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* Significantly reduced lift and roll damping when wings detach. | * Significantly reduced lift and roll damping when wings detach. | ||
* High compliance with various performance numbers. (true not indicated instrument values) | * High compliance with various performance numbers. (true not indicated instrument values) | ||
* | * Capable of landing with a heavy crosswind. | ||
====Flight control system==== | ====Flight control system==== | ||
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* Automatically controlled flaps. | * Automatically controlled flaps. | ||
* Elevon and rudder deflection is limited depending on hydraulic pressure, air density and speed. | * Elevon and rudder deflection is limited depending on hydraulic pressure, air density and speed. | ||
* Filter based pitch, yaw and roll dampers lets the pilot control the plane | * Filter based pitch, yaw and roll dampers lets the pilot control the plane without adverse effects such as turbulence, dutch roll, accelerated rolls and pitch oscillations which would otherwise be present. | ||
* Nose wheel steering lock and limiting depending on ground speed. | * Nose wheel steering lock and limiting depending on ground speed. | ||
* Gear will not retract on runway, and not extend above certain speeds. | * Gear will not retract on runway, and not extend above certain speeds. | ||
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* Battery drain and recharge. | * Battery drain and recharge. | ||
* Instrument and landing light dims when not getting enough power and various systems shut down. | * Instrument and landing light dims when not getting enough power and various systems shut down. | ||
* Two hydraulic | * Two hydraulic systems modeled, the second having a reserve pump. | ||
* Terrain warning system, with HUD indication and annunciator. | * Terrain warning system, with HUD indication and annunciator. | ||
* | * Open canopy can be torn off by high wind speeds. | ||
* Simulated | * Simulated air conditioning unit. | ||
* TILS (tactical instrument landing system) that auto tunes to nearby ILS frequencies. | * TILS (tactical instrument landing system) that auto tunes to nearby ILS frequencies. | ||
* Custom flight recorder records 52 extra properties for accurate replay functionality. Also record fidelity has been increased for smoother replay. | * Custom flight recorder records 52 extra properties for accurate replay functionality. Also record fidelity has been increased for smoother replay. | ||
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* 21 extra failures beside the standard ones. | * 21 extra failures beside the standard ones. | ||
* Canopy motor, canopy hinges, wings attachment and individual gear locking mechanisms are preset to fail under specific conditions. | * Canopy motor, canopy hinges, wings attachment and individual gear locking mechanisms are preset to fail under specific conditions. | ||
* Crash-detection and high-G structural break tied into the failure system | * Crash-detection and high-G structural break tied into the failure system; it can randomly fail components proportional to the damage the plane takes. | ||
====Avionics==== | ====Avionics==== | ||
* Gauges are in metric and Swedish | * Gauges are in metric and have Swedish descriptions. But they have [[Tooltips]], showing Imperial and English units. | ||
* Switches and buttons have | * Switches and buttons have English text for convenience. | ||
* Custom [[Canvas]] [[HUD]] built from Saab flight manual with 4 modes of operation: navigation, landing, takeoff and tactical. | * Custom [[Canvas]] [[HUD]] built from Saab flight manual with 4 modes of operation: navigation, landing, takeoff and tactical. | ||
* HUD values depend on indicated values, not real values. | * HUD values depend on indicated values, not real values. | ||