Pipistrel Taurus M

Name: Pipistrel Taurus M
Brand: Microsoft / Got Friends
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

Microsoft / Got Friends

TAURUS

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USD 9.99

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Added: August 12, 2025
Updated: August 15, 2025

The Pipistrel Taurus comes with the following liveries: Azure, Factory.

The Taurus is a 2-seat motorized sailplane developed and manufactured by Slovenian aircraft firm Pipistrel. The company developed the Taurus as an uncompromising, high-performance soaring craft that could self-launch. The sailplane incorporates a retractable onboard thrust system consisting of a piston engine and a belt-driven propeller. The thrust system can be deployed for launch and then fully retracted into a drag-free housing. It can also be deployed mid-flight for an altitude boost or for cross-country touring. The Taurus is considered a light sport / microlight aircraft due to its light weight.

Pipistrel undertook the Taurus initiative in 2001 to create a lightweight sailplane that could take to the sky without assistance from tow aircraft or ground launch systems. It took its maiden flight in 2004 and production is ongoing. The innovative design features composite construction, a T-tail empennage, and a standard undercarriage. The two main landing gear wheels can be manually retracted, and the tail wheel is tied to the rudder for agile taxiing.

The wing of the Taurus was painstakingly designed for optimum soaring in all types of lift, including thermal lift, ridge lift, and mountain and gravity wave lift. Mounted mid-fuselage directly behind the cockpit, it is a high-aspect-ratio design with integrated winglets to counter the development of drag-inducing vortices. The wing comprises flaperons and spoilers for flight control and lift / descent augmentation. The wing has removable wingtips for ease of storage and transport. The wing gives the Taurus an impressive 41:1 glide ratio.

The roomy cockpit of the Taurus boasts side-by-side seating, a high-visibility canopy, and a center-mounted avionics station with a full suite of soaring instrumentation including variometer and flight computer. The onboard thrust system, located behind the wing, deploys by rotating out of an enclosure and is controlled with a series of switches in the cockpit. It consists of a 2-cylinder, 53-horsepower Rotax 503 engine that is mounted within a carbon fiber housing with an integrated propeller boom. The engine drives a 2-blade, fixed-pitch, wood propeller via belt drive. The system automatically centers the propeller during retraction, simplifying the overall powered flight process for the pilot. The Taurus has two onboard rechargeable batteries, one for the engine starter and one to power the avionics and other electronic equipment. The engine’s onboard generator charges both batteries when it runs, and onboard solar panels charge the avionics battery continuously in sunlight.

The Taurus measures 23 feet, 11 inches in length, stands 4 feet, 8 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 49 feet, 1 inch. The sailplane can launch with 590 feet of ground roll, and it climbs at 580 feet per minute while under power. It carries 7.1 gallons of fuel and burns 3.1 gallons per hour while cruising at a speed of 74 miles per hour, giving it a run time of 2.3 hours.

VERSION 0.1.4 RELEASED JANUARY 8, 2025

Temporarily Removed Heat Blur Effects while in VR
Updated LX Family Avionics Suite with Various Ui Improvements
Updated LX Family Avionics Suite with Additional Flight plan Support
Updated Solar Charging to be On by Default in Multiple Spawn States
Updated Solar Recharging Rate due to Battery Depletion Rate too Fast
Increased Display Brightness for Dim Switch Conditions
Replaced Various Multiplayer Variables to Alleviate Engine Retraction and Propeller Flickering

VERSION 0.0.1 RELEASED APRIL 30, 2024

Initial Milestone for the Pipistrel Taurus
Started 3D Model Cleaning Work
Started Coding Cleaning Work
Started Artwork Cleaning Work
Started Modern Avionics Upgrade
Started New Flight Model
Started New Engine Dynamics
Started New FLT Fixes
Added Tow/Winch Launch (Still need to fine tune Ref. Points)
Added New Textures for Various Items
Fixed Propeller and Blur States
Removed Broken Bone Animations (Still need to re-animate)
Removed Wing Flex (Working on Upgrading to More Accurate System)
Removed old Avionics and HTML Coding

VERSION 0.0.2 RELEASED MAY 31, 2024

Updated Flight Stick Logic
Updated LX Navigation Coding
Fine-Tuned LX Variometer Logic
XML Code Re-Arrangement and Naming Structures
Added Dimming Switch with Brightness Logic
Added Multiplayer Animations to Cone and Propeller
Fixed Yawstring Behaivor
Updated IBIS Engine Coding
Updated Exterior Artwork
Further Updated Interior Panel 3D Modeling
Added Copilot Visibility
Updated Seatbelt 3D Modeling

