Inspired by an evolving industry of electric vertical take-off and landing (EVTOL) craft, the Astro One is Got Friends’ first experimental take on this side of aviation. The project is heavily inspired by the real world “Jetson One” design which is still in ongoing development, and is set to be one of the world's first personal EVTOLs that don't require a pilot's license. As of April 2023, multiple real-world tests have been conducted with the Jetson One, with the first set of units expected to be delivered by the end of this year.

The Astro One is Got Friends creative take on what a near-future could hold for EVTOL technology. The project features a fully experimental flight model coded by our flight dynamics programmer Got Gravel. The flight model is a fully independent venture and is separate from Asobo’s simulation. The flight dynamics are not following the standard fixed-wing or helicopter flight modeling within Microsoft Flight Simulator and instead running a locally contained physics engine with mathematical accuracy. This paves the way for our team to further develop this technology for more creative use in the future, bringing more varieties of aircraft never before seen in the simulator.

In regards to the Astro One, our model takes many creative liberties compared to its real world counterpart with the intent to craft a completely different flight simulation experience to those created in the sim thus far. This includes, but is not limited to, a fully custom digital avionics display, safety lighting, propeller guards, RGB inlaid paint schemes, terrain tracking, dynamic boosting, and sport mode. This project was also developed in partnership with Emerald Scenery Design, who created Astro Corsa; an included scenery race track for the community to test out their Astro One.

Included Avionics Suite: » Custom Flight Display System and Stick Display System

Included Special Features: » Fully Custom Flight Model and Custom Physics Engine » Astro Corsa Race Course (ICAO: AST1) » 24 Original Liveries (4K / High Quality) » LIDAR Terrain Tracking with Safety Altitude Adjustment » 4-Second Boost Overdrive with 30 Second Cooldown » Standard Mode, Sport Mode and Hover Mode » Safety Lights including RGB Motor Lights, Inlaid Exterior Panel Lights, and Blade Tip Lights » Optional Propeller Guard, Mirrors, and Plexiglass Seatbucket » Togglable Earbuds In-Flight to Reduce Noise » Custom WWISE Soundpack with Real Recorded Sounds » Flight System Audio with Togglable Mute Button » Rechargable Battery System and Caution / Warning Indicators » Xbox Controller Compatibility » Astro Corsa Racing Scenery Assets for further Community Development

Optional Downloads: » Flight Manual: https://www.got-friends.com/pages/flight-manuals » Paint Kit: https://www.got-friends.com/pages/official-paintkits