The Velocity is a family of home-built, high-performance, composite construction, single-engine aircraft. Notably, the Velocity has canard-style airfoils rather than a conventional main wing for lift, and counteracting tail surfaces for control and stability. The most advantageous feature of the canard design is its resistance to deep stalls and spins. On a canard aircraft, the forward wing is designed to stall prior to the main wing, thereby pitching the aircraft down and restoring lift to the main wing.

Black Square's Velocity XL is modelled after a top-end Velocity build, with an upgraded 400HP Continental TSIO-550 fitted with dual turbochargers, giving the aircraft a critical altitude of 24,000 feet and ground speeds of over 300 MPH. With a range of over 1,600 miles and single-engine efficiency, the Velocity is a real contender when compared with small turboprop business aircraft that operate at 5-10 times the cost.

Systems

• Twin, turbo-normalized engine with exhaust vibration and tailpipes that glow accurately with turbine inlet temperature
• Black Square’s advanced turbocharger simulation with sound
• Fully realized electrical system with every circuit breaker functioning
• Complete environmental control system with sounds
• Hear the ambient noise difference the inflatable door seal system makes to the comfort of your cruise, with door ajar warning
• Dimmable interior lighting with backlit panels, standby instrument lighting, glareshield glow and cozy cabin dome lighting

Model

• Accurately modelled Velocity TXL-RG, inside and out, created from hundreds of reference photos from Velocity aircraft builders
• 100% MSFS native animation code for the smoothest animations and cockpit interactions using either legacy or new cockpit interaction modes
• 4096x4096 (4K) textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity
• PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism
• Detailed normal mapping for leather, fabric, plastic, stitches, scratches, carpet, tooling marks, and even embroidered logos, resulting in a texture resolution of 10,000 pixels per square inch (90.0kB)
• Extensive use of new MSFS decal system for nearly vector-graphic quality of labels, arrows and exterior detail features
• Ground services support (marshaller and fuel truck)
• Full support for MSFS visual icing effects

Cockpit

• Fully featured IFR-capable panel with dual G3X Touch (Working Title G3X SU15 Supported), GTN 750 (requires freeware PMS-50 GTN 750 mod), and GFC500 autopilot controller, all with cross-fill, and synchronized autopilot controls
• Every knob, switch and button is interactable and implemented, along with its respective electrical circuit
• Lighted standby instruments for worst case scenario failures
• Placarded reference speeds for easy reference while learning the aircraft
• Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers

Flight dynamics

The Velocity XL features realistic and accurate flight dynamics, designed to work with MSFSs new aerodynamics simulation. The aerodynamics take advantage of new canard aerodynamics options that have only recently become available in MSFS. Users can expect the docile stall and spin-resistant characteristics of real canard aircraft with this add-on.

REQUIRES Default Asobo Extra E330 to be installed for engine sounds.

Manual

Read the complete operating manual before you buy at www.JustFlight.com.

Version 1.2 brings the Velocity up to Black Square's current standards with the most advanced turbocharger simulation for MSFS, a complex environmental control system, more custom sounds Version 1.3 adds support for the Working Title G3X Touch and crossfill with the TDS GTNxi 750 and PMS50 GTN 750.