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You will also find that all of the files here work in Prepar3D P3D. If so, you can find those in our new category here. For FSX, view below This is by far the most popular category in the file library, with more hits than any other categories. This section covers commercial jets and mainly high capacity, passenger planes. These are the large jets you travel on when you go on vacation - names you would have heard of such as Boeing and Airbus.

Enhancing the default scenery in Microsoft Flight Simulator X will greatly improve the level of realism you demand from the sim. Included in this section are many airports, airfields, towns, cities and even global scenery enhancement packages. Some of the global scenery packages are large in file size. High speed jets, supersonic fighter aircraft, modern and war-time military legends are featured in this section.

You can find many of the fighter jets being used from all divisions of the world's military forces. Propeller driven and general aviation planes are some of the most fun to fly. Without the need of ATC and flight plans, you can take-off from your local airfield or airstrip and explore the countryside from the pilot seat.

Including some of the big general aviation names such as Piper, Cessna, Beechcraft and more. You can pilot some of the best business jets with the files in this section. Including many of the most popular names in the "bizjet" world such as LearJet, Raytheon, Cessna and many more.

Rotorcraft and helicopters have always been somewhat difficult to fly in any flight simulator package, be it Microsoft Flight Simulator or the X-Plane series; flying has always been challenging. Even in real life, piloting a helicopter takes longer to learn than a fixed-wing aircraft.

Included within this section are many of the most popular helicopters and rotorcraft. Installation is usually quite easy and many of the files include a read-me document explaining the installation procedure. Historic and vintage aircraft have always been fun to fly - with minimal technology installed on them, the pilot is the true captain. With bi-planes, tri-planes and early prop and radial engine craft included in this section; you're sure to find the nostalgic moment right for you. If you've already installed one of the add-on aircraft from the library, you may notice that it uses the default panel included in lots of other packages.

This section will provide you with a specific panel flight deck for replacement of the default. It's a very easy way to upgrade your add-on. Microsoft Flight Simulator X included a new feature never before seen in Microsoft's sim series - Missions.

Missions enable the user to follow instructions, complete a task and then receive a reward at the end of the mission. Missions allow the simulation package to act more like a "game" in the sense that you don't have to be too "serious" about flying. Included and many fun and challenging missions packs that you may install alongside the default ones.

Many utilities and tools are included here such as scenery design software, AFCAD editors, easy installation programs which make installing files a breeze and many more.

Also included are configuration tweaks CFG which help you to increase frame rates and make FSX run that slight bit faster on older machines. Other downloads and add-ons for FSX that do not fit into any of the other categories.

This includes aircraft and vehicles such as the Space Shuttle, pilot-able boats and watercraft, space ships and cars and vehicles. Sound files and sound packs for many aircraft including full sound packs such as cockpit sounds, engine sounds and environment sound enhancements.

You can increase the realism of the default aircraft or upgrade your free-ware add-ons with these packs. Civil Aircraft This is by far the most popular category in the file library, with more hits than any other categories. Most popular files Concorde. Qantas Airbus A Flight Simulator X is a program originally developed in It allowed users to complete a variety of missions, using different types of aircraft.

An example mission could be something as easy as completing a flight from Gatwick International Airport in England to Dublin International Airport in Ireland. The country list received an update because the original game was released in and the newer version became available in In that period, Palestine became a recognized nation, and Yugoslavia is no longer on the country list.

This game does have its quirks though. When users try to use mods with this program, some of them won't function correctly if they were made for the original game. Also, DirectX 10 is still broken in this game. This is a collection of application programming interfaces which allow two applications to be able to communicate. This is more than likely an issue between individual planes and the program.

This game is pretty interesting and has a realistic feel to it. On July 9, , Dovetail Games, the developer of Train Simulator, announced that it signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to continue development on FSX and the production of new content. The updated release of FSX includes support for Windows 8. Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of the popular line of flight simulators.

It was officially released to the US market on October 17, According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24, airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities. The player can fly anything from a small glider or a light experimental aircraft to jumbo jets.