Research aircraft and systems

Edgley EA-7 Optica ↗Pilot account

Perfect vision

Greg Dolph · April 2009, pages 26–29

Edgley EA-7 Optica ↗Pilot account

Optica: Flying the Bugeye

Steven L. Thompson · September 1983; archived magazine reprint

Edgley EA-7 Optica ↗Pilot account

EA-7 Optica von AeroElvira

Jean-Marie Urlacher · 1 April 2010

Embraer E-Jets ↗Simulator documentation

Embraer E-Jets · X-Crafts · X-Crafts · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Apply the tablet’s load sheet to the aircraft

The EFB accepts payload or zero-fuel weight and fuel, either entered manually or fetched from a SimBrief plan. Selecting LOAD PLANE then applies the resulting load sheet to the simulated aircraft.

E-Jets Family 2.0 manual · PDF p.16

Embraer E-Jets ↗Simulator documentation

Embraer E-Jets · X-Crafts · X-Crafts · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Send calculated speeds from the tablet to the FMS

The takeoff and landing pages calculate performance data. The manual describes sending the speeds to the FMS, then accepting them through its DLK page; calculating them in the tablet alone is a separate step.

E-Jets Family 2.0 manual · PDF p.17; page visually checked

Embraer E-Jets ↗Simulator documentation

Embraer E-Jets · X-Crafts · X-Crafts · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Flight-guidance behaviour and documented limits

X-Crafts documents autopilot disconnection from manual pitch trim or stick-shaker activation, and uses X-Plane's control-wheel-steering facility for Touch Control Steering. The reviewed release does not implement several trim cutouts and column-disconnect functions. The manual identifies those limits explicitly, keeping visible cockpit hardware distinct from working simulator controls.

E-Jets Family 2.0 manual copyright 2025 · PDF pp.25,160,162,164

Embraer E-Jets ↗Simulator documentation

E-Jets Series · FlightSim Studio / X-Crafts · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Use documentation for the correct simulator edition

X-Crafts says the MSFS E-Jets share its 3D visuals with the X-Plane aircraft, while different teams develop the products. Flightsim Studio is responsible for the MSFS systems, FMS, avionics, flight model, tablet and sound, so the X-Plane manual does not establish those features for MSFS.

X-Crafts MSFS partnership and support description · gathered September 2026

Embraer E-Jets ↗Simulator documentation

E-Jets Series · FlightSim Studio / X-Crafts · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Released product and variants

The released Early Access range includes E170/175, E190/195 and E190/195 Freighter packages. The current stable build uses a WASM-based MCDU compatible with both MSFS versions. FSS still identifies work remaining before version 1.0; native MSFS 2024 development is a separate future project.

Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14

Embraer E-Jets ↗Research-based aircraft background

Embraer E-Jets

Embraer developed the original E-Jets around regional and shorter mainline airline routes. Two underwing engines and a conventional tail surround a cabin wider than the company's earlier narrow regional jets. Different fuselage lengths serve different passenger capacities.

The original family is distinct from the later E2 programme. X-Crafts's documentation also separates airframe variants, avionics options and the Lineage business-aircraft development. Those details make it possible to compare the actual simulated products rather than relying on a single family label.

Aircraft / family

Embraer E-Jets ↗Pilot account

Kara Blackburn: First Officer at Alliance Airlines

Interview · 18 May 2026

Embraer E-Jets ↗Pilot account

Pilot chronicles: catching up on delays before the weekend

Tim’s first-person account · 24 September 2021

Embraer E-Jets ↗Pilot account

What every kid should know before their first flight

Micah Hartsock · 7 September 2026