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The Piaggio Avanti |
The Avanti is a twin-engine turboprop pusher
aircraft designed, developed and certified
with a three-wing lifting surface design,
and very low drag shapes on every part of
the aircraft. Even the engine nacelles are
area ruled, for low drag.
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The Avanti's engines are located
mid-fuselage, giving the aircraft a high aspect ratio
wing, Since the wings and engines are located behind the
cabin passengers are assured of a smooth and quiet ride. The arrangement of the wing surfaces allows all three to
provide lift, as opposed to a conventional
configuration. The fuselage itself contributes up to
20% of the aircraft's total lift. The sleek
design and configuration of the wing surfaces
and engines of the Avanti ensures comfortable
flying.
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Several very interesting videos are available here:
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Recommended System Specs |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
required. |
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Dual
Core microprocessor or
higher with 2 GHz MHz + speed and 2 MB RAM minimum. |
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Windows
10, 8, 7, Vista or XP. 32 or 64
bit. |
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Nvidia or ATI Radeon based 3D accelerator video
card with full antialiasing and T&L lighting capability and a
minimum of 512 MB onboard RAM. |
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SoundBlaster Live or equivalent
128-bit DirectX sound device. |
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Up-to-date DirectX video and sound drivers. |
| Obviously, higher end systems with
quad-core
processors and 3.0 GHz+ speed
CPU, 4+ GB system RAM and 1024+ MB or preferably video RAM will perform
much better. |
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| Luxury and
Technology |
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Luxury
and Technology |
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The Avanti represents
a level of luxury and efficiency that many
business jet owners envy.
Cruising at jet speeds of 400 knots, this twin
turboprop airplane travels faster than even some
jets. Certified to fly at an altitude of 41,000
feet, the P180 Avanti soars as high as
commercial aircraft, undeterred by even the most
inclement weather.
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The
instrument panel and control systems are
concisely arranged to provide the pilot with
complete information and situational awareness.
Both the standard cockpit and virtual cockpit
are faithful representations to their real world
counterpart down to the smallest detail.
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| Features |
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Custom model
for Flight Simulator 2004. |
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Takes advantage of all animation
and texturing effects available. |
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Ultra-realistic flight modeling,
with user selectable realism. |
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Full 2D panel/virtual cockpit
systems and switch integration. |
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Realistic panel lighting
features. |
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Full system modeling. |
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Cabin pressurization. |
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Load Manager for weight and balance
settings, as well as keeping track of aircraft data
and costs. |
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16 additional paint schemes available |
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Complete documentation and
checklists. |
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