The new P3D/FSX Concorde developed by DC Designs features a highly detailed 3D model based on extensive research and visits to museum-exhibit aircraft, with a fully animated exterior model including all access doors, engine inlet ramps, thrust-reverse buckets and control surfaces.
Concorde's famous, multi-stage 'nose droop' and windscreen animations have been recreated via custom coding and features include PBR textures (P3D v4/v5 only), a crew-controlled Ground Power Unit and boarding steps, and full interior and exterior night lighting.
DC Designs' Concorde is designed to provide a top-quality aircraft that is extremely detailed, yet less demanding to fly than today’s most complex procedural simulators. Equipped with all required avionics, and with custom-coded animations and systems, the DC Designs Concorde is designed to be accessible to all users without the need for intense study.
AEROSPATIALE / BAC CONCORDE
High-detail 3D model based on extensive research and visits to museum-exhibit aircraft
Fully animated exterior model including all access doors, engine inlet ramps, thrust-reverse buckets and control surfaces
Concorde's famous, multi-stage 'nose droop' and windscreen animations recreated via custom coding
Crew-controlled Ground Power Unit and boarding steps
Full interior and exterior night-lighting
PBR textures (P3D v4/v5 only)
COCKPIT
Truly 3D virtual cockpit featuring accurate controls and detailed texturing (PBR for P3D v4/5 only)
3D modelled dials throughout: HSI, ADI, 'whiskey' compass and other high-detail instruments with smooth animations
Captain, First Officer and Engineer's station all operational
Fully modelled passenger cabin with working displays, lighting, access doors and other unique animations
Aircraft modelled and optimised for high-performance on all systems, and for use with Virtual Reality headsets
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Accurate flight model with Mach 2 'supercruise' capability and realistic handling throughout the flight envelope
Working TCAS display
Inertial Navigation System based upon simulator's internal GPS / flight plan system
Custom-coded engineer's station with operationally required tasks, including fuel management for Centre of Gravity control during high-altitude cruise
LIVERIES
British Airways 1985-1987
British Airways 1998-2003
Air France 1976-2003
Singapore Airlines G-BOAD
MANUAL / PAINT KIT
A full operations manual and paint kit is included.
Several AP functions not implemented, MSFS-version seems more sofisticated.
You should probably wait for the P3D-version of the Concorde to be updated before purchasing.
First a note on my specs being used to run this plane. Win 10 3.2ghz i7 16gb RAM intel UHD 630 Integrated graphics. FSX SE.
I’m happy as can be with this, but only a little disappointed that there are only 4 Liveries. Having had 16 airline carriers with over 70 planes and dozens of different liveries I feel this package containing only 4 is annoyingly stingy. Just 4? Really? Boooooooo!
Other than that I am very happy with my purchase. Sure it’s a slightly dumbed down version of the real thing but I’m ok with that as I just don’t have the desire to play pilot and engineer roles simultaneously.
Everything handles and behaves as should be expected. I mean it’s the Concorde, you know what you’re getting. It’s either worth it or not, and simply put I say it’s worth it.