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Cicaré 8
The Cicaré 8 places its two occupants side by side in an enclosed cabin. Cicaré describes a light helicopter with a semi-rigid main rotor and alternative engine installations, continuing the company’s line of compact helicopters.
VSKYLABS offers separate native X-Plane 11 and 12 editions in its Test-Pilot series. Its simulator product is documented separately from the manufacturer’s real-aircraft specifications.
Cicaré 8R manufacturer specification
Cirrus SR20 · TorqueSim · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
The Entegra edition has its own avionics
TorqueSim’s Entegra SR20 includes custom Avidyne R8 primary and multifunction displays, an S-TEC 55X autopilot and selectable GPS stacks. Its pages cover terrain, route progress, nearby airports, checklists and engine information. The developer explicitly lists X-Plane 12 support.
Gathered TorqueSim Entegra page · package revision not stated
Cirrus SR20 · TorqueSim · TorqueSim · X-Plane 12
An explicit limit on the default GPS map
The listing says Laminar’s default GNS 430 does not expose approach waypoints to the Entegra MFD. It distinguishes that missing map depiction from the HSI’s ability to follow an approach. Optional RealityXP avionics, sold separately, provide approach-waypoint display according to the developer.
TorqueSim’s documented integration limitation
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 SR20
The SR20 received certification in 1998 and entered production the following year. It established Cirrus's certified-aircraft line before the larger-engined SR22. Seating and cockpit equipment evolved across versions. The simulator products include Entegra and G1000 flight decks, identified separately.
Cirrus SR20: an owner’s review
July 2005 review, updated April 2018 · principally the 2005 G2
Waypoints: The changing face of Cirrus
Thomas B. Haines · 5 December 2006
Cirrus SR20 G6
Paul M. Southwick · October–November 2018, pp.52–54
SR22 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
SR22 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
Cirrus SR22 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Side controls with conventional trim
The Laminar guide identifies the represented aircraft as an SR22T and describes its side controls, pitch-trim indication and relief of sustained fore-and-aft pressure. The side controls are mechanically connected.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.9,18
