A2A Spitfire MkI-II (for P3D Academic)

Key Features

• Lightweight, powerful and maneuverable.
• As with every A2A aircraft, it is gorgeously constructed, inside and out, down to the last rivet.
• Designed and built to be flown “By The Book“.
• Custom Cockpit Systems and Gauges.
• Visual Real-Time Load Manager, with the ability to load fuel and stores in real-time.
• Naturally animated pilot.
• 3D Lights ‘M’ (built directly into the model) with under-wing landing light than can be turned on, deployed, and retracted and fully functional recognition lights.
• Pure3D Instrumentation now with natural 3D appearance with exceptional performance.
• Sound engineered by A2A sound professionals.
• Oil pressure system models oil viscosity (oil thickness).
• Authentically modeled pneumatic system.
• In cockpit pilot’s map for handy in-flight navigation.
• Auto-Mixture that actually performs as intended. Now you can set for “auto-rich” or “auto-lean” and the aircraft fuel-to-air ratio will be automatically determined and set by the carburetor based upon various factors, such as altitude.
• Three different models, Mk Ia, Mk IIa (machine guns), and Mk IIb (cannons).
• Internal Supercharger modeled with accurate behavior.
• Fuel delivery system simulated.
• All models include A2A specialized materials with authentic metal.
• Pilot’s Notes pop-up 2D panel keeps important information easily available.
• Introducing a true propeller simulation
• Feel the exhilaration of flying an Accu-Sim-powered Supermarine Spitfire.
• Rolls Royce Merlin V-12 liquid cooled Mk III and higher output Mk XII engine built to manufacturer’s specifications.
• Install a Weybridge two-bladed fixed-pitch wooden, De Havilland three-bladed two-speed variable, or Rotol constant speed propeller in the maintenance hangar.
• Both electric and explosive cartridge starters modeled.
• Immersive in-cockpit, physics-driven sound environment from A2A engineered Spitfire recordings.
• Complete maintenance hangar including landing gear, internal systems and detailed engine tests including compression checks.
• Understand how a high-performance aircraft behaves and see how well you can cope with all of the unexpected things that can happen. No two flights are ever the same.
• Piston combustion engine modeling. Air comes in, it mixes with fuel and ignites, parts move, heat up, and all work in harmony to produce the wonderful sound of a V-12, liquid-cooled racing engine. Now the gauges look beneath the skin of your aircraft and show you what Accu-Sim is all about.
• Airflow, density and its temperature not only affect the way your aircraft flies, but how the internal systems operate.
• Real-world conditions affect system conditions, including engine temperatures. Manage temperatures with a radiator flap and proper flying techniques.
• Spark plugs can clog and eventually foul if the engine is allowed to idle too low for too long. Throttling up an engine with oil-soaked spark plugs can help clear them out and smoke.
• Overheating can cause scoring of cylinder head walls which could ultimately lead to failure if warnings are ignored and overly abused.
• The Spitfire has a small radiator and must get airborne in under ten minutes or it will overheat. Once airborne, it owns the sky.
• Engine, airframe, cockpit panel and individual gauges tremble from the power of a high-performance combustion engine.
• Authentic component drag. Dropping your gear will pull your aircraft realistically as the landing gear is deployed along with cooling flaps, ordnance and even opening the canopy. Drop your gear, deploy your flaps, or just try a dive, and listen to your airframe.
• System failures, including flaps that can independently jam or break based on the actual forces put upon them. If you deploy your flaps at too high a speed, you could find yourself in a very dangerous situation.
• Total audible cockpit made with recordings from the actual aircraft. Before you fly, enjoy clicking everything.
• Primer system modeled. Accu-Sim monitors the amount of fuel injected and its effectiveness to start the engine. Cold mornings require as many as 12 strokes and warm starts may only need a single shot.
• Authentic battery. The battery capacity is based on temperature. The major draw comes from engine starting.
• Oil pressure system is affected by oil viscosity
• Oxygen starvation (hypoxia) is modeled. Just take off and climb without oxygen to see.