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Aircraft and simulator background
Flying Fries' manual follows the Gabriel through Blackshape's development from the Prime ultralight lineage. The simulated BK160-TR has retractable landing gear and pitch trim, with a Garmin glass-cockpit installation.
Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Flying Fries · Read more ↗Two substantially different variants
The manual distinguishes the BK160-TR from the fictional BK420-MO, with differences in power and response. Both have retractable gear and pitch trim. KIAS limits and cruise groundspeeds are labelled separately; runway starts can initialise non-neutral trim.
Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Flying Fries · Read more ↗The Flying Fries package
The developer lists Gabriel for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Flying Fries · Read more ↗Meet Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Flying Fries' manual follows the Gabriel through Blackshape's development from the Prime ultralight lineage. The simulated BK160-TR has retractable landing gear and pitch trim, with a Garmin glass-cockpit installation.
The package also includes the fictional BK420-MO. Its much greater power and different response belong to that simulator variant, with separate speed references in the manual.
Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
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Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
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History & design
From the Prime to a training aircraft
The developer's background traces Blackshape's origins in Monopoli and its 2009 founding. The company developed the Prime from the Millennium Master/Asso X lineage, then explored a general-aviation training aircraft. The Gabriel cockpit description includes G3X, G5 backup displays and GFC500 autopilot equipment.
Flying Fries · User Manual (EN) ↓ ↗Gabriel manual v2.0; PDF pp.5–7 revision and background; pp.8–11 variants; p.25 speed references
Systems & details
Two substantially different variants
The manual distinguishes the BK160-TR from the fictional BK420-MO, with differences in power and response. Both have retractable gear and pitch trim. KIAS limits and cruise groundspeeds are labelled separately; runway starts can initialise non-neutral trim.
The Flying Fries package
The developer lists Gabriel for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
Two versions with different envelopes
The Gabriel manual presents the BK160-TR and fictional BK420-MO side by side. Its standard-atmosphere cruise examples use ground speed, while flap, gear and never-exceed limits are given separately in KIAS. The tandem loading guidance requires the front seat to be occupied before adding a rear occupant, and trim guidance changes with one or two people aboard. These distinctions are part of operating the developer’s two versions, rather than a reason to merge their power or speed figures.
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Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel
Flying Fries · Released
Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel
Flying Fries · Released
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel BK420-MO
Flying Fries · Released
Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel BK420-MO
Flying Fries · Released
Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
Exact product and documentation researchBlackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Gabriel exact product and simulators
Flying Fries · Read the source ↗Developer manual
User Manual (EN) ↓Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Gabriel manual v2.0; PDF pp.5–7 revision and background; pp.8–11 variants; p.25 speed references
Flying Fries · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Developer documentation
Exact product and documentation researchFlying Fries · Gabriel exact product and simulatorsDeveloper manual
User Manual (EN) ↓Flying Fries · Gabriel manual v2.0; PDF pp.5–7 revision and background; pp.8–11 variants; p.25 speed referencesBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 3 profile choices
Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel
Flying Fries · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A modern Blackshape trainer represented alongside Flying Fries' fictional BK420-MO.
Flying Fries Blackshape Gabriel BK420-MO
Flying Fries · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A modern Blackshape trainer represented alongside Flying Fries' fictional BK420-MO.
Blackshape Gabriel BK160-TR
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A modern Blackshape trainer represented alongside Flying Fries' fictional BK420-MO.
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