On an unusually grey Sydney afternoon in October 2006 MiGMan
was a guest of Microsoft
at the launch of their new flagship product -
Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Bennet Ring from http://au.ign.com/
The creme-de-la-creme of Australia's gaming journalists gathered at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, and
embarked on a champagne flight over Sydney Harbour in a C-47, the military transport version of the
Douglas DC-3.
VIDEO of a DC-3 flight over Sydney, 2006
Gallery of images from the DC-3 video
On landing at Bankstown, Sydney's second major airport, we were treated to a hangar full of
classic aircraft...
Sabre Jet
Bell helicopter - cockpit
But the best was yet to come..... at the back of the hangar were two full motion cockpits.
Yes, that is 360 degrees of motion with a roll rate of 360 degrees per second.
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The Flight sim fans turned up dressed most appropriately!
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