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Sud Est 2010 Armagnac
Ive decided to distribute the armagnac as temporarily freeware until i have time to put more detail in the cockpit and add some other things. im getting the armagnac and paris jet out of the way for now so i can focus on finishing the trident which is the one people have been requesting the most. send me comments and suggestions, i will be saving a list for when i get back to this plane. i didn't put any gear doors on because i was waiting for some planemaker issues with object gear doors to be fixed. reminder: field of view needs to be set to about 60 or 70 degrees for 3d cockpits.

At the time it was built the Armagnac was the largest plane in the world, and possibly was the first widebody airliner.

3D model and performance by Mike Wilson
Paintwork by Mike Ista

The engine controls are accurately tuned so dont forget to use normal procedure to increase blade pitch as you accelerate and also as you gain altitude. Normally prop blade angle is set at minimum pitch (blue levers all the way up) for takeoff and landing to provide maximum power. During cruise and at higher altitudes the blade pitch is increased to the best angle for most efficient cruise. You can turn on inflight data output to see very detailed information and help understand the relationship of different engine settings.

This airplane has a 3D cockpit as opposed to a 2D panel. 3D cockpit mode is enabled by pressing ctrl and letter o. The view direcion can be set to be controlled by either mouse, joystick hat switch, or trackball controller. I recommend setting a trackball controller for view direction which frees the mouse to click on the various switches and levers in the cockpit. I recommend setting field of view at about 60 or 70 degrees instead of the default 45 degrees. Field of view is in settings>rendering options. It also helps the feeling of realism a lot to get used to using + and - keys to zoom up to things in the cockpit and outside the windows. As you may know, many keys and controls can be set to be activated by buttons on the control stick, including controlling view direction by joystick hat switch. After getting used to 3D cockpit flight it becomes very second nature and is a great realistic flying experience.

***Please note: As of 8.60, austin has changed autopilot usage, if using 8.60 it is necessary to set one of your control stick buttons to autopilot disconnect, and also read the new autopilot procedures as listed on the 8.60 new features at x-plane.com.