DC Designs PT-17 Stearman MSFS

DC Designs are proud to announce their first piston-engined aircraft for MSFS - the PT-17 Stearman.

This pack brings the classic Stearman PT-17 biplane to MSFS 2020/2024 with two vintage and four modern liveries, fully operational front and rear 3D cockpit positions with accurately modelled controls, custom sounds recorded from the real aircraft and optional crew configuration - choose between modern pilots or WWII-era student and instructor.

Fully native MSFS aircraft

• The Stearman has been coded with Microsoft Flight Simulator native 'Model Behaviors' animations and built to MSFS specifications to prevent issues with future simulator upgrades.
• Fully compliant with MSFS native materials, and makes use of the 'Modern' aerodynamics system
• Custom recorded, high-definition WWise sounds from real-life Stearman PH-TOX, by Sim Acoustics
• Optional crew configuration, with modern GA Asobo occupants or World War Two student and instructor
• Fully compliant with Virtual Reality headsets

Cockpit

• Truly 3D virtual cockpits featuring accurately modelled controls and detailed texturing using full PBR materials
• Crew figures in the virtual cockpit are coded to disappear when you occupy their seats
• Fully operational front and rear cockpit positions included

Variants

• Six different liveries included, two vintage and four modern

Manual and paint kit

• A full operations manual is included, along with a comprehensive paint kit

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 or 2024
• Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
• Processor: Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X recommended)
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• Graphics card: nVidia GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570 (nVidia GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590 recommended)
• Sound: Sound card, speakers, or headset
• Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or compatible game controller (Xbox One Controller for Windows)
• 1 GB hard drive space

Note: Ensure you set the Flight Model option to MODERN in the MSFS Options (OPTIONS > GENERAL > FLIGHT MODEL).
This add-on is NOT compatible with the Xbox edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Version 1.0.6:

• Fixed floating rivets issue
• Fixed chrome spinner on un-faired version

Version 1.0.5:

• Update for Sim Update 11
• Compass animation improved for accuracy
• New PBR for fuselage and wings
• Reworked Flightmodel and Engines for both versions
• Enabled propeller modern physics
• Enabled CFD simulation
• Stearman Faired switched to Constant pitch Beta
• Tweaked Propeller Drag simulation
• Fixed Gauge's needles
• Reworked Radio Screen: Now is possible to tune Stby/Act NAV/COM Freqs and swap between them; each knob has a push function to allow the operation

Version 1.0.4:

• Update for Sim Update 7 to fix display bugs
• Smoke effect corrected after Sim Update 6 broke effects
• Radio display fixed

Version 1.0.3:

• New model added ( faired version )
• New engine dynamics for faired version
• Smoke effect added ( both variants ) Original smoke effect created by Touching Cloud
• Custom drag effect for idle throttle setting
• Paint kit updated for new fairing sections
• New font in cockpit for switches
• VR collision mesh added for true 3D cursor in VR (instrument areas)