A high-wing, 4-engine, T-tailed military-transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world day or night. The massive, sturdy, long-haul aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions. It has delivered cargo in every worldwide operation since the 1990s.
*** For FSX STEAM EDITION only ***
Features -
- ONE livery : March AFRC - 55140
- high quality exterior model, shaped to perfectly match the real C-17
- 2048-pixel bitmaps
- works perfectly with FlyInside Steam VR
- 3D cockpit with many mousable functions and some systems replciation
- detailed 2D panel suite, with many unique features such as nav frequency presets
- 29-page user manual in PDF format
- extremely high quality TSS soundset
- animations for : fowler flaps, spoilerons, reverse thrusters, front exit and steps, windscreen wipers, paratroop doors, rear cargo to level AND optional ground position, togglable pilots and togglable formation ('slime') lights
*** C-17A DLC (optional extra purchase) ***
- Adds TEN additional liveries :
McChord AMC - 10186
McGuire AMC - 44130
Mississippi ANG - 33113
Hawaii ANG - 55147
Royal Australian Air Force - A41-207
Royal Air Force - ZZ171
Royal Canadian Air Force - 177701
Bare 'Primer', the pre-delivery scheme - 00172
NATO, Papa AB, Hungary - 001
Qatar Emiri AF, Al Udeid AB, Qatar - 80201
Virtavia makes pretty cheap but often fun and serviceable add on planes, so you should temper your expectations. This C17 is actually better than most of their offerings. It’s not a pro simulation by any means, but it is a good looking representation of this iconic beast. I see the McChord version ( available by buying the C17 DLC) fly overhead frequently, some times appearing to do circuits. That said the details are pretty spot on. The roaring engines when heard from the outside is a little understated here though, but still a quality sound. All doors open by the ramp requires you map the wing fold action to a key, it’s easy to do but not obvious to first few glances. If you don’t map the wing fold to a key then the ramp will only open half way, or such as it would when dumping cargo or soldiers. Once mapped (only works on the ground) pushing that assigned key will further extend the ramp to fully deployed and touching the ground. Just remember use regular door open ( Shift+E+2) first.
For the money you can’t go wrong and buying the add on DLC liveries will be something worth getting as well.
Another note, Virtavia has excellent and speedy customer service. Just be polite and provide brief specific details like you would anywhere and they will get back to you lickity split. They have helped me solve every issue I’ve ever had with very simple and clear instructions. Can’t say the same for certain other developers who put their ego ahead of service and facts.
Super avion donnant au pilotage une impression realiste .Les vues de l'appareil sont impressionnantes.C'est un gros bébé bien docile mais puissant. Excellent achat