146 Professional XP

Just Flight, in partnership with Thranda Design, are proud to present the 146 Professional for X-Plane 11.

This all-new and highly detailed simulation of the 146 regional jet has been developed after comprehensive, hands-on research with the real-life aircraft, G-JEAO, which retired from service with British European Airways in 2000 and is now preserved at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, and the CC.Mk2 and C.Mk3 aircraft of Royal Air Force, 32 (The Royal) Squadron.

This 146 ‘Whisper Jet’ package features eight variants of this classic British airliner: the 100 to 300 passenger variants, the 200QC and QT, 300 QT, RAF CC.Mk2 ‘Statesman’ and C.Mk3, offering a wide variety of configurations, ranges and flight operations across the globe.

MODEL

• Accurately modelled using real-world aircraft plans and comprehensive photography of the real aircraft (G-JEAO, ZE701 and ZE708)
• Eight variants of the 146 are included:
   - 146-100
   - 146-200
   - 146-300
   - 146-200 QC & QT (cargo)
   - 146-300 QT (cargo)
   - CC.Mk2 (RAF VIP configuration with countermeasure pods)
   - C.Mk3 (RAF cargo configuration with countermeasure pods)
• Numerous animations including:
   - Trailing edge flap surfaces
   - Wing-mounted spoilers and tail-mounted airbrake
   - Ailerons and elevators feature servo tabs, and balanced, free-floating control surfaces which are affected not only by oncoming air, but also by turbulence, side winds, up and down drafts etc. during taxi or low-speed ground operations
   - All passenger, service and cargo doors use custom animations and featurr extra logic such as the auto-closure of doors above a certain speed
   - Windscreen wipers with individual left/right animations and independent speed controls
   - Distinctive retractable tricycle landing gear featuring complex trailing link shock-absorbing mechanism on the main gear
   - Countermeasure pods, HF aerial and more

COCKPIT

• A truly 3D cockpit environment right down to accurately modelled seat belts and screw heads
• Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment
• Captain, Co-pilot and jump-seat positions are modelled with hundreds of functional controls, including over 200 buttons, 100 switches and knobs, with smooth animations, easy-to-use clickspots and precision sounds
• Fully VR compatible
• Aircraft configuration system that will allow you to choose between 'cold & dark' or 'engines running’. These configurations can be customised via the Manifest.json file.
• Custom throttle lever logic – fuel latch logic which is compatible with hardware (avoiding jitters due to conflicting throttle positions), cutomisable variation in throttle positions for added realism, clickspot for controlling all four levers simultaneously etc.
• Functional crank handles on knobs such as the altitude select and rudder trim, which allow for more intuitive, realistic and quicker operation
• Full support for command assignments, hardware and cockpit builders:
   - All controls can be assigned to commands, with tooltips on every clickspot to indicate which command to use
   - Parameters such as smoothing animation, number of positions, attached dataref, push-button depth, knob rotation multiplier, frame-skip (for optimisation), default position etc. can all be customised via the Manifest.json file, providing great support for hardware and cockpit builders.
   - Default commands for landing and taxi lights, windsscreen wipers, panel lights etc. are still respected, despite being implemented with custom functionality
• Custom features such as ‘hide yokes’ are controllable using default commands (e.g. 'Hide Yoke') as well as via clickspots
• EFB tablet with door and call-out controls and with AviTab support

TEXTURES AND LIVERIES

• Physical Based Rendering (PBR) materials produce realistic metallic, plastic and glass surfaces. Certain liveries feature more metallic or more rough finishes to match the real-world materials on a per-livery basis.
• 4096x4096 textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity (external texture pixel density exceeds 330 pixels/m, very high for an airliner)
• X-Plane texture quality slider reduces texture dimensions and compresses textures in-sim in real-time, but textures that are crucial for hi-res clarity and legibility are protected from resolution degradation at lower graphic settings
• Authentic labelling and placards based on those found in the real aircraft
• The 3D model intelligently re-uses the same parts between aircraft variants, reducing download size and optimising in-sim resource usage.
• The numerous optimisation measures made to the aircraft’s geometry, such as unloading parts that are not in view, contribute to the aircraft’s FPS-friendly performance (in-house tests consistently yield between 70-135 FPS)
• Ground vehicles (X-Plane default) available at supporting airports.

