Eviation Alice Full Electric Aircraft For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
The Eviation Alice is a fully electric aircraft, a first of its kind for MSFS. The first prototype was unveiled at the 2019 Paris Air Show, then in 2021 the second prototype that actually went flying was unveiled.
On the 27 of September 2022 the Eviation Alice second prototype took off for the first and last time.
The second prototype performance in flight were way worse than the calculated performance.
Eviation Alice is now working on a third prototype.
This Eviation Alice is based on the second prototype and follows the calculated performance and not the performance from its first flight.
Feature List:
Fully custom electrical systems
Custom G3000 systems based on the WTG3000
Detailed EFB with 6 apps including a flight planner app
Custom wwise sounds
3 variants each with a different cabin layout (Commuter, Cargo and Luxury
Wingflex animation
Interactable cabin
1 Cargo livery, 6 Commuter liveries and 7 Luxury liveries
Working Charger
Performance:
Range: 450 nm
Max Speed: 300 kt
Stall speed: 80 kt
Climb Rate: 2,000 ft/m
Service Ceiling: 32,000 ft
Takeoff Distance: 2,750 ft
Landing Distance: 1,800 ft
Cruise Speed: Mach: 0.54 -> 0.64
Current Version Changelog (V1.0.1):
Temperature effects battery (Ideal cruise level is now FL100)
Addition of Cruise OAT input box to Flight Planner app
Descent rate reduced to 2000 ft/m in Flight Planner app
AC effects battery (low - 5%, med - 10%, high - 15%)
I really like the concept and originality of this product. The design of this aircraft is a remarkable feat. Even if the real world version is less than spectacular. This version based on projected performance that was on paper before its real world test flight. What you get is the version everyone had hoped for. That said the design of this virtual version is beautiful. The textures are mostly excellent with on a few small areas that need improvement. One area is the copilots area around the pressurization and environmental controls. At certain camera angles there’s a bunch of flicker that looks really odd. It’s not a big thing and it’s a fair example of how close this is to being an outstanding 5 star offering.
The plane flies super quiet and at a solid speed, but the faster you go the less distance you can cover as the engines eat up battery power pretty fast. My fastest speed (%80 throttle) covered 352 miles at a decent clip. I just didn’t have much power to spare for a go around and ended up doing a dead stick landing.
Visually inside this plane you get a fairly minimalist design based largely on real world specs. It does look nice. In the very back of the exec cabin there is a galley/head compete with some fun little things to discover.
Overall I love how this aircraft looks with its graceful lines and slippery smooth skin to its wooden interior cabin floors.
It’s a silent air shark that is very close to being a 5 star craft.