Ultimate Airliners: The Super 80 Professional is an advanced and realistic simulation of the MD-80 aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Some of the highlights are:
- Detailed 2D panel, aircraft model and virtual cockpit created with 3ds max
- Full Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
- Primary Flight Display and Navigation Display (PFD/ND)
- Flight Management System (FMS)
- Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
- Weather radar
- Integrated Cockpit Training System provides inflight procedure and systems training
Features and Highlights:
Aircraft Systems:
Air Conditioning
- Cockpit and cabin temperature control
Anti-Ice
- Air foil, tail, window and engine anti-ice systems
Auto-Flight
- Digital Flight Guidance System fully simulated
- Automatic vertical and lateral guidance
- Flight Mode Annunciator
- Flight Management System for navigation and optimum flight profile
APU
- Auxiliary Power Unit for electrical and pneumatic needs on the ground
Communications
- Two VHF radios
- Mode S Transponder
- ACARS
Electrical
- Fully simulated AC and DC systems
- Automatic selection of ‘best’ power source
- Instrumentation to monitor Constant Speed Drives, engine and APU generators, battery, system load, voltage and frequency
Fire Protection
- Full fire detection system with loop testing
- Center panel fire handles
- Bell and aural warning sounds
Flight Controls
- Primary controls; ailerons, elevator, rudder
- High lift devices; trailing edge flaps, leading edge slats
- Flight spoilers/spoilerons and ground spoilers
- Take-off trim calculator
Flight Instruments
- Primary Flight Display (PFD)
- Airspeed/Mach Indicator
- Altimeter
- Radio Altimeter
- Standby attitude indicator, altimeter and airspeed indicator
- TCAS instrument with Vertical Speed Indicator
- Clock
- Ground Proximity Warning System
Fuel
- Booster pump switches
- Fuel temperature, fuel flow and fuel quantity gauges
Hydraulics
- Hydraulic pressure and quantity gauges
Landing Gear
- 3 landing gear status indicators
- Landing gear lever
- ‘Gear doors open’ and ‘Wheels not spinning’ lights
- Visual nose gear down lock indicator pin
- Emergency gear extension lever
- Nose gear steering wheel
- Brake pressure indicator
- Auto Brake System
Navigation
- Radio Distance Magnetic Indicator (RDMI)
- Navigation Display (ND)
- 2 VHF NAV radios
- 2 ADF units
- Marker Beacon indicators
- Flight Management System (FMS)
Oxygen
- Controls and flow indicator
Power Plant
- N1, N2, EGT, EPR, Oil pressure, Oil temperature and Oil quantity gauges
- Thrust Rating Indicator (automatic EPR setting)
- Automatic Reserve Thrust system
Pressurization
- Flow control, cabin climb, cabin altitude and differential pressure indicator
- Outflow valve position indicator
- Manual and automatic control
Radar
- Analog radar image
- Range control
- Gain control
- Tilt control
Rain Protection
- Rain repellent
- Windshield wiper
Night lighting
- Instrument lights
- Instrument panel backlights
- Cockpit flood light
Integrated Cockpit Training System (ICTS)
Checklist guides
- Step-by-step guides for all the checklists
Procedure guides
- Step-by-step guides for various flight procedures, operations and complex cockpit systems
EFIS/FMS guides
- Step-by-step guides for the various procedures associated with the Electronic Flight Instruments System (PFD, ND, TCAS) and Flight Management System.
Tips & Tricks
- Step-by-step guides for various procedures and systems, as well as general advice on how to fly the aircraft.
Automatic Aircraft Configuration (AAC)
- All systems, switches knobs and buttons configured for the flight phase of your choice at the click of a button
Instant flight and fun!
Dispatch Center
- Set passenger and cargo load
- Set fuel load
- Load summary
- Printable departure plan
- All done from inside the cockpit – no need for external applications
- Options window
- Set your personal preferences
- Show FL in FMA Arm Window
- Spacebar steps through the checklist
- Turn off panel sounds
- Display Super 80 Center at startup
- Pop-up annunciator panel
- Show hotspots
- Show click areas
- Preload all panel windows
- IRS fast start & realign
- Turn off FO callouts
- Use Alternative Training Guide Font
- Allow One NAV Unit Autoland
- Show Dropdown Menu
- Volume control for talking First Officer
- Volume control for ambient sounds
Highly detailed external model
- Moving control surfaces
- Moving trim tabs
- Moving high lift devices
- Moving landing gear
- Opening exits
- Air stairs at forward door and tail
- 6 different airline liveries
- Flight1's popular Repaint Manager for easy addition of new liveries
Liveries
- Delta Air Lines
- Avianca
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Aviajet
- Allegiant Air
- Midwest Airlines
- Insel Air
- JetAlliance
McPhat Studios Liveries
North America
- Delta Air Lines (Widget)
- Spirit Airlines (10th Anniversary)
Middle America
South America
- Avianca (80 Años Special Livery)
- Avianca (Juan Valdez)
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Aero Republica
Europe
- Finnair
- Scandinavian Airlines (Old colors)
- Scandinavian Airlines (Current colors)
- Iberia
- Spanair (Star Alliance)
- Alitalia
Asia
- China Southern Airlines
- Far Eastern Air Transport (TransAsia Telecommunications)
Accurate flight model
- Fine tuned to MD-80 performance charts, engineered by Jerry Beckwith
Complete sound package
- Talking First Officer
- All checklists read for you
- MD80 flight deck ambience sounds
- JT8D-209 engine sounds
- External wind noise, gear noise, gear rumble
- Central Aural Warning System recordings from real aircraft
- TCAS and GPWS aural alerts
Keyboard shortcuts
- Keyboard shortcuts for all click areas
- Customizable key combination
Manuals
User Manual (37 pages)
Chapter List:
- Introduction (History of the MD-80)
- Start Flying Now!
- Window Select Menu
- Super 80 Center
- Training
- Tips & Tricks
- Automatic Aircraft Configuration
- Recommended Training Sequence
- Dispatch
- Options
- Training Guide
- Pushback & Startup
- Checklist
- Speed Booklet
- Keyboard Input
- Navigation Data
- ICTS Editor
Aircraft Operating Manual (333 pages)
Chapter List:
- Description
- Limitations
- Normal
- Procedures
- Emergency
- Procedures
- Air Conditioning and Pressurization
- Anti-Ice and Rain Protection
- Auto-Flight
- APU
- Communications
- Electrical
- Fire Protection
- Flight Controls
- Flight Instruments
- Flight Management
- Fuel
- Hydraulics
- Landing Gear
- Miscellaneous
- Navigation
- Oxygen
- Power Plant
- Performance
- Warning Systems
Navigation Data
- Navigation data supplied by Navigraph
- Airport data
- Airway data
- Radio navigation aid data
- Waypoint (intersection) data
- Terminal Procedures for 2900+ airports (SID, STAR, etc.)
- Updated AIRAC cycles available from Navigraph
Please note that the features and specifications listed here are subject to change.