His excitement is almost tangible and rightfully so, the aircraft looks fantastic. Briefly touching on a major detail that Austin vaguely mentioned, but we couldn't help but notice, was the taxiway and runway textures, which certainly are an improvement from X-Plane 11, to say the least.įrom ice to A330, Austin is quick to change topics and begins sharing his thoughts on their new default A330. While this may sound elementary, having this visually modelled and represented is unheard of. As temperatures climb, ice will turn to puddles and as temperatures drop below freezing, puddles turn to ice. According to Austin, the ice behaves as ice would naturally behave in reality. Similar to the video featuring the Lancair Meyer, this video starts off with no delay and jumps directly into discussing runway icing conditions. He then goes on to show the speed, and agility of the Lancair Evolution and explains why this GA aircraft is different from all others. Austin then showcases the cockpit of the Lancair and all of the airframe unique features he has implemented in the real world aircraft, which has then been translated into the simulator.Īustin rounds off his showcase of the aircraft by showcasing the simulator’s new volumetric lighting engine, thoroughly explaining what has been done and what is currently being done to make it smooth and flow as best as possible whilst climbing and descending. The video demonstrates the various new additions that X-Plane 12 offers, whilst taking a look at the exterior of the aircraft, viewers can take notice of the ice patches on the runway and the new volumetric clouds. The aircraft will be shipped as an included GA aircraft when the simulator is released to the public. The video first starts off with Austin showing off his personal aircraft, the Lancair Evolution, which has been integrated into the current Alpha build of X-Plane 12.

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