Comet Jetliner (FSX)

Features overview

• Dedicated FSX design
• Highly detailed exterior model
• High quality interactive 3D Virtual Cockpit (VC)
• Nine highly-detailed super-resolution liveries
• Accurate animations
• High quality sound set
• Very accurate flight model

Panel and Virtual Cockpit features

• Extraordinarily detailed virtual cockpit with an enormous amount of animated features, controls and instrumentation. Literally hundreds of animated items, a large proportion of which are functional
• Fully equipped pilot and co-pilot panels including working radar and navigation instruments
• Accurately modelled and animated centre pedestal with functioning controls including flap and airbrake levers and reverse thrust throttles
• Complex overhead panels incorporating a full set of navigation and communications radios, switches and other controls
• Fully equipped engineer’s station with every conceivable control, switch and gauge for engine, electrical systems and fuel management
• Unique multiple fuel tank controls allow a wide variety of tank/engine combinations
• A fully equipped navigator’s station incorporates systems and gauges, radios and tuners for authentic navigation operations

Liveries

Nine highly detailed and authentic liveries in super-resolution:

• BOAC
• Malaysian Airlines
• EgyptAir
• Dan Air London
• Mexicana
• Saudi Royal Flight
• Aerolineas Argentinas
• RAF Transport Command
• Kuwait Airways

Model

• Highly authentic model built over factory drawings
• Fully detailed and accurate main landing gear with correct bogie 'droop' when off-load
• Detailed front landing gear complete with anti-splash guards and running light
• Fully animated and detailed flying surfaces with static wands, fuel dump tubes and a host of minor detailing
• Additional exterior features include (switchable from cockpit) wheel chocks, engine intake muffs and pre-flight flags, GPU (Ground Power Unit) and cable
• Passenger stairs vehicle with animated stairway and lighting
• 3D stewardess in the main doorway and realistic, animated pilots in the cockpit
• Full navigation and night lighting including a functional wing-ice inspection lamp in the port pinion tank
• Accurately modelled and detailed cabin area
• Detailed animations include doors, flaps, airbrakes and even working windscreen wipers
• Fully animated control surfaces - flaps, rudder, elevators and ailerons

Special effects

Special effects including smoke trails and night lighting

Flight Dynamics

Highly accurate flight dynamics replicate the performance envelope of the real Comet, making it possible to fly 'by the numbers'.

Other features

• High fidelity sound set showcasing the distinctive Rolls-Royce engines
• Comprehensive manual - a German manual is available to download from the Support section

"In a word... it's brilliant!" Jets Monthly

"The Comet is great fun to learn to fly and a really beautiful recreation of the original." Aircraft

"The interior is modeled well... The exterior is nice to look at, and the animations are top-notch... The sound set is nice and loud... I recommend this product to anybody entering the realm of classic jetliners, and those learning how to operate the old jets, and those seeking a frame rate easy product, with a good challenge... great Just Flight support and easy installation" FlightSim.com

“The Comet Jetliner model is well done inside and out” Computer Pilot