Rotate MD-80 Pro

The Rotate MD-80 is an aircraft add-on for Laminar Research X-Plane that simulates the original McDonnell Douglas MD-80. It is a most accurate simulation of this popular aircraft, specifically the MD-88 variation.

The MD-88 flight deck is equipped with EFIS instrumentation and two FMCs, combined with a few electro-mechanical gauges that convey an old school feel. It features complete autopilot guidance for all phases of flight, and carries two PW-JT8D-219 power plants.

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Features

• The 3D model has been sculpted to the last detail in cockpit and exterior, and is accompanied by complete set of 4K textures painted with exhaustive attention to the real features of the actual aircraft.
• The instrumentation and systems have been modeled to resemble the original. All the systems include custom logic to achieve a greater level of realism.
• The flight deck is fully interactive, with detailed animations and an immersive sound implementation built with samples from a real cockpit and dynamic sound effects.
• The performance of the JT8D-219 engines has been ported to the X-Plane model, and the aerodynamics have been developed according to the tests of MD-80 pilots and available documentation.

Feature List:

Custom Flight Management System (FMS) and Automatic Flight

•     Route, departures and arrivals procedures (SIDs and STARs).
•     Custom LNAV and VNAV. Climb, cruise and descend management with altitude and speed restrictions. ARINC424 instructions support.
•     Save and load route to/from text file.
•     Performance management, with complete VNAV profile calculation, including T/C, T/D, and time, fuel and altitude predictions.
•     Takeoff and approach speed management.
•     Custom Navigation Display with curved transitions and MAG/TRU operation.
•     DFGC, Thrust Rating management (EPR modes) and Flight Mode Annunciator.
•     Aerosoft NavDataPro (cycle 2209) included (for updated database third party subscription is needed).
•     DIRECT TO page.
•     LEGS page with RTE DATA extension page.
•     CLIMB page with CLB DIR function.
•     DESCENT page with SPEED/PATH, DES NOW and DES DIR modes.
•     Complete HOLD functionality with entry pattern calculation and Present POS.
•     PROGRESS pages with pilot selectable waypoint. More accurate time and fuel predictions.
•     PERF page with BURN SCHED, WIND/TEMP corrections and calculated remaining fuel.
•     FIX page.

Detailed simulation of systems

•     WX/TCAS with TA/RA advisories.
•     Power plant: accurate PW-JT8D-219 model, Fuel Distribution, Heat and Quantity Indication, Automatic Reserve Thrust.
•     Electrical: Power Generating and Distribution, APU, Battery Charger, Emergency Power Supply.
•     Hydraulics: Rudder and Elevator HYD/MAN operation, GPS, Reversers and Brakes accumulators.
•     Air: Pneumatics, Air Conditioning and Distribution, Pressurization.
•     Slat/Flap controls with Dial-a-Flap control.
•     Takeoff Condition Computer.
•     Complete Engine Fire Detection and Extinguishing simulation.
•     Simulated Tests: DFGC, Altitude, Engine Fire, APU Fire, GPWS, Windshear, Flight Recorder, Voice Recorder, TCAS, Brake Temp, Stall, Anti-Skid, LED/Annunciators.
•     Support for WebFMC.
•     Support for TerrainRadar plugin.
•     Support for AviTab plugin.

Pop-up Menu

•     Ground operations page, with GPU/GPS request, doors management, and fuel/cargo/passengers load functions.
•     Fuel & Load page, with load stations according to Weight & Balance manual.
•     Weight & Balance section, with accurate custom CG computing, and Weight/CG predictions for Takeoff and Landing.

Hyper-realistic visuals

•     Highly detailed 3D cockpit, passenger cabin and exterior model.
•     Interior and exterior PBR textures.
•     Cockpit and exterior 3D lights.
•     Accurate animations, including wing flex animation.
•     Rain and ice windshield effects.
•     VR compatible.

Liveries:

•     A set of ten ultra-high resolution liveries, including a paintkit.

Custom sounds

•     Cockpit ambient with real world samples and custom alerts.
•     3D sound engine with stereo and doppler effects.
•     High quality multi-layered engine sounds.
•     Wind and control surfaces sounds.

Requirements

• This simulation will run in Laminar Research X-Plane 12.
• It is compatible with Windows 8 or newer, Mac OSX 10.12 or newer (using Rosetta for ARM Processors), and Linux Ubuntu 64b 18.04 or newer.
• A dedicated graphics processor is required, with 8 GB+ VRAM recommended.