X-Plane
X-Plane is a flight simulator initially launched by Laminar Research in 1995. Commercial desktop versions are sold for macOS, Windows, and Linux. A mobile version has been available for Android, iOS, and webOS since 2009 as well.
X-Plane
- Model
- X-Plane
- Date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Laminar Research
- Genre
- simulation video game · flight simulation video game
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X-Plane is a flight simulator initially launched by Laminar Research in 1995. Commercial desktop versions are sold for macOS, Windows, and Linux. A mobile version has been available for Android, iOS, and webOS since 2009 as well.
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• Title — X-Plane • Platforms — Android iOS Linux macOS WebOS Windows • Developer — Laminar Research Austin Meyer • Publisher — Laminar Research Aerosoft • Genre — Flight simulation • Creator — Austin Meyer • First Release Version — X-Plane 1.00 • Latest Release Version — X-Plane 12.4.1 Release 1
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• Illustration — Screenshot of X-Plane 12.00: Van's RV-10 at Appleton International Airport out of the box In a review of version 5.11, Inside Mac Games praised the simulator's options but criticized its lack of polish. Reviewing the same version, Macworld stated that its features were close to those of FAA-approved simulators. PC Gamer called version 5.43 the "current standard-bearer for flight model realism in a commercial simulation", with physics incorporating blade element theory. Multiplayer.it noted that the professional version of version 12 is certified by the FAA, and that X-Plane is made for serious flight simulator enthusiasts.
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- 1.X-Plane 12.1.4 Release Notes. x-plane.com.
- 2.Le Labo du jeu vidéo. Albin Michel. 2026. 978-2-226-49023-0.
- 3.How X-Plane works.
- 4.X-Plane versus Microsoft Flight-Sim: which should you play?.
- 5.Extending X-Plane.
- 6.About XSquawkBox.
- 7.Site officiel X-Plane - Certification FAA.
- 8.X-plane flight sim aids aircraft design. Pilotweb.aero.
- 9.Genesis of an aircraft. wingco.com.
- 10.X-Plane vs. Microsoft Flight Simulator: Which Is Better?. Flight Sim Coach. 2023-09-18.
- 11.Microsoft Makes Big Cuts At Flight Sim Studio. Gamasutra.
- 12.Microsoft Flight explose en plein vol. jeuxvideo.com.
- 13.Arthur de Laborde et Martial Bossard. Flight Simulator : « pour la réalisation de ce jeu il n'y avait aucun pilier sur lequel on pouvait se poser ». sudradio.fr. 2020-08-18.
- 14.Flight Simulator (2020) : date de sortie, plateformes, tout savoir sur le simulateur de vol. phonandroid.com. 2020-04-14.
- 15.Communauté Steam :: Discussions. steamcommunity.com.
- 16.XPlane Wiki A savoir avant d'acheter X-Plane. xplanewiki.fr.
- 17.Meet X-Plane. x-plane.com.
- 18.X-Plane 11.02 Release Notes X-Plane. X-Plane.
- 19.Laminar Research. X-Plane 11.50 Public Beta 1: Vulkan and Metal Are Here. developer.x-plane.com. 02/04/2020.
- 20.X-Plane 11.50 Release Notes. X-Plane.
- 21.X-Plane 10 goes live on Steam as best seller. Simstop.com.
- 22.X-Plane 9 : l'iPhone s'envoie en l'air. igen.fr.
- 23.X-Plane 9.68 beta
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