This product included BOTH the AIRCRAFT and it's associated ACCU-SIM expansion pack. LICENSE: This software is for entertainment purposes only. Click to View
OVERVIEW:
Mustang! Thunderbolt! Hellcat! Corsair! Spitfire! Hurricane! These and many of the other great Allied fighter aircraft of World War Two are highly familiar to a great many people and to everyone interested in aviation history. All of these aeroplanes and the valiant pilots who flew them did their very crucial part to ensure the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan.
However, what all of these pilots who flew these aeroplanes, all of the celebrated aces and all of those who flew with them have in common is one aeroplane, one which is not nearly as well-known or popularly celebrated — the North American (NAA) T-6, or AT-6 as it was called in the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), SNJ in the U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and “Harvard” in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Virtually every one of the pilots who flew against the Nazi and Imperial Japanese air forces, learned the art and craft of combat flying and honed their aeronautic skills to a diamond- sharp tip in the AT-6 before they were given leave to go into harm’s way in Mustangs, Hellcats and Spitfires.
Compared to those mighty and oft-heralded fighter aircraft, the relatively obscure AT-6/SNJ is the common bond that ties all of these pilots together and which enabled them to “go forth and vanquish the foe” so successfully. Many thousands of young, eager pilots owe their very survival in the mad swirl of aerial combat and the rest of their lives thereafter to the lessons they learned whilst in the cockpit of an AT-6, so successfully and profoundly did this humble aeroplane perform its role and do its duty.
FEATURES:
Aircraft DNA technology re-creates actual engine and airframe vibrations
Both the front and rear cockpits and the entire aircraft gorgeously constructed with authentic metals, plastics, and rubber
Physics-driven sound environment
Complete maintenance hangar internal systems and detailed engine tests including compression checks
Extensively flight tested the actual aircraft first hand by A2A Simulations pilots against the simulation
Accu-Sim fluid flight modellng allows for aerobatics including accelerated stalls, snap rolls, and hammerheads
Hyper realistic engine vibrations and harmonics pass through the airframe including the shock mounted cockpit panels
True to life ground handling, makes landings forever challenging, just like the real T-6. You can hear and feel the large tires bite into the pavement
Hand propping
Three different canopies can be selected in real time
Propeller hub can be removed, revealing a working propeller governor inside
Digitrak autopilot with altitude hold reproduced by the book
Optional direct cranking or direct inertial starter included
Towing
Dynamic ground physics including both hard pavement and soft grass modeling
Primer-only starts are now possible. Accu-Sim monitors the amount of fuel injected and it’s effectiveness to start and run the engine
Persistent airplane where systems, corrosion, and temperatures are simulated even when the computer is off
Immersive in-cockpit, physics-driven sound environment from A2A engineered recordings
Complete maintenance hangar internal systems and detailed engine tests including compression checks
Piston combustion engine modeling. Air comes in, it mixes with fuel and ignites, parts move, heat up, and all work in harmony to produce the wonderful sound of a Lycoming 540 engine. Now the gauges look beneath the skin of your aircraft and show you what Accu-Sim is all about
Authentic avionics with built-in, automatic support for many popular 3rd party avionics
As with every A2A aircraft, it is gorgeously constructed, inside and out, down to the last rivet
Designed and built to be flown "By The Book"
Visual Real-Time Load Manager, with the ability to load fuel, pilots, and baggage in real-time
Naturally animated pilot and co pilot with optional sunglasses, standard headphones or helmets
3D Lights 'M' (built directly into the model)
Pure3D Instrumentation now with natural 3D appearance with exceptional performance
A total audible cockpit and sound engineered by A2A sound professionals
In cockpit pilot's map for handy in-flight navigation
Authentic fuel delivery includes priming and proper mixture behaviour. Mixture can be tuned by ear. It’s your choice.
Airflow, density and its temperature not only affect the way your aircraft flies, but how the internal systems operate
Real-world conditions affect system conditions, including engine temperatures
Spark plugs can clog and eventually foul if the engine is allowed to idle too low for too long. Throttling up an engine with oil-soaked spark plugs can help clear them out
Overheating can cause scoring of cylinder head walls which could ultimately lead to failure if warnings are ignored and overly abused
Engine, airframe, cockpit panel and individual gauges tremble from the combustion engine
Authentic drag from the airframe and flaps
Authentic battery. The battery capacity is based on temperature. The major draw comes from engine starting
Oil pressure system is affected by oil viscosity (oil thickness). Oil viscosity is affected by oil temperature. Now when you start the engine, you need to be careful to give the engine time to warm
Eight commercial aviation sponsors have supported the project including Phillips 66 Aviation, Champion Aerospace, and Knots2u speed modifications.
The Texan or Harvard T-6 is the ubiquitous trainer of the 40s 50s and 60s. It is a very detailed simulation with many options and maintenance settings. I have yet to master its nuances and be warned that it is quite hard to taxi and steer and very hard to land.
Strangely it sounds louder in the cockpit than when in sport view. A big thank you to A2A and another big thank you to all the kind re-painters that have done some really striking repaints resembling real world T-6 aircraft.