RUTAN MODEL 202 BOOMERANG

Burt Rutan's asymmetrical twin-fuselage wonder is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Only one of this aircraft exists in real life, but now you can fly it whenever you want! 

Thanks for 8K downloads and the generous donations!

The Rutan Model 202 Boomerang is an aircraft designed and built by Burt Rutan. The design was intended to be a multi-engine aircraft that in the event of failure of a single engine would not become dangerously difficult to control due to asymmetric thrust. The result is an asymmetrical aircraft with a very distinct appearance. (Wikipedia)

Features

• Just about everything is animated
• The textures are near accurate to real life
• Nearly everything in the cockpit works (soon everything will)
• G1000
• GTN750
• AS330
• Autopilot
• Multiplayer
• LODs
• More that I can't think of

This current version is 0.90, I will be improving the aircraft more past its initial release. If you spot any bugs, or missed features, please DM me here on Flightsim.to.

• The stall speed now sits around 70 - 90 knots, which is more realistic than before
• The aircraft has flaperons in real life, these will be implemented in a future update

Autopilot

Enhanced with G1000 NXi addon, the TruTrak Sorcerer has a few quirks.
Being a smaller unit, it has nine buttons. While developing this unit, I was unsure of how a pilot would control certain elements of the autopilot, so some parts may not represent the real-life version.

The unit can control NAV and HDG via the knob, and ALT and VS using the rocker on the right. You can switch between these by pressing the "SEL" button in the middle of the unit.

All other elements of this unit are as you would expect, however the use of the G1000 NXi addon is highly encouraged.

Limitations

Going into this project, I didn't have much experience with flight models etc. This sim does not support multiple fuselages, so I've opted to keep the flight model similar to the DA62, which it flies similar to. Unfortunately, this means that technically, the aircraft does not fly accurately to real-life, neither does it stall correctly. This is a key sim limitation, one that I am hoping will be changed soon. The location of fuel tanks and landing gear have had to be altered as a result of this.

Another limitation has been reference. I have not been able to go study this aircraft in real life, given that there is only one of it, and it is not on public display. Because of that, the two lower groups of switches are not accurate, and the model is not fully accurate, especially for closer details in the landing gear. If you have reference images or videos that I can use, please send me a message here on Flightsim.to!

Known Bugs

• The engines are not as powerful as real life, the performance of these is being changed with each update

Installing

• Remove any folders in your community folder named 'technotech-rutan-boomerang'
• Download the zip file and extract it to a convenient place
• Simply drag and drop the resulting folder into your community folder (for newer versions, the file named technotech-rutan-boomerang should be put into the community folder, not the folder named 'technotech-rutan-boomerang_0.[version]'
• Head to https://pms50.com/msfs/ to download the GTN750 package, instructions are on their website. Highly recommended, but not required for installation.

Be sure not to change the file structure of the folder! If you have any questions, DM me, or leave a comment below and I will do my best to respond quickly.

Previous Updates (full changelogs below):

Update 0.90

- added GTN750
- added AS330
- added TruTrak Sorcerer autopilot unit
- added ability to change avionics
- flight model and engine changes
- bug fixes

Thanks to Jonx and thealx for their help on some of these features!

Update 0.86

- fixed panel brightness

Thanks to Jonx for helping get this update out promptly!

Version 0.85

- multiple bug fixes

 

Thanks to TJBurni, thealx, LVSKB and Jonx for their reoccuring help with this challenging project!
Thanks to PMS50 for creating a great GTN750 system for the sim!

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Rutan Model 202 Boomerang

Fly the unique Rutan Model 202 Boomerang in Microsoft Flight Simulator, an asymmetrical wonder designed by Burt Rutan for improved safety in case of engine failure. This aircraft features detailed animations, accurate textures, and functioning cockpit instruments such as the G1000 and GTN750. Experience this distinctive aircraft with a stall speed of 70 - 90 knots and autopilot enhancements. Explore the limitations, known bugs, and installation instructions for this one-of-a-kind aircraft addon.

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