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Britten-Norman Islander · Thranda · X-Plane 12
Adjust equipment and explore the electrical panel
The developer lists functional circuit breakers, optional de-icing equipment, bubble windows and tundra tyres. Its DynaFeel settings adjust simulated control response with speed. These software settings sit alongside lighting, audio and paint controls; they do not establish force-feedback hardware support.
Developer-documented simulator options
Britten-Norman Islander · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
TorqueSim offers piston and turbine Islanders
TorqueSim describes separate BN-2B and BN-2T packages, respectively using Lycoming piston engines and Allison 250 turboprops, with X-Plane 12 support. Its published feature list includes custom fuel and electrical systems, individual breakers, persistent switches and a load manager.
Gathered TorqueSim page · two distinct represented versions
Britten-Norman Islander · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
A conventional radio panel with optional integrations
The Islander’s listed avionics include a KFC 225 autopilot, GTX 345 transponder and KR 87 ADF. X-Plane’s GNS units are supplied, while RealityXP navigators and the AFM G5 require their separate products. TorqueSim also links its manual and changelog from the aircraft page.
Developer-documented avionics and third-party dependencies
Britten-Norman Islander
Britten-Norman designed the Islander in the 1960s as a light transport. Its roles span regional passenger services, utility work and military operations. Piston and turbine implementations appear in the simulator catalogue, with their own package names and documentation. The long production history makes variant and equipment context especially useful when comparing examples.
Flight test: Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
Dave Unwin · 19 December 2017 reprint
Drew Robertson: Falklands pilot
Interview by Yayeri van Baarsen · 10 February 2022
Falklands Islander
Mark Eddleston · 16 March 2021; May 2021 issue
Local Legend 24 — Boomerang · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Released product and variants
The first Boomerang flew in May 1942, and the aircraft became particularly associated with supporting ground forces. Microsoft’s Local Legend 24 represents the type as a separately released simulator aircraft.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
CAC Boomerang
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation developed the Boomerang to meet Australia’s urgent wartime need for a fighter. The project drew on experience with the Wirraway and produced a single-seat, low-wing aircraft powered by a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial engine.
The first Boomerang flew in May 1942, and the aircraft became particularly associated with supporting ground forces. Microsoft’s Local Legend 24 represents the type as a separately released simulator aircraft.
CAP 4 Paulistinha · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
CAP-4 Paulistinha · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The original MSFS 2020 release
The March 2025 Local Legend 20 release offers the Paulistinha separately in the original MSFS Marketplace, while giving it free to MSFS 2024 owners. The package includes six liveries.
2025-03-11 · release and package scope
CAP 4 Paulistinha
The Paulistinha belongs to the history of Brazilian flying clubs and basic aviation training. Its braced high wing, enclosed tandem cabin and tailwheel undercarriage follow the practical light-aircraft pattern of the period.
The CAP-4 name identifies a particular development within that history. In a catalogue full of large jets and elaborate glass cockpits, it offers a different scale of aircraft: a compact trainer whose structure and controls are comparatively easy to understand from the cockpit and exterior.
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