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SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 ↗Simulator documentation

SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 with REP · JRollon / SimCoders · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Released product and variants

JRollon’s SF.260 is supplied as a complete aircraft with SimCoders’ Reality Expansion Pack included. It is not a standalone REP purchase requiring a separate SF.260. The current store lists X-Plane 11 and 12 and REP 5.

Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14

SNCASO SO.4050 Vautour IIN ↗Research-based aircraft background

SNCASO SO.4050 Vautour IIN

Institutional equipment history identifies hydraulic servos and artificial feel on the Vautour. Restauravia's IIN has twin jets, monotrace retractable landing gear and flap settings of 10, 20 and 30 degrees. The cockpit labels elevator, aileron and rudder trim individually.

SNCASO SO.4050 Vautour IIN

SOCATA MS.893 Rallye ↗Research-based aircraft background

SOCATA MS.893 Rallye

Aeroplane Heaven’s MS.893 Rallye combines fixed tricycle gear, automatic leading-edge slats and trailing-edge flaps. The slats respond automatically to the wing’s airflow, while the pilot selects the trailing-edge flap configuration.

MS.893 dimensions printed in the developer guide; performance values are not used.

SourceSOCATA MS.893 Rallye — product page ↗www.aeroplaneheaven.com
SOCATA TB 30 Epsilon ↗Research-based aircraft background

SOCATA TB 30 Epsilon

A French defence investigation’s aircraft description identifies the TB 30 as an all-metal, tandem two-seat monoplane powered by a six-cylinder Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D. Its compact dimensions and two-pilot layout belong to the basic-training role described in that report.

SOCATA TB 30 Epsilon

SOCATA TB10 Tobago / TB20 Trinidad · Just Flight · X-Plane 11

Interactive checklists respond to the simulator

The engine-start checklist responds to user inputs and simulator variables. Ground configuration offers cold-and-dark or ready-for-takeoff states while the aircraft is stationary.

Just Flight X-Plane 11 product documentation