Nein, das ist nicht die …

… Lockheed SR-71. Hier handelt es sich um den Vorgänger, die mir bis dato völlig unbekannte A-12 “Oxcart” oder, wie sie die Piloten später nannten, “Cygnus”. Glowinheat haben nun eine virtuelle Replik des Aufklärers aufgelegt, die sich vor allem durch eine überraschend lange Featureliste auszeichnet. Also, auf zu den Sternen, schnell übers Firmament.

Features:

• Authentic flight model based around the A-12 Pilots manual
• Working TEB counters – 16 shots of TEB providing only 16 uses of Afterburner per engine – don’t waste them!
• Drooping Elevons on Hydraulic pressure loss
• Fuel transfer & Centre of Gravity control panel
• Fully independent VC night lighting (panel lights and flood lights with adjustable intensity gauge lights)
• Exterior cockpit night lighting
• Automatic and Manual Engine inlet Spike control system
• Independent engine controls and afterburners
• Afterburner and vapour effects
• Crew access ladder (on canopy open and parking brake)
• Engine Start Carts (parking brake)
• Brake cooling fans (parking brake, Spoiler and fuel above 30%)
• Fuel dump switch with cut-off at 10% & emergency forward CG
• Anti-skid brake switch
• Air refuelling receptacle switch
• Animated pop-out anti-collision lights
• Fully Mach 3+ and 80,000+ feet capable
• Realistic undercarriage with authentic retraction sequence
• Functional Virtual Cockpit
• Authentic Afterburner free floating exhaust petal animation
• Animated engine tertiary doors at Mach 1.5
• Realistic Drag chute movement based on Alpha and Beta values (spoiler)
• Prepar3d V3 and V4 only downwards periscope driftsight
• Aerial refuelling capability in free flight and multiplayer
• VC rain effects on canopy glass