On June 26 1939 the prototype Model 12 flew for the first time and in doing so became an icon of the Golden Age of Aviation. Lockheed built a total of 130 Model 12s, ending production in 1941.
Two versions of the Model 12 are offered here - the 12A and the C-40A - and this product takes advantage of all that FSX has to offer, with high resolution 2048 x 2048 textures, dynamic shine and bump mapping. Zoom in close and you can almost count the rivets!
Taking advantage of SimConnect, available with FSX SP2, true fuel dumping of the auxiliary tanks, a feature of the real aircraft, has been modelled. Each control is faithfully modelled from actual drawings and using custom XML animations, and each one operates as they would in the actual aircraft.
The Model 12A represents the aircraft as it might have been in the late 1950s or 1960s, owned perhaps by a wealthy businessman or a small commercial venture. With a full IFR cockpit the simulator pilot will be able to experience all aspects of flight, from shooting ILS approaches at a major airport to backwoods dusty strips.
The VC cabin is also fully modelled - step on in, grab a seat and appreciate the view that one might have had as a passenger in the Golden Age of Flight.
The C-40 is immediately recognisable by the greenhouse glazing over the cockpit. The most famous C-40A was that flown by Sidney Cotton as an espionage aircraft doing surveillance of German military activity in France during the early days of WWII. The livery of that aircraft is celebrated in this package.
The cockpit of the aircraft was developed using actual photographs of the plane and a 1940s vintage panel. It was then slightly modified to add features that the owner of a surplus aircraft might have installed for general aviation VFR use. As with the Model 12 every effort has been made to be an accurate and faithful representation of this type.
Get in the cockpit and wind up the powerful Pratt and Whitney R-985 engines. Can you smell the avgas? Can you feel the magnificent radial engines stir your soul? Imagine the adventures these aircraft must have had since their first flight. Now these adventures can be yours with the Golden Age Simulations Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior for FSX!
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