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DA20-100 KATANA 4X FSX

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DA20-100 KATANA 4X FSX

DA20-100 KATANA 4X FSX

AEROSOFT GMBH

Details

  • Published by

    AEROSOFT GMBH

  • Sold by

    AEROSOFT GMBH

  • Size
    226.72MB
  • Available since
    2011-04-21
  • PID
    5386
  • Description

    The DA20-100 Katana is proof of the old aviation saying that what looks good will fly good. It`s a sleek little aircraft made from composites. Intended to be a trainer aircraft it is now used by private pilots who enjoy the great performance and low cost per hour.

    This aircraft for FSX has one of the most impressive lists of features of any product we ever handled. It really makes you feel like owning the aircraft as you got to do the maintenance, cleaning and even decide what oil type to use. If any product made Microsoft slogan “As real as it gets” come true it got to be the Katana!

    FEATURES:

    Modes:

    Realistic -
    Wear and damage can encounter and will be stored. Fluids will be used and the aircraft can get dirty. Maintenance and services are available. Flight hours and landings will be counted and special features unlocked.

    Simple - No wear and damage will be simulated. Aircraft stays clean. Flight hours and landings are not locked. No special features.

    Instructor - Aircraft is as new every reload. Wear and damage can encounter or be triggered but will not be stored. Fluids will be used and the aircraft can get dirty. Flight hours and landings will not be counted and no special features are available. Instructor Panels are available.

    Airframe:

    • Airframe limitations are simulated
    • Trim tabs can be bend on ground
    • Controls can get damaged
    • Controls can freeze
    • Flaps can get damaged - Flaps motor can get damaged - Wheel fairings can be attached/detached
    • Wheel fairings can get damaged
    • Aircraft can get dirty
    • Canopy can be opened and closed
    • Canopy can be opened and closed by airflow
    • Canopy opens if flying down under or due accelerations if not locked.
    • Canopy locking mechanism
    • Canopy can break off
    • Canopy can get covered by ice
    • Elevator can get damaged by canopy
    • Cowling can be opened
    • Oil access door can be opened
    • Fuel tank cover can be opened
    • Wheel fairings reducing drag

    Engine (Rotax 912S):

    • Engine damage and wear
    • Engine cooling by air and fluid
    • Carburetor simulation
    • Carburetor can get plugged
    • Carb Heat - Starter simulation
    • Starter can get damaged
    • Starter low voltage simulation
    • Engine start due wind milling
    • Engine Start due turning the propeller by hand
    • Choke simulation
    • Engine wind milling
    • Damage when engaging starter also engine is running
    • Pulled Choke with warm engine stresses engine
    • Cold engine may run better with pulled choke

    Propeller:

    • Propeller damage and wear
    • Propeller governor simulated - Propeller ground contact
    • Propeller damage by dust
    • Propeller can be turned by hand
    • Propeller pitch change by hand

    Oil System:

    • Oil usage simulated
    • Two sorts of oil: SAE20 / SAE40
    • Oil quantity check
    • Turning propeller or running engine draws oil out of the cylinders
    • Oil Filter
    • Oil temperature and pressure simulation
    • Oil loss without cap during turns
    • Oil access door animation if left open due wind
    • Oil can be drained

    Fuel System:

    • Carburetor simulation
    • Fuel pumps and pipes simulation
    • Fuel in pipes can be burned
    • Fueling simulation
    • Fuel dip stick
    • Fuel tank cover
    • Water in fuel
    • Water draining
    • Fuel lead simulation
    • Fuel type selection
    • Fuel pump may be needed above 13.000 ft

    Electrical System:

    • Complex battery simulation
    • Complete electrical circuits
    • Switches
    • Relays
    • Circuit breakers
    • Generator simulation
    • Generator wear and damage
    • Displays flicker and brightness
    • Electrical power on starter simulated

    Instrumentation:

    • 3d Gauges with smooth animations
    • Needle movements and vibrations simulated
    • Gyros simulated
    • Attitude Indicator simulation
    • Compass card simulation
    • Wet compass acceleration and turning error
    • Pitot tube and static port simulation
    • Pitot tube, static port and stall warning can get plugged

    Avionics:

    • Units operation simulated: Navigation and Communication is only possible with operating devices
    • Simple mode: Units can be operated in simple mode for being compatible with hardware
    • KX125 TSO
      • Unit can be turned off
      • Unit has circuit breaker
      • Unit can be damaged
      • Frequencies are stored
      • Standby frequencies
      • Engaging direct frequency control due holding the transfer buttons
      • Modes: CDI, BRG and RAD
      • Auto-TO
      • Independent OBS display
    • KT76A
      • Unit can be turned off
      • Unit can be damaged
      • Unit has circuit breaker
      • Transponder warm up simulated
    • GPS500 (FSX default) off
      • Unit can be turned off
      • Unit has circuit breaker
      • Brightness can be adjusted
    • GNS530 (by Reality XP, not included in the product)
    • GPS500 can be replaced by the GNS530 directly in the simulator

    Environment:

    • Cabin temperature simulated
    • Cabin airflow simulated
    • Wing icing
    • Stall warning icing
    • Controls icing
    • Canopy icing
    • Pitot and static port icing
    • Dirt
    • Insects

    Visual Effects:

    • Motion and vibration effects
    • Aircraft and parts influenced by propeller wind
    • Realistic and switchable lighting effects
    • Adjustable panel lighting
    • Bump mapping on exterior and virtual cockpit

    Sound Effects:

    • Complex sound environment
    • Every lever, switch has its own sound

    Graphical User Interface:

