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Ju 52 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The shared wheel adjusts either trim or flaps. The clutch selects its function; the manual explicitly says the other adjustment is unavailable while that function is engaged.
MSFS 2020 manual · page 20
The Ju 52 began as a civil transport, with the three-engine Ju 52/3m becoming the familiar version. Fixed gear, a thick wing and corrugated skin accompanied airline and extensive military transport service.
Versions differed in engines, equipment and roles. The period cockpit includes a combined trim-and-flap control mechanism described in the simulator documentation.
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KwikFlight Archangel · KwikFlight · MSFS 2024
The linked SR-71 flight manual describes irreversible hydraulic controls with artificial feel. Pitch and roll trim actuators sit downstream of the feel springs and do not displace the stick. This paragraph describes the reference aircraft's mechanism; KwikFlight documents its own simulated controls separately.
Original flight manual printed1-94 and1-96 / PDF124 and127, visually reviewed
Lancair Evolution · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Laminar models the Evolution after N844X, with that aircraft's particular cockpit and autopilot. There is no trim wheel in the represented panel: mapped commands operate pitch trim and the multifunction display shows its position. That is a specific installation within a kit-built aircraft family.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,51
Lancair developed the Evolution as a pressurised, four-seat amateur-built aircraft; the programme continued through Evolution Aircraft. Its composite low-wing airframe and retractable landing gear were designed for high-performance personal travel. Both turbine and piston versions appeared.
Individual builders choose their equipment. Laminar's X-Plane model is based on N844X, including the cockpit and trim arrangement described in its manual.
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RedWing's Latécoère 28 package includes the fixed-wheel 28.1 and float-equipped 28.3. The single-piston aircraft has cable-operated controls, pitch and rudder trim, and no wing flaps. The float version carries larger tanks for long-range flying.
Latecoere 28.1 Wheels
631 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The 2023 guide illustrates trim and gyropilot controls in the MSFS 2020 cockpit. This older manual does not establish unchanged MSFS 2024 operation.
Legacy manual; MSFS 2024 interfaces remain unverified
The Learjet 25 Classic uses two CJ610 engines, retractable tricycle gear and hydraulic flaps and spoilers. The Xtreme Prototypes manual describes manually powered elevator, aileron and rudder controls, with electric secondary trim.
Learjet 25 Classic
Aeroplane Heaven’s Model 10A Electra is a twin-radial transport with retractable landing gear, wing flaps and separate elevator and rudder trim. The developer’s cockpit rendition includes a Sperry-style automatic-flight installation.
Model 10A / Navy R2O as catalogued by the National Naval Aviation Museum.
FlyingIron P-38L Lightning · FlyingIron · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The manual lists Fowler-flap settings of 8, 20 and 40 degrees. Separate 35-degree dive-recovery flaps have a different purpose from speedbrakes. Hydraulically boosted ailerons accompany pitch and rudder trim. Its IAS table lists 130 knots for full flap and 152 knots for gear.
PDF pp21-22, 44, 46; speed table rendered and inspected
The P-38 developed as a twin-engine interceptor and later served escort, reconnaissance and attack roles. The L was the final production version, with deliveries beginning in June 1944.
FlyingIron's P-38L has hydraulically boosted ailerons, pitch and rudder trim, Fowler flaps and separate dive-recovery flaps. Its release history includes later work on compressibility and control response.
Lockheed P-38L Lightning
M-24 Orion · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The cockpit guide identifies separate pre-rotator, rotor-brake and trim controls. Its checklist also calls out the cyclic-retaining cable.
Manual PDF pages 5 and 7; documented cockpit
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