Piston Duke

Black Square

B60DUKEPISTONTWINGA

4.9/5 (45)

Black Square’s Piston Duke brings you one of the most technically advanced aircraft simulations for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with an advanced reciprocating engine simulation, over 120 possible failures, 12 hot-swappable radio configurations and the most advanced turbocharger, pressurisation and cabin temperature simulations in MSFS.

Black Square’s new tablet interface lets you configure all options, manage payload, control failures, and monitor engines, electrical schematics, and environmental control systems, all from within the simulator. The failure system allows for persistent wear, MTBF and scheduled failures for nearly every component in the aircraft. The Piston Duke’s electrical system is highly accurate, featuring a battery temperature monitor, over-voltage protection and AC inverters. The 3D gauges are modelled and coded to meticulously match their real-world counterparts. No piece of equipment appears in a Black Square aircraft without a real-world unit as reference.

Key Features

Black Square’s best aircraft yet will challenge you with unapologetically realistic systems such as:

  • 160-page manual
  • NEW tablet interface!
  • 12 hot-swappable radio configurations (PMS/TDS GPS units available separately)
  • 130+ random, scheduled or performance-triggered failures
  • Fully simulated environmental control and pressurisation system
  • NEW engine preheating
  • NEW voltage-based light dimming
  • NEW gyroscope physics simulation
  • NEW KLN-90B vintage GPS (available separately)
  • NEW strobe light system
  • NEW St. Elmo’s Fire
  • NEW KNS-81 RNAV now supports autopilot
  • Mathematically accurate VOR and ADF signal attenuation and noise degradation
  • Physics-based instrument needles
  • Improper engine management will slowly damage engines to failure
  • Completely simulated electrical system, with 100+ circuit breakers and failures
  • Functional exterior elements
  • Carbon Monoxide leaks are possible, and can be detected with the CO detector
  • State saving for fuel, radio selection, radio frequency memory, cabin aesthetics etc
  • Crew/Passenger oxygen depletes according to pressure altitude, passenger occupancy
  • Ultra-custom dynamic registration number system for livery creators

Piston Duke Specific Features

  • Two aircraft in one: the factory B60 Duke and the Grand Duke performance package
  • NEW physics-based engine system
  • NEW propeller hub and unfeathering accumulator
  • NEW physics-based sounds system
  • NEW instrument needle striction and friction
  • The most advanced turbocharger simulation in MSFS
  • Fuel injected engine simulation with fouling, vapour lock, flooding and backfires
  • JPI EDM-760 Engine Monitor

Checklists

Over 500 checklist items are provided for 50 Normal, Abnormal and Emergency procedures in textual form in the manual, and in-game, using the MSFS native checklist system with control and instrument highlighting. If it’s in the checklist, it’s settable in the aircraft!

Sounds

Black Square’s Duke features a custom sound set created by Boris Audio Works with care to the unique operating aspects of this classic aircraft. High quality engine and cockpit sounds will immerse you in the simulation. Sounds such as engine starting are not mere recordings, but are instead many layered sounds, constructed based on the underlying simulation.

Flight Dynamics

The Piston Duke features a flight model with performance to match the real-world aircraft based on real Duke owner feedback and in-flight data. Engine and aerodynamic performance should be within 2% of POH values, though no two engines are ever the same. The flight model uses the most up-to-date features available in MSFS, such as CFD propeller and stall physics, and improved ground handling and flexible tyre physics. Engine damage and fouling produce a rough-running engine and decreased performance.

The Piston Duke is a twin-engine, low-wing, general utility airplane that seats six, including pilot. The Duke was introduced in the late 1960s and was produced until the early 1980s, with nearly 600 manufactured. The Piston Duke quickly earned a reputation as a reliable, versatile performer with pilots throughout the world. The aircraft has been used for several roles, including private general aviation, corporate transport, and military applications.

The Piston Duke features a pressurized cabin, a retractable tricycle undercarriage, and a traditional empennage. It measures 33 feet, 10 inches in length, stands 12 feet, 4 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 39 feet, 3 inches. It is powered by two 6-cylinder, turbocharged piston engines that each generate up to 380 horsepower and turn 3-blade, constant-speed propellers.

The Piston Duke has a range of 1,412 miles, a service ceiling of 30,000 feet above sea level, and a climb rate of 1,600 feet per minute. The aircraft cruises at 205 miles per hour and has a top speed of 285 mph.