas of the cockpit that are difficult to reach when in the default VC view. Users can cycle through the different views.
Advanced fully functional back/front-lit instrument panels with custom aircraft systems:
- Captain's panel
- Centre panel
- Electrical and radio panels
- Co-pilot's panel
- Annunciator panel
- Centre pedestal
- Cockpit lighting
CUSTOM AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
The following aircraft systems are simulated to conform as closely as possible to the operation of the real aircraft, within the present limitations and capabilities of FSX:
- Flight Controls
- Electrical System
- Hydraulic System
- Landing Gear
- Fuel System
- Power Plant
- Fire Detection and Suppression System
- Pneumatic and Environmental Control System
- Automatic Flight Control System
3D MODEL FEATURES
- Genuine FSX models, compatible with Windows Vista and DirectX 10
- Highly detailed exterior models based on archive material, with more than 500 parts and 40 animations
- Reflective high-resolution textures with bump maps
- Emissive (night) textures
- Unique markings and liveries on each aircraft
Movable aerodynamic control surfaces:
- Stabiliser
- Elevator
- Ailerons with trim tab
- Flaps
- Vertical stabiliser/rudder with trim tab
- Spoilers
- Highly detailed steerable front gear
- Highly detailed main landing gear with landing and taxi lights
- Fully animated engine turbine and compressor disks
- Movable main cabin door
- Cockpit details including cabin and cockpit, seats, and pilots
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Engine smoke and contrail effects
- Aircraft lights, some extendable or animated (landing, taxi, recognition, navigation, rotating beacons)
- VC/cabin lights
- Wing vortices and vapour trails