The Vickers Viscount was a major success in Britains aviation industry, being the right aircraft at the right time. Viscounts were registered in over 70 countries; 445 aircraft were built and used in service around the world.Viscount - Legends of Flight features the -800 series of the marque, with the longer and more elegant fuselage, and takes you back to the heady days of classic aviation with 12 liveries, many of which have long disappeared from the skies.Designed and built exclusively for Flight Simulator X, Viscount - Legends of Flight features an authentic Virtual Cockpit which is shadow textured as appropriate. All switches, knobs and levers are animated, most with bespoke animations, and the Co-pilot/Engineer station has functional gauges, knobs, levers and switches.General features: Dedicated FSX design Highly detailed exterior model Twelve highly-detailed super-resolution liveries Accurate animations High-fidelity sound set showcasing the distinctive Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines Comprehensive manual Model: Highly detailed stretch fuselage -800 series Operating passenger and cargo doors Fully flyable virtual cockpit Specular map to give realistic light effect on aircraft A great set of bump maps to give a more realistic 3D feeling to the livery sets Multiple viewpoints Passenger boarding steps and ground crew vehicle customised for each airline Stewardess figure in doorway Fully detailed interior model complete with passenger section Liveries: Twelve authentic international airline and military liveries in super-high resolution: BEA (British European Airways) - Red Square livery, 1960s Aer Lingus - 1966 Air Canada - 1974 British Air Ferries - 1981 British Midland - 1986 Cambrian Airways 1970s Continental Airlines - 1959 KLM Royal Flying Dutchman -195

One of Britain’s most successful post-war civil aircraft, the Vickers Viscount was the first turboprop airliner to operate a passenger service. The last aircraft rolled off the production line in the 1960s but the 800 model of the exceptional Viscount takes to the skies again in Flight Simulator X!

The post-war British airliner that was in demand around the globe!

Viscount – Legends of Flight brings one of British aviation’s most significant aircraft of the post-war era to Flight Simulator X. This simulation of the Viscount 800, developed by the award-winning Aeroplane Heaven team, is accurate all the way from the highly detailed and functional virtual cockpit to the numerous custom animations of even the smallest aircraft features. A highly realistic flight model is accompanied by an authentic sound set and twelve period liveries from the heyday of Viscount operations.