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Cirrus SR20 · TorqueSim · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
Wear and condition remain part of ownership
The package describes a Continental IO-360-ES engine model, individual electrical buses and breakers, and fuel behaviour that includes sloshing and vapour formation. Maintenance and wear cover components such as tyres, brakes and the propeller. Persistent state means returning to an aircraft whose condition reflects earlier sessions.
Developer feature description; no real-aircraft qualification inferred
Cirrus SR20 · TorqueSim · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
The G1000 alternative represents an earlier engine generation
TorqueSim’s G1000 SR20 also specifies the 200 hp Continental IO-360-ES. Its Perspective-style enhancements include synthetic vision, custom engine pages, lean assistance, checklists and a fuel-calculator interface. This documented engine choice distinguishes the package from the later Lycoming-powered G6 described in Southwick’s flight report.
Gathered TorqueSim G1000 page · X-Plane 12 support; revision not stated
Cirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Loading appears on the cockpit display
Laminar’s guide describes a weight-and-balance display that plots the aircraft’s loading against an envelope and updates as fuel is consumed. Initial loading comes from X-Plane’s weight, balance and fuel controls. A separate systems display shows the main door, parking brake and landing gear.
Archived Laminar SF50 manual · PDF p.18
Cirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
Loading appears on the cockpit display
Laminar’s guide describes a weight-and-balance display that plots the aircraft’s loading against an envelope and updates as fuel is consumed. Initial loading comes from X-Plane’s weight, balance and fuel controls. A separate systems display shows the main door, parking brake and landing gear.
Archived Laminar SF50 manual · PDF p.18
400 Corvalis TT · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
A documented Corvalis cockpit and checklist update
The May 2025 notes credit Carenado’s Corvalis TT version 1.0.7 with revised starting, takeoff and shutdown checklists, fuel-cap interaction and EFB performance-data fixes. They also list icing and acceleration corrections. The changes apply to the documented 1.0.7 revision.
Official MSFS 2024 SU2 notes · 1.4.20.0
TBM 850 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
An analogue-panel TBM with detailed supporting systems
Black Square's TBM 850 pairs EFS40 electronic flight instruments with conventional panel equipment and selectable navigation installations. The manual describes persistent failures, generator and governor behaviour, fuel systems and environmental controls. Later TBM variants use integrated glass flight decks.
Black Square TBM 850 · PDF p.9; introduction and feature overview
TBM 900 · Hot Start · X-Plane 11
Multiple persistent airframes and a maintenance manager
Hot Start's TBM 900 retains switch, fuel and aircraft-condition state between flights. The published model includes component wear, a maintenance manager and separately tracked airframes. Its G1000-based cockpit adds synthetic vision, engine and system pages, while the PT6, electrical and environmental systems have custom models. The reviewed product page still specifies X-Plane 11; its advertised future X-Plane 12 update is a separate statement.
Hot Start TBM 900 · X-Plane 11 · Product description; persistence, maintenance and highlighted features; checked 2026-09-12
Dassault Falcon 8X
The Falcon 8X extends the 7X lineage through aerodynamic changes, engine optimization and additional fuel capacity. First deliveries took place in October 2016. The selected background reference covers the 7X and 8X, with figures labelled by model. The simulator listing records its product's development status.
Falcon 8X: manufacturer specifications
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver · SimCoders · X-Plane 12
An aircraft whose condition carries between sessions
SimCoders’ REP adds persistent temperatures, switch positions, battery condition and maintenance needs to Thranda’s X-Plane 12 Beaver. Its hangar interface covers the engine, electrical system and landing gear. An optional economy mode attaches virtual earnings and costs to flying, fuel and repairs. The page explicitly excludes the older XP11 Beaver.
SimCoders product page · X-Plane 12 compatibility; dynamic version field was unresolved
DHC-6 Twin Otter · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Fuel controls include documented simulation limits
The guide describes main-tank boost pumps, standby pumps and wing-tank transfer controls. It explicitly marks the boost-pump TEST position as not simulated. It also says the intake deflectors move visually while their further effects are not modelled, as described for this version.
Archived MSFS 2024 AOM · PDF pp.22–25
Q4XP · FlyJSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Synchronise the two flight-management units deliberately
FlyJSim documents a manual crossfill for routes and fuel data between the two UNS-1Ew units. The simulated heading mode also permits following vectors while retaining LNAV, with holding patterns entered through a graphical definition page.
Q4XP developer systems description · gathered September 2026
Do J Wal · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
A restart may need the fuel valve reset
The guide notes that an automatic stop can leave fuel unavailable on restart. It instructs the user to close and reopen the fuel shutoff valve.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 6; documented workaround, not a current runtime test
