Spirit

Name: Spirit
Brand: KwikFlight
Price: 19.99 USD
Rating: 4.1 (275 reviews)

KwikFlight

AIRCRAFTJETSSPIRIT

4.1/5 (275)

USD 19.99

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Added: October 12, 2023
Updated: February 1, 2024

The Spirit comes with Twenty Two liveries: KwikFlight Spirit, Bronze Tiger, Candy Cane Knight, KwikFlight House Livery, Venom Viper, Orange Lion, Soaring Eagle, Spirit of ALASKA, Spirit of ARIZONA, Spirit of CALIFORNIA, Spirit of FLORIDA, Spirit of INDIANA, Spirit of KANSAS, Spirit of KITTY HAWK, Spirit of MISSISSIPPI, Spirit of MISSOURI, Spirit of NEBRASKA, Spirit of NEW YORK, Spirit of OHIO, Spirit of SOUTH CAROLINA, Spirit of TEXAS and Spirit of WASHINGTON.

Now with all additional 'Spirit Of' liveries included!

Meet the Ninja of the Skies! The KwikFlight Spirit has been built by industry veterans, whose expertise is unparalleled. Bringing you a fun, interactive and most importantly, accessible experience! The Spirit includes many fantastic features. These include animated engine secondary intake vents, strike bay doors, stealth mode, synthetic vision and many more. The Spirit merges the thrill of flight with the lust for speed as well as stealth! The sleek exterior & interior brings this aircraft to a new level of immersion for your flying experiences. KwikFlight have included an array of spectacular liveries, both real and fictional for you to take to the skies in as well! Every aspect of this creation makes it a must-have addition to your flight simulation hangar!

Cockpit & External Features

Functioning FMS with the following modes:

COM. Tune VHF 1 and 2, ADF and Transponder
NAV. Tune VOR 1 &2, TACAN 1 & 2 and switch autopilot NAV following mode between GPS/NAV/TAC.
PRFM (Performance). Automatically calculated V speeds based on current weight and weather.
FPLN. When a flight plan is loaded from the world map it automatically loads in the FMS with direct to function available.

6 Independent Multi Function Display (MFD) screens and Engine Function Display (EFD) featuring:

GPS, Engine control System (ECS), FUEL, Flight Control (FCH) and Engine (ENG) system pages.
MFD Head Up Display (HUD) repeater with functional flight path and energy bracket.
Rose nav mode with TACAN, VOR and ILS approach modes.
STATS page with crew alert system.
VSD top-down map view.
Working air to air radar.
Synthetic terrain vision mode (TFR).

Autopilot modes include Heading hold, Nav/GPS hold, Altitude hold & Approach mode. Fully tool tipped cockpit and complete checklist functionality. Animated crew access ladder. Engine secondary intake vents modelled and animated. Stealth mode (navigation/strobe lights retract and rudder deflection reduced). Animated air to air refueling point.

The Spirit is an American long-range, low-observable (“stealth”) strategic bomber. The tailless airframe (commonly called a “flying wing” design) is crewed by two and can carry nuclear or conventional weapons, including precision guided munitions. Due to its design that met the goals of long range, high ordnance capacity, low radar cross section, and low thermal signature, the Spirit is one of the most advanced aircraft ever produced. It is also one of the most expensive in history. The subsonic bomber was introduced into service with the United States Air Force, its exclusive operator, on January 1, 1997.

The Spirit traces its lineage to the ATB (Advanced Technology Bomber) program of the 1970s. The American military identified the need for a long-range strategic nuclear bomber that could operate unobserved by radar and thermal detection systems. Creating the aircraft, which boasts a range of nearly 7,000 miles and a payload of up to 50,000 pounds, proved to be one of the most difficult feats in aerospace history. Engineers pioneered new processes, techniques, and materials to reduce radar cross section and thermal signature and to maximize range and payload. One of the greatest hurdles was the development of the aircraft’s fly-by-wire flight controls. This computer-controlled system takes pilot inputs and appropriately varies and coordinates thrust of individual engines and deflection of the aircraft’s split drag rudders and elevons to attain consistently smooth flight.

The Spirit measures 69 feet from nose to rearmost aspect of its wing, it stands 17 feet tall, and it has a wingspan of 172 feet. It is powered by four turbofan engines that each generate up to 17,300 pounds of thrust. The non-afterburning engines are positioned deep within the upper portion of the body of the aircraft and cool air is mixed with exhaust flow to optimize the bomber’s thermal signature. The Spirit has a service ceiling of 50,000 feet, it cruises at 560 miles per hour, and it has a maximum speed of 630 mph.