X-Plane 11 is the world’s most comprehensive and powerful flight simulator for PC offering the most realistic flight model available plus over 8000 airports and airfields around the worldThis latest collection includes an additional six airports - Lugano Toulouse Weeze Manchester Maastricht-Aachen Svolvær and is fully compatible across Windows Mac and Linux systems It’s open structure allows users of all ability levels to change each element and adapt it to their preferred flight dynamics and is respected by enthusiasts and professionals for its realism and excellent graphics This new updated 11th Edition boasts a much more immersive experience owing to the new rendering engine “Physically Based Rendering” which literally makes the whole simulated world appear in a new light   Illuminations and reflections appear realistic and change depending upon the viewing angle and the object’s surface exactly as you would experience in the real cockpit  This new technique works dynamically with the result that the graphical effects must no longer be pre-rendered and just as importantly this massive improvement has not affected the performanceThe UI has been completely redesigned with the control set up aircraft airports and weather options presented with a visual preview to make editing them simple and straightforward This well thought out menu means control of the simulator is much more intuitiveThe brand-new sound engine delivers high quality 3D surround sound that works on a global scale that responds to the physics around you  This new engine is also fully usable and extendable with third party add-ons All of the content of X-Plane 11 has been enhanced and expanded  There are new aircraft with faithfully recreated 3D cockpits and extensive documentation from small private planes such as the Cessna 172SP to the beasts of the sky like the Boeing 737  There is something for every pilot in X-Plane 11  X-Plane 11 now boasts over 8000 3D modelled airports with hangars and jetways static aircraft and vibrant environments breathing more life into the airportsNew cities from Europe and North America have been added to the global scenery and the overall scenery has been upgraded based on new Open Street Map materialX-Plane 11 is the recognised as the most modern flight simulator available on the market today  Closer to reality than ever beforeNew to X-Plane 11New UI and control set up with added hardware pre-setsPhysically Based Rendering engine for considerably enhanced lighting and water effectsNew city sceneries from Europe and North AmericaUpgraded roads and global scenery from new Open Street Map materialInteractive flight school tutorial is now based in the X-Plane simulation for an easy introduction to flyingExclusive to Aerosoft Airport Pack – six additional airports Lugano Toulouse Weeze Manchester Maastricht-Aachen and SvolværKey FeaturesEntire fleet has been overhauled and upgraded for quality and consistencyNumerous aircraft featuring 3D cockpits including the Cessna 172 SP Boeing 737 and 747 and many other familiar namesOver 8000 3D-modelled airfields across the globeAirports populated with static aircraft plus dynamic airport environmentsUS certification for flight school trainingRecognised by professionals and rookies for training purposesRobust steel case packagingSystem requirementsOperating System Microsoft Windows 7 8 10 (64bit) Linux macOS 1010CPU Dual Core Intel Core i3 i5 i7 or comparable with at least 3 GHzMemory at least 8 GB RAMGraphics card at least 1 GB VRAM DirectX 11Free disk space 20 – 65 GB depending on the number of installed world sceneries