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S.55 / S.55X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The Garelli auxiliary unit supplies electricity and charges the air tank used for engine starting.
Guide 2.0.7 · both editions, PDF pages 14–15
S.55 / S.55X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
On the S.55X, selecting a heading resets the deviation display. The guide distinguishes this setting from magnetic alignment.
Guide 2.0.7 · both editions, PDF page 13
S.55 / S.55X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The June 2022 Local Legend IV announcement offers the S.55 and S.55X together as a single Marketplace package for the original Microsoft Flight Simulator.
2022-06-02 · release and package scope
The S.55 carries its payload in two boat hulls joined by a broad wing. A centreline tractor-and-pusher engine installation sits above the wing, while twin booms support the tail.
The aircraft served military and commercial operators and became associated with long-distance formation flights. Its two hulls and overhead engines distinguish it from conventional single-hull flying boats.
Aircraft / family
1934 memoir; 2021 electronic edition · chapter VIII, PDF pages 208–218
1 May 1927 · page 5; contemporary interview
Giacomo De Ponti · November 2008; historical compilation quoting Maddalena
Model 158 PT6A concept · VSKYLABS · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
This released simulation is a hypothetical turboprop development of the original piston-powered Pond Racer. VSKYLABS uses PT6A engines and a broader cross-country role; these are simulator modifications.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
Bob Pond commissioned Burt Rutan's Model 158 Pond Racer, built by Scaled Composites as an alternative to racing restored warbirds. The twin-boom composite aircraft used automobile-derived piston engines and appeared at Reno in 1991.
VSKYLABS' simulator product imagines a PT6A-powered development with a wider cross-country role. Its equipment and performance describe that hypothetical variant.
Original Scaled Composites Pond Racer · VSKYLABS Model-158 hypothetical variant
SF-25C Falke · VSKYLABS · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
The SF-25C 2000 product uses a Limbach 2000L engine and includes central-wheel and conventional tailwheel arrangements. Separate X-Plane 11 and 12 editions are offered.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
The SF-25 Falke combines a two-seat cockpit with a low wing and a fixed tractor propeller. Its design allows powered departures followed by soaring flight, with wing spoilers controlling the descent.
VSKYLABS models the SF-25C 2000 with a Limbach 2000L engine. The package includes central-wheel and conventional tailwheel arrangements, and the developer provides separate X-Plane 11 and 12 editions.
Manufacturer current Rotax-powered SF-25C range · VSKYLABS SF-25C 2000
SF-28A Tandem Falke · VSKYLABS · X-Plane 12
The SF-28A has a modernised simulated cockpit with simplified NESIS-style instruments. The rear seat is usable with documented limitations; the product is offered for X-Plane 12.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
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