VERSION 0.0.3 RELEASED JUNE 30, 2024

Adjusted Flight Model
Adjusted Engine Model
Adjusted Soundpack
Further Adjusted Interactive Points with Enviroment Sounds
Adjusted LX Variometer and Updated to Latest Alongside Stemme
Added LX Navigation and Updated to Latest Alongside Stemme
Moved Variometer to Left Side of Panel
Moved Analog Vario to Right Side of Panel
Added Headphone Simulation to Soundpack
Updated Various Foley Sounds and Switches

VERSION 0.0.4 RELEASED JULY 31, 2024

Fixed multiple LX Variometer Bugs
Added newest LX Variometer and Navigation HTML coding
Updated Camera Views
Updated Flight Model, Adverse Yaw, Engine, and Spoilers

VERSION 0.0.5 RELEASED AUGUST 24, 2024

Adjusted Taurus Airbrakes Effectiveness
Fixed Propeller Position Light
Added English Tooltips (Sent to LOC Team for Internation Localization)
Updated Hangar Description
Added Checklists
Removed Additional LODs until we find a better fix for MSFS 2024 and 2020
Updated LX Family Avionics System
Added New Multiplayer Towing using LX Navigation
Added New Engine Warning System for Towing while Engine is Running
Added Winch Tow and Airplane Tow to the Launch Methods
Updated all FLT Files for proper Spawning
Updated Airspeed Indicator Gauge, Adjusted in LX Family, and Animations
Fixed Engine Sound Issue (Reversed in Multiplayer)
Added New Ground Object (Multiplayer Tow Rope) for Visuals with Multiplayer Towing
Added New WASM for Multiplayer Towing
Added New Radar Feature for Multiplayer Tracking and Future FLARM Integration (Post 2024 Launch)
Updated Electrical Systems for Accuracy and Multiplayer

VERSION 0.0.6 RELEASED AUGUST 25, 2024

Minor Tweaks to LX Navigation and Model Interior/Exterior Coding
Final Sounds Incorperated included Tow Release Sounds

VERSION 0.0.7 RELEASED AUGUST 31, 2024

Minor Clean-Up of Files to Ensure Easier File Management between MSFS 2020 / MSFS 2024.
Removed an Accidental Emissive Material
Fixed Audio Issue with Multiplayer Aircraft and Enviroment
Finalized Speed Brake Effectiveness

VERSION 0.0.8 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Added Aircraft.CFG Type Designators for Multiplayer
Fixed Multiple Texture Bake (AO) Issues
Fixed Engine Retraction/Extension in Multiplayer
Various Code Optimization for Performance
Adjusted Showcase Cameras for Wingflex Clipping

VERSION 0.0.9 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Added International Localization Translations
Fine-Tuned Multiplayer AeroTowing WASM Coding
Fixed LX Vario Texture Issue
Fixed Major Com/Nav Node Name Issue in 3D Program (Causing Issues)

VERSION 0.1.0 RELEASED OCTOBER 3, 2024

Added Pre-Flight Covers in Preparation for MSFS 2024
In MSFS 2020, Pre-Flight Covers are only visible in Hangar
Added Additional Tooltips for MSFS 2024 Configure Menu UI
Adjusted Aircraft.cfg for MSFS 2024 Preparation
Added Various New Textures
Added New MSFS 2024 Coding for Synced Integration
Added New MSFS 2024 Thumbnails for Synced Integration
Adjusted Aircraft.cfg for MSFS 2024 Synced Integration
Adjusted Cockpit.cfg for MSFS 2024 Synced Integration
Adjusted Lighting .FX for MSFS 2024 Synced Integration

VERSION 0.1.1 RELEASED OCTOBER 25, 2024

Release Candidate Version
Fully Upgraded Flight Model
Fully Upgraded Electrical Systems
Added LODs to Interior and Exterior Models
Added Additional Coding for MSFS 2024 Syncronization
Adjusted All CFGs, FLTs and XMLs
Adjusted All Visual Effects
Adjusted All Lights and FX Parameters
Finalized All 3D Modeling and Artwork
Added Preflight Covers
Fixed Various Interaction Bugs
Fixed Various Memory Leaks
Fixed Various HTML Loops
Fixed Various Texture Issues
Added Additional Localization Data
Finalized Sound Packs
Finalized Checklists
Finalized Camera Views

VERSION 0.1.2 RELEASED NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Alligned ICAO Aircraft Type Designators for Multiplayer Conflictions
Adjusted Hangar View with Preflight Covers
Updated Glass Smudge Texture
Updated Working Title v2 Brightness Controllers
Updated Positions of Blue Pins on Preflight
Updated Sound.XML Organization
Updated SoundAI.XML Organization
Fixed Fuel Valve Spawn State (Apron)

VERSION 0.1.3 RELEASED NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Fully Ingested Final LOCs for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024

Pipistrel Taurus M

Microsoft / Got Friends

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