Instrument Flight Display with 2 VOR, ADF 1 and 2 show DMS
Full GPS page, map page, departure and arrival mode page, navigations Page,
OMI Lights, hydraulic monitoring pages, STORE & FUEL pages
Helicopter- and jet- mode status page,
Display system officer (seat of Mr. Santini) fully animated,
Switch to operate in and out of the 14 different armories,
2D-Panel in the resolution 1280x720 px / 3D-Panel with high-resolution 1024x1024 px textures
Features:
Animation of the opening of 14 different armories
Advanced Dynamic Flight:
-> 0 to 50% thrust helicopter mode (you can fly in front, side and back)
-> 50 to 100% thrust helicopter (jet mode is controlled like a jet plane)
Simulation of 4 x 30 000 hp burly AIRWOLF Engines.
Animation of the complex rotor mechanism with rotordisengagement
High-resolution textures with reflective surfaces and night effects
Detailed exterior and interior model, including window reflections
Animated virtual cockpit of the Commander (Hawkes workplace)
Animated Virtual Cockpit System Officers (Santini work)
Animated virtual cockpit of the cabin model
Cabin Model: 2 seats, a couch to sanitary purposes as well as:
Medical equipment for emergency resuscitation measures and
Full door animations, including leap opportunity for parachute jump
Extensive lighting and outdoor lighting: Beacon, Strobes, Nav, Landing and Taxi Lights
Engine animation with authentic Afterburner effects
Detailed gears with retractable rolling wheels and animation wheel travel,
Detailed instructions
Is complying with the typical AIRWOLF sound
Typical hum of the AIRWOLF instruments
And much more ...
Bonus scenery:
The secret AIRWOLF landing place in the cave with the massive rock formations
Authentic replica of the AIRWOLF base
AIRWOLF cave in North America in the "Valley of the Gods" - Bluff, Utah - airport ID: AW01
AIRWOLF cave in Europe near Dresden (Germany) in the Elbsandsteingebirge - airport ID: AW02
The original series AIRWOLF is an American television series that ran from 1984 to 1987. It was about the sophisticated spy high-tech military helicopter, code named AIRWOLF, and took their team, which various missions. It was a lot of espionage and the theme of the Cold War. The series was produced by Donald P. Bellisario. There were 79 episodes, each with 45 minutes in length, in 4 Stafeln. In the first three seasons Jan-Michael Vincent played as Stringfellow Hawke for the pilot of AIRWOLF, Ernest Borgnine as Mr. Dominic Santini, owner of Santini Air Services and Systems Officer of the AIRWOLF, Alex Cord as Michael Coldsmith Briggs III ( CIA Code Name: Archangel ) CIA agent and in the second and third season, Jean Bruce Scott as Caitlin O'Shannessy, co-pilot of AIRWOLF with. The last season was recast with new actors.
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This is purely a nostalgia purchase for me. If you were a fan of the TV show then you may understand. However as far as flying is concerned there are some problems. First you have to turn all realism sliders to easy, turn off “engine stress causes damage” and deactivate crash and collision detection settings. Then you can fly this as intended. This thing violates physics in some hilarious ways.
The controls in helicopter mode are heavy. It’s often like flying a brick. Push the throttle past 50% and the blades become variable geometry wings. It can max out around Mach 2 and climb to fl650 which is laughably impossible, but you have to suspend reality and accept the fantasy in order to enjoy flying this. Overall it’s not that great of a flight model and leaves a lot to be desired in terms of controllability.
Also for some reason you have to load other cabin views as completely new aircraft. This makes no sense to me. Every other add on I own load once and then just cycle through cameras to get other internal views like the other seats, stations or passenger areas. Not here though, nope. You must stop everything, go to select aircraft, then select the other internal cabin view aircraft options and fly from there only. Meaning if you choose “Cabin” view you cannot switch camera to the VC or vice versa. Of all my many many add ons only AFS does this.
So if you can forgive the fantasy of this physics defying chopper and get a warm feeling for the Airwolf TV show, then sure….buy it. If you’re looking for anything resembling a realistic experience, then move along or you’ll be terribly disappointed.