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Dornier Seastar
The Seastar uses two turboprops in a tandem tractor-and-pusher installation above the fuselage. Its boat hull and stabilising sponsons follow a recognisable Dornier flying-boat tradition, while retractable landing gear allows runway operations as well.
The programme has had a long development history since its first flight in the 1980s. The simulator manual identifies the equipment modelled, with prototypes and later developments described separately.
Aircraft / family
The Flying Boat is Back
J. Mac McClellan · 15 January 2010
The Dornier Seastar
Peter Pigott interviews Jim Holcombe · 14 April 2010
New Generation of Dornier Seastar Completed First Flight
Wolfram Cornelius’s comments · 28 March 2020
Got Friends DoubleEnder · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Flap area and spoileron interlock
The second handle position extends flap area without changing the angle and locks the spoilerons. The remaining settings are 0, 20, 40 and 60 degrees. This area change is a separate part of the high-lift arrangement.
PDF2/4/16/20; PDF20 image reviewed
Got Friends DoubleEnder · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Trim and ground configuration
Pitch trim moves the horizontal stabiliser. Inline Rotax engines, 35-inch tyres and a free-castering tailwheel define the represented configuration, with an optional Type 400A flight director.
PDF2/4/16/20; PDF20 image reviewed
Got Friends DoubleEnder · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Compatibility and navigation updates
The v1.0.6 notes record MSFS 2024 compatibility, WTT GTN650 support and autopilot/navigation fixes.
DoubleEnder v1.0.6
DoubleEnder
The DoubleEnder configuration in Got Friends' manual places two Rotax engines on the same longitudinal line. It uses 35-inch tyres and a free-castering tailwheel. Pitch trim moves the horizontal stabiliser.
Its flap handle has an area-extension position that does not change flap angle and locks the spoilerons. The other positions are 0, 20, 40 and 60 degrees. Optional Type 400A flight-director equipment accompanies the cockpit.
DoubleEnder
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
A large piston-engined attack aircraft represented in several Skyraider variants.
Miltech offers its Skyraider for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
A-1E, National Museum of the USAF reference
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Virtavia's A-4 Skyhawk package includes clean, centre-tank, heavy and wing-tank configurations. Automatic leading-edge slats are documented. Wing spoilers are included only on later E and adversary versions.
Museum J52-powered Skyhawk reference; engine and weight vary by mark.
C-47D Skytrain · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The manual identifies its chosen engine and fuel installation
The simulated installation uses the twin-blower engine arrangement described in the manual. Additional cabin ferry-fuel tanks are excluded. These details apply to the package's twin-blower configuration.
Gathered C-47 manual · PDF p.4
C-47D Skytrain · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Cockpit shortcuts prepare the aircraft and reveal its controls
The overhead panel provides Quick Start, Cold Dark Start and Ground Power selections. Clicking the red warning panel toggles the yokes. The manual separately labels the jump control for parachutists on the lead ship, keeping its purpose distinct from general cockpit setup.
Gathered C-47 manual · PDF pp.7–8
