Research aircraft and systems

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ↗Simulator documentation

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11

X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress

The B-52 entered US Air Force service in 1955 and became a central aircraft of the Cold War bomber force. Its large wing, paired engine nacelles and bicycle-style main landing gear give it a distinctive shape. Later upgrades changed its missions and equipment over a long operational life.

The B-52G represented in this catalogue is a particular historical version. Modern B-52H equipment, current upgrade plans and figures for other variants should not be projected onto it simply because they share the Stratofortress name.

Aircraft / family

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Modern transport controls with an explicit feature boundary

Miltech's C-17 guide describes fly-by-wire stabilisation and trim, selectable autopilot modes and stall-test controls. It explicitly marks VNAV, TURB and several other controls as unsupported in that version. The aircraft's military-transport role and modern cockpit therefore have a concrete documented simulator scope.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,8,45,58

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

McDonnell Douglas developed the C-17 for the US Air Force, with its first flight in 1991. Four turbofans, a high wing and a rear cargo ramp support the heavy-transport role. Its landing gear and high-lift design also address operations from relatively constrained airfields.

The Globemaster III can move very large equipment while retaining a modern two-pilot flight deck. The Miltech manual describes the simulator's flight-control and autopilot features, including functions that were not implemented in the documented version.

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Boeing CH-47D Chinook ↗Simulator documentation

CH47D Chinook · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals

Boeing CH-47D Chinook ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

The Chinook's tandem-rotor arrangement places one rotor above each end of a long cargo cabin. The opposing rotor systems provide the lifting configuration, leaving the rear available for a loading ramp. Vertol originated the design before it became part of Boeing.

The CH-47 family has evolved through several major versions and specialised derivatives. The D model in this catalogue has its own systems and cockpit identity. Its control and loading arrangements should be understood as those of a tandem-rotor transport, rather than a scaled-up conventional helicopter.

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Boeing F/A-18E ↗Simulator documentation

F/A-18E · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals

Boeing F/A-18E ↗Simulator documentation

F/A-18E · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals

Boeing F/A-18E ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing F/A-18E

The Super Hornet family comprises the single-seat F/A-18E and tandem-seat F/A-18F. Although the name and outline recall the earlier Hornet, the Super Hornet is a substantially developed aircraft with a larger airframe. Twin engines, outward-canted fins and carrier equipment define its configuration.

The E and F also make a useful image distinction: a two-seat photograph depicts the F variant. The MSFS entry here is identified by its own model designation, and its simulated systems should be judged from its developer documentation.

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Boeing-Stearman Model 75 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing-Stearman Model 75

The Model 75 served military training organizations in the United States and Canada during the Second World War. Stearman became part of Boeing in 1934, accounting for the aircraft's two familiar manufacturer names. Surplus examples later became agricultural aircraft, sport aircraft and airshow performers, giving the trainer a civilian life well beyond its original role.

Bombardier Challenger 650 ↗Simulator documentation

Challenger 650 · Hot Start · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

A business-jet simulation that begins before the cockpit

Hot Start's Challenger includes an FBO environment with fuel orders, de-icing and passenger coordination, alongside a quicker simulator mode. Its Pro Line 21 Advanced avionics are modelled as separate computers exchanging information over simulated data buses. The developer also provides system-study windows, allowing a simmer to inspect the electrical and physical models behind the cockpit indications.

Hot Start Challenger 650 · Product description; Experience, Architecture and Avionics; checked 2026-09-12

Bombardier Challenger 650 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Bombardier Challenger 650

The Challenger began with a Bill Lear concept taken forward by Canadair in the 1970s. Its broad cabin and supercritical wing were central parts of the design. Later ownership and development under Bombardier produced a long sequence of engine, avionics and cabin updates.

The Challenger 650 belongs to a much later generation than the original 600. Hot Start's simulator product represents that specific aircraft and its systems environment. A family photograph of a 604 is not presented as an exact picture of the 650's equipment.

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