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Vans Aircraft RV-10 ↗Simulator documentation

Vans Aircraft RV-10 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12

A G1000-equipped homebuilt in X-Plane

Laminar's RV-10 guide documents stick controls, electric pitch-trim commands and a G1000/autopilot panel. That avionics choice identifies the represented homebuilt aircraft. A later special livery does not, by itself, establish a new control interface or different underlying aircraft systems.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.11,17,21

SourceVan’s Aircraft RV-10 POH ↗Laminar Research
Vans Aircraft RV-10 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Vans Aircraft RV-10

The RV-10 first flew in 2003 as Van's first four-seat design in the established RV range. Its low wing, fixed tricycle gear and enclosed cabin are supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

Builders can choose different engines, avionics and interiors. Laminar's X-Plane model represents the cockpit, avionics and trim controls documented in its manual.

Aircraft / family

SourceVan's Aircraft RV-10 ↗Wikipedia contributors
Wittman Tailwind W10 ↗Simulator documentation

Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10 · Lionheart Creations · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Lionheart's W10 configuration

The seller describes a W10 rendition with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics. It is a developer's custom build within the collection. Camping equipment, seat treatments, panel finishes and paints are options within that rendition.

Product description, configuration and simulator editions

Wittman Tailwind W10 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Wittman Tailwind W10

The Tailwind is a high-wing homebuilt using steel tube, wood and fabric construction. Steve Wittman built the prototype in 1953 with a Continental C-90, and the early Experimental Aircraft Association published the plans.

Lionheart's W10 is a developer-described dream build with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics. It is represented separately from the package's smaller-engine, basic-panel W8.

Wittman Tailwind W10

SourceWittman Tailwind ↗Experimental Aircraft Association