Tag: x-plane

X-Plane 10 for the iPad has been released.   The latest version of the ultra-realistic flight simulation package for the iPad has a number of features which put it on a par with the desktop version of X-Plane.  These features include: 5 scenery regions A brand new combat system Multiplayer over the Internet Access to the brand new challenges & tutorials The Cessna 172 aircraft model. An additional 9 aircraft (including the Airbus A320, A-10 Warthog, and F-22 Raptor) are available as in-app purchases.  These…

Laminar Research, the producers of the X-Plane franchise of flight simulators, have released a new video highlighting their latest version of the product.  X-Plane 10 was recently released on the desktop for multiple platforms and they have been slowly implementing some of the new features into the latest mobile offerings as well. The video is two minute fifteen seconds long. While we wanted more from the video, it did show brief glimpses of what Laminar Research is doing and the…

Laminar research has released an update for their X-Plane Application for the iPad.  Version 9.770 is a maintenance update which addresses several issues including: Autopilot response improved… the plane should lock onto your current pitch and roll when autopilot power is dfirst applied. THEN you should be able to enter heading or altitude mode at your liesure. If you are in a fighter, then the other plane should be a fighter as well. RAM footprint is now lowered a bit,…

Laminar Research announced the latest version of their X-Plan App for the iPad today.  The latest version, Version 9.750 adds a new suite of airplanes to the application in preparation for their rollout of their latest version, X-Plane 10.  The new planes included in the 9.750 update are: F-16 Falcon fighter, JA-37 Viggen Swedish fighter (don’t go Friggin’ with a Viggen!), P-38 Lightning WW-2 twin tail (the “fork-Tailed Devil”), P-40 Warhawk (black-sheep!), Piper Cub (tail-wheel classic!), Robinson R-44 (best-selling helo……