Piaggio P180 Avanti II

Features overview

• Highly realistic replicas of the Piaggio P180 Avanti II
• Wx500 Weather Radar powered by RealityXP
• Fully digital avionics system - Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
• Jet-like performances with a maximum cruise speed of 402 Ktas
• BONUS - fully driveable Ferrari 559GTB (the Formula 1 team 'Scuderia Ferrari' flys in the Piaggio Aero P180 Avanti)
• Multiple 2D control panels, including functional overhead, pedestal and glass cockpit arrays
• 3D Virtual Cockpit with multiple functional switches, knobs and levers and many bespoke programmed animations
• Luxuriously appointed passenger cabin with leather and wood features, and functional washroom
• Unique flight dynamics
• Specific FSX camera views
• Luggage and fuel trucks connection animations (FSX only)
• Fully animated realistic pilot
• Ferrari Team, FEMA and other corporate and private paint schemes
• Frame rate friendly
• Easy-to-use Paint Kit so you can create your own paint schemes (PhotoShop orsimilar program required

Aircraft features

• Accurate flight model and comprehensive owner's manual, checklist and kneeboard reference
• Realistic sound experience with special effects
• Smooth and realistic animations - working sunshields, suspension and many more
• High resolution reflective and chrome textures, dynamic shine, night lighting, bump-mapped detail
• Removable engine covers reveal a fully detailed turboprop engine
• Exterior security cones around the plane while parked and details such as wheel chocks and animated warning flags
• Fully detailed landing gear with realistic movement
• Animated cargo hatches, main doors and landing light doors

Weather Radar

The Piaggio P180 Avanti II is equipped with the industry-leading Wx500 weather radar fromReality XP. It delivers an ultra-realistic simulation of modern on-board weather radar as well as being a solid training aid. Some of its unique features are:

• Gain control
• Radar Beam Tilt angle
• WX, WXA and MAP modes
• WAC (Weather Attenuation Compensation)
• Radar Ground Clutter echoes
• Radar Shadow from heavy water bodies
• EZ mode for a smooth introduction to weather radar picture interpretation
• High resolution photorealistic gauge bitmaps

Panel features

• Beautifully rendered 2D pop-ups for all glass cockpit arrays, radios and autopilot, FMC, engine controls and pilot’s panels
• Extremely accurate and fully functional Virtual Cockpit interiors
• New generation glass cockpit with ultra-modern electronic instrument displays
• Fully functional EICAS, PFD and MFD glass cockpit arrays
• Working FMC to allow FS flight plan import
• TCAS : Traffic and Collision Avoidance System
• GPS navigational display (Flight Simulator GPS database)
• Pop up EFIS screens for multi-monitor displays. Resizable and detachable gauges for any additional monitor use
• Numerous warning and caution messages
• Autopilot control panel and radio unit
• Selectable checklists for pre-flight, take-off , approach and landing
• Battery and generator switches fully operative with corresponding action
• APU start-up/shut-down sequences simulated, with the corresponding EICAS messages
• Seat belts and No Smoking signs with audio

Hardware compatibility

• VRinsight
• GoFlight modules
• Track IR

Aircraft Background (courtesy Piaggio Aero)

The P180 Avanti II combines elegant Made-in-Italy style, the quietness and comfort of a spacious cabin, and remarkable performance that is similar to that of the most widely sold turbojet aircraft on the market. With its outstanding integration of advanced technological solutions and standard equipment offering time-tested operational efficiency, the P180 Avanti II combines superior performance with the very highest levels of reliability and safety.

Cockpit & Avionics

High technology means safety and efficiency. That's why the P180 Avanti II is equipped with the Collins Pro Line 21 digital avionics suite, which is completely integrated with the aircraft's navigation and communication systems, and is certified for full IFR use - even with a single pilot.

Aerodynamics Background

Every component and system in the P180 Avanti II is carefully crafted to provide the highest levels of efficiency and safety under all flight conditions. But the real key to its success is an advanced design with many innovative solutions, the most important of which is the Three-Lifting-Surface Configuration. The forward wing of the aircraft (which cannot be called a true "canard" because it lacks control surfaces) contributes to lift, since it is a fixed surface, and is equipped with high lift devices that move together with the flaps on the main wing. The pitch angle of the forward wing is configured so that it always stalls before the main wing. The resulting automatic nose-down effect assures excellent behaviour at high angles of attack. The forward wing has a negative dihedral (~ 5 degrees) to keep its stream wash away from the engine intakes, the main wing and the horizontal stabilizer. Thanks to the aerodynamic advantages resulting from the aircraft's innovative design and construction, the airflow is laminar over a very high percentage of the wing chord. What's more, the push configuration of the propellers prevents propeller turbulence from interfering with wing aerodynamics, which effectively lowers total drag and provides performance that is significantly higher than in aircraft with pull propellers.