• HIGHLY DETAILED EXTERIOR MODELS are available in the following 6 variations:
- - OV-101 Enterprise
- OV-102 Columbia (lost during STS-107)
- OV-099 Challenger (lost during STS-51-L)
- OV-103 Discovery
- OV-104 Atlantis
- OV-105 Endeavour
• CUSTOM 3D ANIMATIONS (33 in total) of the Exterior Models:
- Payload Bay Doors (2)
- SRMS (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System)
- Drag Chute
- Radiators (2)
- Side Hatch
- Air Probes (2)
- Antenna
- Vent Doors (8)
- Elevons (4)
- Rudder
- Speed Brake (2)
- Body Flap
- Landing Gears (extension/retraction, wheel rotation, shocks animation etc) (3)
- Landing Gear Doors (4)
• HIGHLY DETAILED 3D VIRTUAL COCKPIT of the:
- Flight Deck with Aft Crew Station
- Mid Deck with Airlock
- Payload Bay
FLIGHT DECK:
- - ADI (3)
- Altitude/Vertical Velocity Indicator (2)
- Alpha/Mach Indicator (2)
- Accelerometer
- Surface Position Indicator
- Control Stick (2)
- Pedals (4)
- Pedals Adjustment Crank (2) L-R *
- Speedbrake Control Lever (2)
- Switches, Buttons, Knobs, Selectors (213)
- - MD Side Hatch
- Airlock Hatch (2)
- - Antenna - Payload Bay Door (2)
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• HIGH RESOLUTION 2D PANELS
- - High resolution Commander view 2D Panel
- HUD
- Exterior Model Animation Control Panel
- Simicons Panel
- Radio panel
- GPS panels
- Systems Programming *
• SCREENSHOTS (All made in FSX. FS9 has 99K feet max altitude limitation)
Three flights are included in the 'Space Shuttle' package:
- 1. Entry - starts at Entry Interface Point (altitude 400,000 feet, M=26) *
2. TAEM - starts at TAEM Interface Point (altitude 82,000 feet, M=2.6) **
3. Approach - starts at A/L Interface Point (altitude 15,000 feet, 380KEAS)
* - Not included in FS9 version.
** - Starts on HAC in FS9 version.
• VOICE PACKAGE
The 'Space Shuttle' title includes a Voice Package (19 cues).
The Voice Package is based on field recordings of actual Crew and Mission Control Center communications. It works in real time according to current flight situation.
Bonus set of original NASA manuals is included in the 'Space Shuttle' product.
The following original NASA manuals are included in the bonus set:
- Flight Procedures Handbook - Entry (248 pages)
- Flight Procedures Handbook - Approach, Landing, and Rollout (260 pages)
- Systems -- discusses in detail each of 26 orbiter systems (676 pages)
The NASA Manuals are compiled into one Adobe Acrobat® file. No printed copy included.
The NASA Manuals are located: FSXCaptain_SimssoNASA_manuals folder.
The NASA Manuals provided for educational purposes only, and do not describe Captain Sim 'Space Shuttle' product functionality and features.
Captain Sim is not affiliated with any entity mentioned or pictured in the NASA Manuals. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
• ADD-ON SCENERY
The 'Space Shuttle' package includes scenery that provides original Space Shuttle -19°/-17° steep OGS glide slope and shallow glide slope for RW15 and RW33 at NASA Shuttle Landing Facility (X68) in Florida.
Note:
No additional 3D objects such as buildings or aircraft included into the add-on scenery.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- - CPU 1.5 GHz
- - 256 Mb of RAM
- - 64 Mb video card
- - 600 Mb of free space on the MSFS hard drive
- - Windows XP
- - MS Flight Simulator X (FS9 for FS9 version) *
- - Internet access (for installation/re-installation)
Please note, we do not support technical issues appeared on systems that do not conform to the minimum system requirements.
RECOMMENDED:
- - CPU 3+ GHz
- - 1+ Gb of RAM
- - 256 Mb video card
- - 1 Gb of free space on the MSFS hard drive
- - Windows XP
- - MS Flight Simulator X (FS9 for FS9 version) *
- - Internet access (for installation/re-installation)
* - FS9 version does not work with FSX and vice versa.
- - 99K ft altitude limit
- No Entry phase flight
- TAEM flight start at lower altitude on HAC.
FS9 version costs less than FSX one.
Please note no upgrade from FS9 to FSX available except buying full FSX version.
** - The 'Space Shuttle' expansion features some of major systems that are normally in use during the following Space Shuttle Orbiter descent phases:
- - Entry through the atmosphere
- Terminal Area Energy Management (TAEM)
- Approach, Landing and Rollout
No launch, ascent or orbital phases/systems modeled.
*** - Entry plasma trail and orbiter body heat effects are not included in FS9 version.
