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Aircraft and configuration
Wing42 offers three Blériot XI versions: the 25 hp Anzani, 50 hp Gnome and Anzani R.I.P. realism model. All have fixed wheels and tail contact. Wing warping supplies roll control with limited effectiveness and substantial physical effort described in the manual.
Bleriot XI Anzani
Wing42 · Read more ↗Meet Bleriot XI Anzani
Wing42 offers three Blériot XI versions: the 25 hp Anzani, 50 hp Gnome and Anzani R.I.P. realism model. All have fixed wheels and tail contact. Wing warping supplies roll control with limited effectiveness and substantial physical effort described in the manual.
History & design
A design refined into a Channel crossing
Raymond Saulnier led much of the Type XI design work, with substantial input from Louis Blériot. The aircraft first flew in January 1909; on 25 July, Blériot crossed from Calais to Dover, giving the monoplane international recognition.
National Air and Space Museum · Blériot XI ↗Smithsonian: 1909 design and separate 1914 exhibit
A family of early monoplanes
Orders and licensed production followed the Channel flight. The Smithsonian’s aircraft is a later, 1914 example with a 50 hp Gnôme rotary engine, flown by display pilot John Domenjoz. It should not be confused with the original Anzani-powered Channel-crossing machine.
National Air and Space Museum · Blériot XI ↗Smithsonian: 1909 design and separate 1914 exhibit
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
The aircraft has no wheel brakes. Ignition blipping regulates engine power, while the parking-brake binding operates chocks. The performance table gives speed values without identifying IAS or TAS.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentBleriot XI Anzani
The aircraft has no wheel brakes. Ignition blipping regulates engine power, while the parking-brake binding operates chocks. The performance table gives speed values without identifying IAS or TAS.
Simulation manual · pages 5–8 and 10–15
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Simulator documentation
Bleriot XI Anzani — simulator documentationWing42 · Simulation manual · pages 5–8 and 10–15Aircraft history
Blériot XINational Air and Space Museum · Smithsonian: 1909 design and separate 1914 exhibitBuilt-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 · 5 profile choices
Wing42 Bleriot XI Anzani
Wing42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Wing42 Bleriot XI Anzani R.I.P.
Wing42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Wing42 Bleriot XI Gnome
Wing42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Bleriot XI Anzani
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Bleriot XI Gnome
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Wing42 Bleriot XI Gnome
The XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Wing42 Bleriot XI Gnome · Wing42 · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Wing42 Bleriot XI Gnome is the selected Wing42 configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Pitch-trim relief is off. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
Wing42 offers three Blériot XI versions: the 25 hp Anzani, 50 hp Gnome and Anzani R.I.P. realism model. All have fixed wheels and tail contact. Wing warping supplies roll control with limited effectiveness and substantial physical effort described in the manual.
Controls and equipment
The aircraft has no wheel brakes. Ignition blipping regulates engine power, while the parking-brake binding operates chocks. The performance table gives speed values without identifying IAS or TAS.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
InheritedWing42 Bleriot XI Gnome is the selected Wing42 configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedThe XI with Anzani and Gnome engine versions and wing-warping controls.
Trim
InheritedThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedWing42 offers three Blériot XI versions: the 25 hp Anzani, 50 hp Gnome and Anzani R.I.P. realism model. All have fixed wheels and tail contact. Wing warping supplies roll control with limited effectiveness and substantial physical effort described in the manual.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets msfs2020. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
InheritedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.64 | What it controls and whyRoll control: Wing warping. The baseline spring is 0.64. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 22 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 42 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value42 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value22 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 1 and 0.78, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.64 | What it controls and whyRoll control: Wing warping. The baseline spring is 0.64. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 22 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.045 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 42 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value5 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value22 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value42 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0.15 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 22 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 1 and 0.78, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.78 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value1 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.25 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.65 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Forces, damping, q blend, roughness and cue onset are adjustable estimates, not measured hand-force curves. Installed and physical checks remain deferred.
- 50-hp rotary-engine version with deliberately enhanced stability and rudder authority. No invented force multiplier represents the simulator stability difference.
- The 2020-era manual documents simulator limitations that may have changed. No MSFS2024 edition, custom event contract or modern trim/AP equipment is inferred.
- Wing-warping effort is approximated through the existing roll-force path; elastic wing deformation and rigging are not separately modelled.
- The manual labels the Anzani engine as two-stroke; that label is not independently corroborated and is not used to derive firing frequency. Cruise table units are knots but not explicitly IAS/TAS.
- Automatic matching requires the developer plus engine/realism variant. Ambiguous Bleriot titles need an explicit aircraft-default binding.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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