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Bill “Doc” Shoemaker interview · 2 April 2024
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Bill “Doc” Shoemaker interview · 2 April 2024
Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg interview · 17 January 2025
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British two-seat fighter of the Second World War.
Defiant Mk I; later Merlin-powered marks differ.
The Breezer Sport is a two-seat, low-wing ultralight built largely from aluminium.
Breezer Sport manufacturer technical table; equipment and local approval affect limits. · Manufacturer Sport reference; engine and equipment vary
Restauravia supplies the Breguet XIV mailplane for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024. The package has fixed tailwheel landing gear. Its pitch-trim function is a simulator addition; the selected documentation does not establish original trim equipment on the 1917 aircraft.
Breguet XIV mailplane
Bristell B23 · Airfoillabs · MSFS 2020
The B23 page describes two G3X Touch displays, GNC255, GTX345, GMC507 with a LEVEL button, and an L3 backup instrument.
Airfoillabs B23 product description
Bristell B23 · Airfoillabs · MSFS 2020
The product text identifies MSFS 2020 as the supported platform and describes X-Plane 12 as a longer-term plan. The page does not announce an X-Plane release.
Airfoillabs B23 product page; conflicting header and explicit product text distinguished
The Bristell name covers related light aircraft from BRM Aero, including the B23 represented by Airfoillabs. The collected family reference describes Milan Bristela's low-wing, side-by-side design lineage. The Bristell Classic and B23 have different weights and certification details, identified in the model labels on specifications and photographs.
B23 family: manufacturer technical data, October 2026 · B23-912 · B23-915iS / B23-915 IFR · B23-916iS
Editorial flight report · 3 October 2022
David Rancourt · flight on 28 August 2025
Sarah Deener · 1 August 2025
Jetstream 32 · JRollon · X-Plane 11
Javier Rollón’s X-Plane version centres on custom aircraft systems and manual or assisted engine starts. His development account describes building the aircraft’s C++ systems after completing the CRJ200, and later updating its materials and avionics for X-Plane 11.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
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