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Aircraft and configuration
Restauravia's D.5 Turbi recreates an aircraft co-owned by its developer. The package has a 60 hp engine, fixed tailwheel landing gear and no modelled flap detents. Pitch trim is available in the simulation; autopilot and autothrottle are not included.
Druine D.5 Turbi
restauravia.fr · Read more ↗Meet Druine D.5 Turbi
Restauravia's D.5 Turbi recreates an aircraft co-owned by its developer. The package has a 60 hp engine, fixed tailwheel landing gear and no modelled flap detents. Pitch trim is available in the simulation; autopilot and autothrottle are not included.
History & design
A homebuilt with an individual identity
The aircraft behind this simulation is F-PSPL, built from Roger Druine’s D.5 Turbi plans. Developer Jean Lacante identifies himself as a former co-owner. His account explains that the builders changed the fin and engine-cowling shapes, making this particular aircraft distinct from an unmodified set of plans.
restauravia.fr · Druine D.5 Turbi — simulator documentation ↗Jean Lacante’s firsthand account in Lisez-moi-MSFS.txt
From the owner’s aircraft to a simulation
Lacante’s recreation preserves that individual aircraft rather than treating every Turbi as identical. The package credits Vincent Hellegouarch with refining the initial engine and flight model, followed by a further revision of the flight characteristics for version 1.2. Those are documented steps in the simulator’s development, separate from the construction history of F-PSPL.
restauravia.fr · Druine D.5 Turbi — simulator documentation ↗Bundled developer account; MSFS model history
Systems & details
The preserved simulator flight notes
The version 1.2 notes preserved in Restauravia’s distribution use kilometres per hour and distinguish engine speed from airspeed. They describe approximately 2,800 rpm on the ground, a reduction after takeoff and about 2,400 rpm for a 135 km/h cruise. Lower speeds are listed separately for descent and approach. These are settings in the developer’s simulator notes, tied to that documented version, rather than a substitute for an operating handbook for a real Turbi.
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Druine D.5 Turbi — simulator documentationrestauravia.fr · D.5 Turbi package and developer's 23 April 2022 development accountBuilt-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 · 2 profile choices
Restauravia Druine D.5 Turbi
Restauravia · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light piston aircraft recreated from a developer's co-owned Turbi.
Druine D.5 Turbi
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light piston aircraft recreated from a developer's co-owned Turbi.
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