Two engines nine passengers one pilot! The BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft mainline airliner & cargo aircraft designed & originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe & although designed in the 1960s over 750 are still in service with some 50 commercial operators around the world The aircraft is also used by the Army & Police forces in the United Kingdom & is a popular light transport with over 30 military aviation operators The Islander&s simple & rugged manufacture makes for daily operation in & out of rough grass & unprepared strips
- as short as 300m
- in all-weathers Indeed its twin-engined reliability 30kts cross-wind limit & IFR cockpit fitment has seen the Islander operate the only regular daily transport in the Scottish Western Isles in weather that even has the local sheep running for cover Developed over two years with the help of real-world Islander pilots & operators this exciting simulated version is a full-featured FSX release including technologies such as cockpit self-shadowing HDR bloom effects & bump mapping & DX10 compatible external & internal visuals Whether you want to operate simulated inter-island transport feeder airliner flights or just simply have fun in this all-purpose aircraft the Islander is certain to put a smile on your face BN-2 Islander incudes two free UK2000 airfield sceneries
- Bembridge & Old Sarum Fly from the home airfield of Britten-Norman on the Isle of Wight & into one of the UKs best loved grass strips These two delightful airfields are included as bonus scenery to start your Islander experience! Short field performance
- big on features Over the years the BN-2 has spawned many variants with an almost endless combination of engine & cockpit fitments This BN-2 simulation is extensively based a real world example with assistance from Great Barrier X-Press Airlines Auckland New Zealand
- fitted with 2x Lycoming O-540 260hp engines We&ve included two exterior model variants for both early & late nose profile (BN-2A & BN-2B) Islanders with related lighting accessories
- all beautifully represented with a total of 13 paint-schemes Air Hamburg Barrier Aviation British Airways Express British Airways Express (Tartan)FLNGreat Barrier X-Press (Kotare) Great Barrier X-Press LFHMilford Sound Sightseeing OLTNature Air Shetland Islands Council Winair Each is rendered in stunning detail & a Paint Kit makes it easy for you to create your own extras Over 400 interior & exterior custom animations on the DX10-compatible model
- with interior self-shadowing High detail specular & bump maps for every part of the exterior & Virtual Cockpit brings every rivet & surface to life Beautiful night lighting textures & effects inside & out
- plus the gauge & panel lighting can be independently switched High Fidelity sound set from Turbine Sound Studios makes this feel like the real aircraft even with your eyes shut! Flight dynamics tuned & refined with the help of real-world Islander pilots
- this baby doesn&t just look right she flies right too Fully-functional Virtual Cockpit with virtually every system & gauge functioning 3D Real Gauge Technology for super smooth fluid fully-3D gauges Preset VC views & pop-up Bendix King GPS unit make easy access to key switches & gauges Click spots on the throttle quadrant toggle allow selection of " Tied" " Separated" engine controls All knobs & controls feature intuitive left-click or mouse scroll-wheel backwards to decrease value or right-click or mouse scroll-wheel forwards to increase value Yokes can be toggled from view as desired to access instruments & switches Panel shake effect on engine start & take off roll Included is a fully functioning Bendix King KLN 90A GPS unit created by Sim Avionics featuring Full Nav data pages single-column Nav tracking or Dual Column Super-Nav mode Flight Plan display mode Add & delete waypoints from plan User waypoint creation Flight Plans can be created & stored " Direct to" mode Flight plans can be imported from FSX Flight planner We recommend careful study of the real world manual (available free from the Bendix King website) Plus the avionics fitment
Includes: Century 21 Auto Pilot which can follow an FSX loaded flight plan OR a KLN GPS flight plan Bendix King KN54 DMEBendix King KR87A ADFBendix King KT67A Transponder Bendix King KX155 Com Nav