All wheel animations have been redone for more authentic movement and reactions. Undercarriage detailing is also first-rate, yes it is the same as the earlier gear assemblies, but you feel the grease, wear and tear now far more. This Navajo here is the basic variant and is officially called the PA-31-310, and the later PA-31P was the pressurized Navajo, going up to the PA-31-350 which was the stretched version of the Navajo with the more powerful 350-hp (261-kW) counter-rotating engines and that version was called the Chieftain. Note the great cooling vent detail and wing light. The Piper Navajo has two 310 hp (231 kW) Lycoming TIO-540-A turbocharged engines in the so-called "tiger shark" cowlings each turning three metal bladed, fully feathering, Hartzell propellers, and you certainly feel the power, the pull, as you cruise along. The glass was and always good, but the reflections are even again better and now comes with more reflection in realism. yes they were there before, but the minor detail is certainly far more highly visible and even touchable to the point if you had Virtual Reality "feelarama" in X-Plane then you could run your fingers over the aircraft and feel every join, panel and rivet. X-Plane11 comes in with the Full PBR or Physically Based Rendering for the superb material shines and reflections, although the detailing is the same, the PBR now brings out that extraordinary detail and realism. then you realise it is very different from the almost bland, flat aircraft you flew before. As this is an upgrade and not an update, and so then this version is now also the full new purchase price aircraft, and then with that you also get the free updates throughout the X-Plane11 run.Īt first sight the PA-31 does not look that much different, and that is until you go back to the earlier version. The PA-31 Navajo did have a quick update to fly the aircraft in X-Plane11, but here we get the full XP11 conversion and treatment. So here is the new upgraded X-Plane11 version of the same aircraft. Then also available is the Navajo's top speed of 227 knts (420 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) and the Cruise speed is also around 207 knts (383 km/h) with an econ cruise that is best at 20,000 ft (6,100 m) then this was always the aircraft I used or flew, and numbers aside it was an excellent distance crusher. So anytime if I needed a fast medium-twin for a range of 1,011 nmi (1,875 km) and a ceiling of 26,300 ft (8,015 m). That love has never faded, even with all the excellent releases since that first mutual moment in time. I loved this medium-twin and the aircraft gave me all the love back by letting me fly it as it should be flown, with feel and embrace. Love or feel at first sight, but we stargazed at each other with mutual admiration. When the PA-31 Navajo from Carenado came out two years ago for X-Plane 10 it was an instant love affair. Aircraft Review : PA-31 Navajo XP11 HD Series by Carenado
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