Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft's Flight Simulator X is the 2006 installment in the "Flight Simulator" series. Featuring many updates from its predecessors, it is the first Microsoft Flight Simulator game to be DX10 enabled.
OverviewSince the release of the original Microsoft Flight Simulator in 1982, the title steadily increased in popularity hitting it's mark finally with the last release in the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Due to it's long running popularity, Flight Simulator has spawn an entire third party market dedicated specifically to creating and selling add-ons for the game, new scenery, new aircraft, extremely detailed airports, scenario creators and even entire fictional economies have been created for Flight Simulator, where players sign-up and fly cargo and passengers to earn virtual money that can be used to upgrade aircraft, acquire new jobs and progress in your career as a virtual pilot.Flight Simulator X is currently the most popular civil flight sim on the market, with hundreds upon hundreds of add-ons made to enhance the flying experience. Flight Simulator X is such a well known and highly praised simulator that Lockheed Martin, the same company that brought you the F-16, acquired the source code from Microsoft for use in a new flight simulator by the title of Prepar3D, intended for use by civil pilots and instructors. AircraftAirbus A321Air Creation 582-SL Trike UltralightBeechcraft Baron 58Beechcraft Baron 58 G1000Beechcraft Kingair 350Bell 206B JetRangerBoeing 737-800Boeing 747-400Bombardier CRJ-700Bombardier Learjet LJ-45Cessna 208-B Grand CaravanCessna 172S SkyhawkSPCessna 172S SkyHawkSP G1000 *De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver FloatplaneDe Havilland DHC-Dash 8-100 **DG-808-S Competitiion SailplaneDouglas DC-3Extra EA-300-SGrumman G-21-A Goose *Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket on Skis *Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket *McDonnell Douglas MD-83 **Mooney M-20-M Bravo *Mooney M-20-M Bravo G1000Piper-PA-28 Cherokee 180 **Piper J-3C-65 CubRobinson R-22 Beta II* Deluxe Edition only** AI controlled onlySystem RequirementsMicrosoft® Windows® XP SP2 / Windows VistaPC with 1 GHz equivalent or higher processorRAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB15 GB available hard disk spaceDVD-ROM drive32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card requiredSound card, speakers or headphones required for audioMicrosoft Mouse or compatible pointing device56.6 Kbps or better modem for online play
