X Plane v10

 
           Genre :            Simulation ( Flight Simulator )
           Release Date : December 2011
           Produced by : Laminar Research



    Hyper-realistic flight simulator X-Plane 10 is sharing parts of its brain with an in-flight navigation system that will help aircraft find a safe landing spot during an emergency. The technology is the brainchild of X-Plane creator and aeronautical engineer Austin Meyer, who has incorporated it into his own plane.


    The same physics engine that supports X-Plane 10 forms the basis for the tech, which also uses the simulator for extensive testing. As you fly, a stripped-down version of the code is constantly assessing nearby airfields based on landing strip length, quality, and local weather. It then uses the simulator’s flight model to plot a safe course down to the ground, painting ‘croquet hoops’ on the heads-up display to guide the plane down – turning a potentially terrifying situation into a game of Pilot Wings.

     X-Plane differentiates itself by implementing an aerodynamic model known as "blade element theory".
This Game allows you to design your own aircraft. Since designing an aircraft is relatively simple and the flight model can help predict performance of real-world aircraft, several aircraft companies use X-Plane in their design process.


Features of this new version:

• Improved Flight Model including wingflex
• Better use of multi-core processing for Artificially Intelligent Aircraft
• Improved Air Traffic Control coordinated with AI Aircraft above
• Global weather engine with advanced 3d cloud rendering
• Global Scenery generated (in part) from Open Street Map data allowing accurate placement of roads, rivers and plausible auto-placement of buildings
• Better use of graphic processing units to replace all orthophoto textures representing 3d objects with full 3d objects such as buildings, freeways, streetlights and trees
• Global Illumination and shadowing

Try demo version :  http://www.x-plane.com/downloads/landing/


           There are absolutely  no words that can describe the beauty in X-Plane 10.
           It is the best Flight Simulation ever made. It is the closest one to reality, as if you are actually flying an aircraft.
       

         Minimum PC requirements:

• CPU                         :          2 GHz, dual-core CPU,
• RAM                        :          2 GB of RAM
• Direct X                    :          DX 9.0
• Graphic video card    :          128 MB of on-board, dedicated video RAM
• HDD                         :          70 GB

Screenshots

Video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTpfNnwim4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl5l9RIw2as