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The Duke is RealAir’s first piston twin-engined aircraft simulation and its development has taken a total of two years. Our aim was to offer the most satisfying simulation of a piston twin aircraft yet available for FSX and meticulous attention has been paid to the integration of every possible aspect of operating this classic Beechcraft aircraft, so that the visual aesthetics, sounds, cockpit and panel, animations and flight model all contribute equally to the highest standards possible within FSX.

Here is a summary of the key features which the RealAir Duke offers you as an FSX virtual pilot:

A highly detailed exterior model featuring:
• High resolution textures.
• Smooth and accurately shaped 3D model.
• Bump mapping which captures the look of stretched metal skin on the wings and along the fuselage, typical of the Duke’s real world counterpart’s construction.

A beautifully rendered virtual cockpit and panel featuring:
• 3D gauges which are exact replicas of the Beechcraft and Bendix/King gauges found in real-world Dukes.
• Ultra-smooth gauge animation.
• Accurate modeling of all the Duke's systems.
• Accurate simulation of the Duke's pressurised cabin. All pressurisation controls work as they should plus the cabin will rapidly depressurise if the cabin door is opened.
• Back-lit gauges and radios.
• Bendix/King radios and autopilot that are accurately modeled in 3D and function exactly as they would in the real-world.
• Reflections on cockpit glass.
• Well-equipped IFR panels.
• The yokes can be hidden with a click of your mouse to improve panel visibilty.
• Intuitive click-and-drag mouse interaction or more traditional left-click/right-click or mousewheel interation.
• VC variations that include tan, white or black panel backgrounds as well as variations in trim colour.
• Visual stall-buffet effect.
• Optional Reality XP GNS WAAS 530/430 VC panel integration (Reality XP GNS WAAS 530/430 gauges must be purchased separately). When using this option you can choose to display the GNS 530, GNS 430 or both GNS 530 and 430, with multiple radiostack layouts to choose between.
• Jump between VC camera view with the click of your mouse button, or assign custom keyboard shortcuts to change VC camera views.

A highly refined flight model featuring:
• Accurate single-engine asymmetrical performance and handling.
• Highly detailed flight control that is a joy to fly and pleasure to handle.
• Realistic side-slipping.
• Accurate spinning. The Duke is not certified to spin but if badly mishandled it will enter a spin.
• Realistic stall handling.
• The option for either conventional FSX rudder and nose wheel ground steering or passive nose wheel with differential pedal braking.
• Accurate performance figures (cruise, climb, takeoff, stall speed etc).
• Accurate engine handling characteristics (fuel flow, CHT etc).

A high-fidelity sound suite featuring:
• For the first time in FSX to our knowledge, a sound suite that is ultra wide panned in full stereo, so that the left and right engine and other interior sounds are totally separated in the straight ahead view position, and with new innovations that enhance the stereo effect, together with full stereo separation of engine and other sounds in spot view, the whole suite being co-ordinated and fine tuned so that the sounds match perfectly both inside and out.

Comprehensive documentation including:
• A detailed 37 page flying and setup guide.
• Detailed Pilot's Checklists.
• Detailed charts outlining such things as takeoff performance, cruise performance, cruise power settings, range, plus more.

A Configuration Panel which allows the Duke to be personalised. For example you can choose between having the Duke load with the engines running or 'cold and dark' (engines stopped and all switches, fuel valves etc turned off).


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