INCLUDED LIVERIES - 34 liveries plus one default (blank) livery are included:
146-100

• Air France Express (G-JEAT)
• AirUK (G-UKPC)
• British Aerospace demonstrator (G-SSSH)
• Dan-Air London (G-BKMN)
• Formula One Flight Operations (G-OFOM)
• Jersey European (G-JEAO)
• Pacific Southwest Airlines (N246SS)
• United Express (N463AP)

146-200

• AirCal (N146AC)
• Air Canada Jazz (C-GRNZ)
• American Airlines (N699AA)
• Continental Express (N406XV)
• QantasLink (VH-NJJ)
• SN Brussels Airlines (OO-DJJ)
• USAir (N165US)

146-200QC

• TNT Airways (OO-TAZ)
• Titan Airways (G-ZAPK)

146-200QT

• TNT Airways 1990s (G-TNTA)
• Ansett Australia Airlines Cargo (VH-JJZ)
• Titan Airways (G-ZAPR)

146-300

• Aer Lingus (EI-CTO)
• Air New Zealand (ZK-NZN)
• Ansett Australia (VH-EWM)
• Astra Airlines (SX-DIZ)
• British Airways (G-OINV)
• Flybe (G-JEBC)
• KLM UK (G-UKAC)

146-300 QT

• ASL Airlines (EC-MID)
• Australian Air Express (VH-NJM)
• TNT Airways (OO-TAD)

CC.Mk2

• RAF Statesman modern (ZE701 – Queen’s Flight)
• RAF Statesman 1980s (ZE701 – Queen’s Flight)

C.Mk 3

• RAF (ZE708)

SOUNDS

• Studio quality Lycoming ALF-502 engine sounds, recorded from RAF C.Mk3 ZE708
• Over 450 flight deck sound effects recorded from RAF CC.Mk2 ZE701
• Detailed audio equipment such as the APU, brake fans, electrical circuits, hydraulic equipment and much more
• Distinctive flap retraction/extension airflow 'howling' sound
• More than 520 sounds samples in high definition with accurate 3D placement. Pushing the limits of FMOD 1.08 sound system with more than 150 sound tracks being played at the same time with no virtualisation
• Full 7.1 surround sound support via FMOD, with 3D positional sound for VR users
• Extremely detailed external sound system
• Interior and cabin sounds
• Attention to detail, such as ratcheting knob sounds that aren't simply loop-based, but rather follow the detents or ratchets of the knob, or toggle buttons that push slightly further in before settling into their toggled position
• Accurate engine start-up, cockpit systems and radio interference sounds and more, with over 6,000 lines of code for the sound system and over 170 different layered sound classes and behaviours

FLIGHT DYNAMICS

• Developers worked closely with real BAe-146 pilots to capture the feel of the real aircraft’s flight behaviour
• Cruise speeds precisely tuned to the real aircraft's performance charts
• Accurate pitch attitudes based on configuration and weight, which allow for the characteristic slight-nose-down attitude at approach speeds
• Accurate engine thrust curves and drag profiles allow realistic time-to-climb times and performance
• Powerful flaps that require re-trimming while extending and retracting, just like in the real aircraft
• Accurate pitch trim values for take-off with custom inertial rotation values, to get the feel of the plane just right in flight (with different values for 100, 200 and 300)
• Take-off and landing speed card which automatically displays reference speeds depending on current aircraft weight
• Realistic weight and balance that affects aircraft handling and performance
• Set the number of passengers, cargo weights and fuel weights using the EFB tablet

SYSTEMS
Custom-coded aircraft systems with a high degree of complexity and depth, including:

• Air-conditioning and pressurisation system
• Auto-flight system
• Flight Management Computer
• Communication system
• Electrical system
• Fire protection system
• Flight controls
• Fuel system
• Hydraulic system
• Ice and rain protection system
• Indicating and recording systems
• Landing gear
• Navigation systems
• Oxygen system
• Pneumatic system
• APU
• Doors and stairs
• Power plant
• Lighting

OTHER FEATURES

• Comprehensive manual with tutorial, FMC guide, procedures, limitations and handling notes
• Payload manager for realistic fuel and passenger loads
• AviTab (third party tablet plugin) compatibleGoodway compatible
• Multiple interior and exterior viewpoint presets
• PSD paint kits included (free separate download) so you can create your own paint schemes

• X-Plane 11
• Windows 10 / 11, MAC OS 10.10 (or higher) or Linux
• CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 GHz or faster
• 8 GB RAM or more
• DirectX 12-capable graphics card from nVidia, AMD or Intel with at least 4 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 1070 or better or similar from AMD)
• 2 GB hard drive space

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