The ten ships of the Essex-class, with the thirteen closely-related Ticonderoga-class carriers and the Oriskany - a highly modified sister that was the prototype of the SCB-27 modernization program - constituted the industrial age's largest class of heavy warships. Thirty-two ships were ordered, with twenty-four entering service between 1942 and 1950. Two more were cancelled while under construction and six others before their keels had been laid down.
The models represented for the simulator are:
-CVA-31 USS BON HOMME RICHARD
-CVA-19 USS HANCOCK
-CVA-16 USS LEXINGTON
The models are oriented to P3D but also includes version for FSX (in models for FSX you can not use the elevators and access the hangar deck only in the P3D version).
The animations represented are:
-Traffic lights.
-Side doors of the hangar deck.
-Blast shields.
-Launcher.
-Tow truck.
-Elevators.
-Radars.
-Lights controlled by the user.
-Static Air Wing deck (different for each aircraft carrier)
A gauge is included in the package for the use of the animations and the different configurations.
The static air wing for the 3 models can be downloaded free
The OLS is the default from the sim, because this some runway light appears in brong position in the deck.
Essex class carriers were originally build and used during WWII. They continued to be adapted and used up until the 1970's. I bough this one because I wanted to do WWII carrier ops using WWII aircraft like the Wildcat and Corsair, etc.
When it comes to high quality carriers for FSX/P3D, there's not that many options. Thanks to Cimogt, at least we have some nice carriers to choose from and they are very fairly priced. Their carriers are high quality, they have a good amount of detail nice features, and the texture work looks nice. I like the pop up window with all of the carrier related options you can change to your liking. You do need to use a freeware add-on called "AI Carriers 2" for placing the ships, but it's easy to find on the internet and the Cimogt manuals explain how to add the carrier into it.
The third CIMOGT carrier I purchased. The price is outstanding, the ship is a nice addition because it is a small one and tricky to catch the wire. Textures are quite good and using the hangar deck is a nice incentive to get your "carrier-qualification". Frame rates are very good. I highly recommend this product.