    • All settings can be done in FSX

    Preflight Panels:

    • Ground equipment and fixation
    • Tow bar
    • Walk-around check
    • Trim tabs
    • Fuel station, fuel drain and dipstick
    • Oil and liquids
    • Payload
    • Aircraft cleaning

    Maintenance Panels:

    • Equipment: Change avionics or attach/detach wheel fairings
    • Workshop: Inspection, repairing or replacing parts and systems
    • Service: Replace or refill liquids, replacing or reloading battery etc.
    Update Offer
    • If you previously purchased AEROSOFT - KATANA DA-20 X (DOWNLOAD) at simMarket, you are entitled to the special upgrade price of EUR 16.76 only. NOTE: The special upgrade price will be awarded automatically, therefore you must be logged into your same account used to purchase the previous version! If in doubt contact simMarket support first! NO REFUNDS GIVEN!

    Requirements

    • Microsoft Flight Simulator X (SP2 or Acceleration)
    • Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 with the latest Service Packs (Vista not recommended)
    • Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (2 x 2666 MHz) or equivalent (Core 2 Quad CPU recommended)
    • 2 GB RAM
    • DX9 Graphic Card with at least 512 MB
    • Mouse with mouse wheel
    • Installation-Size: 600 MB

    Reviews

    Total Reviews

    7

    Average Rating

    5

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    David

    2023-11-21
    This is a real surprise and cool plane simulation.  If you’re familiar with the excellent A2A Accusim products you’ll feel right at home here. The user interface is a bit different but pretty intuitive. Like Accusim your aircraft is fully simulated down to the slightest detail and then some. There are some differences such as in this you can wash and clean your plane inside and out. It simulated every aspect of the process right down to filling a water bucket and dipping the sponge, to vacuuming the interior. So much is detailed for all maintenance of the aircraft, it would take too long to list them all out. What you’re getting is a small plane with a huge amount of real world related necessities associated with it.  My only complaint is that the various maintenance options take a long to complete. There should be a speed up option but I’ll be damned if it isn’t realistic.  So far as the plane itself it performs just like it says on paper. You can easily damage something and ruin the flight if you don’t pay attention and just full throttle your way through flight.  So be prepared to treat this like it’s a real plane or have a hard time with it.  To folks like me that’s great. A fully simulated plane that includes ever little detail is a remarkable and fun deal.  Not too mention the aircraft is extremely well designed and very immersive. Only Accusim offers something similar. I wish Aerosoft made a lot more like this.  Don’t worry too much if you don’t want to deal with all the little things, you can turn those off and just fly for fun. 

    Alan

    2015-01-09
    Tolles Produkt von Aerosoft Da bekommt man mehr als man erwartet. Super Flugeigenschaften, toller Sound und schöne Texturen und ein tolles VC. Die Einstellungen und das Kennenlernen neuer Funktionen sowie die Wartungsmöglichkeiten einfach ein Top Produkt. Klare Kaufempfehlung, vielen Dank Aerosoft für die Katana
    2012-05-20
    Hallo, sehr geniales Flugzeug. Ich fliege lieber die Großen IFR, aber dieses Flugzeug hat mich sofort begeistert! Vom Öl- und Kerosincheck davor, über die Reperaturen... Alles simuliert! Viel Spaß damit. Torsten

    Thibaut

    2011-07-15
    Addons Extrêmement réaliste, textures HD !! Très bel avions fait par Aerosoft.

    David

    2011-05-17
    This is a really beautiful little plane, and was clearly a work of passion for Marcel. There's a full maintenance & service module and you can do everything from check for water in the fuel, add oil, change a flap motor, even wash the plane. My only negative comment would be that, considering that this addons does a LOT of processing in the background as you fly, it appears to be very memory hungry. I run 3GB on Win XP SP3 and I do occasionally have some memory timeouts where FSX close, when flying this plane. Especially of running other PC services like a music player. People on 64 bit systems with 6GB of RAM etc should be fine. Its also heavier on FPS than most small planes of its type in FSX. But if you have a pretty good PC, there's no better small plane than this.. well possibly the new Aerosoft H36 Dimona is it's equal.

    Robert

    2011-05-05
    This is an excellent light plane, quite different from other light aircraft on the market in that maintenance and operational limits are taken into consideration.Anyone familiar with Aerosoft's/Digital Aviation Dornier Do-27X (I believe same author of the Katana)or Air to Air Simulation's Accusim models will be right at home here. Great graphics and sounds, slightly heavy on framerates but still acceptable given the complexity of the simulation. I have a pretty strong machine I930 o'clocked at 4.4ghz 480gtx etc. but still elected to bump a few settings back a notch in order to get the most out of the Katana when using it with all the heavy add-ons REX, ASA, UT2, Mesh, Orbx AU/NA etc. Don't let the light plane/trainer concept fool you. This is a serious add on that will quickly humble anyone who does not read the manual and elects to just firewall the throttle. It's certainly not hard to fly but, you need to follow procedure and respect boundaries or you'll end up learning the hard way. It's not without some minor faults none of which are deal breakers though and there is great support via Aerosoft forums not only from staff but other users. Some will probably think that the maintenance portion and pre-flight routines are a bit tedious, but IMO it adds a ton to an already great Sim. My only wish is that they (the Author and Aerosoft) would take the same concept and apply it to an even more complex/faster IFR touring machine...Oh, and that they add support for the Reality XP Garmin 430 in a future patch or update. Awesome plane, well worth the cost of admission!

    Christophe

    2011-04-22
    The most simmed GA airplane i ever saw in the FS word, a futur "best-seller" !!

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