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Long-EZ · VSKYLABS · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
The current X-Plane 12 package includes standard analog and G1000 aircraft plus an analog extended-range model. The ER version adds ferry tanks and transfer systems; the separate X-Plane 11 product should not be assumed to contain every later XP12 update.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
The Long-EZ places a small lifting surface ahead of its main wing and the propeller behind the cabin. VSKYLABS describes using the original 1980 plans and pilot handbook as references for its homebuilt-aircraft simulation.
The current X-Plane 12 product includes a standard aircraft and extended-range configurations. Those add ferry fuel and transfer systems inspired by long-distance flights; the developer documents those modifications separately from the original plans-built layout.
Pima Museum Long-EZ N82ST
NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Ryan built the Spirit of St. Louis to carry fuel for Charles Lindbergh's solo Atlantic crossing. A high wing and single radial engine surrounded a one-seat cockpit whose fuel tanks blocked the forward view. Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in May 1927.
The restricted visibility and sparse cockpit reflect this purpose-built aircraft's long-distance mission. The simulator represents that customised layout.
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Published extracts of Charles Lindbergh’s first-person account; compilation date not stated
Barry Schiff · May 2002, pages 93–97
Moreno Aguiari interviews Clay Hammond · 10 February 2026
Editorial report of Ken Cassens’s first flight · 8 December 2015
Robert Ragozzino’s first-flight reaction · 13 January 2021
Hangar Studios 713 Ryan Navion B Super 260 · Hangar Studios 713 · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The Navion B manual identifies a pitch-trim wheel, flap selector, gear handle and emergency hydraulic hand pump. Gear-position lights indicate the resulting state. They are separate from the controls that operate the hydraulic system.
Developer manual PDF7-9 visual cockpit labels
Hangar Studios 713 Ryan Navion L-17B · Hangar Studios 713 · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The L-17B manual specifies a 205 hp O-470-7 with hydraulic flaps and retractable landing gear. Its L-17D ski configuration has inoperative gear and indicators, and version 1.0.1 removed the gear-lever function. The manual's aileron-trim label remains unresolved against its elevator-trim references.
Developer manual PDF6-7/16/21/34/38
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