| 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!
User Reviews
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Write a reviewlittlep2000
Great plane. Though I can't figure out how to go back a screen on the Garmin map on the left side of the dashboard.
Spartan20537
I was scrolling through the comments and found that you are working on a pipistrel panther! I have been wanting for this plane to come to msfs 2020. When will it be released? Thanks.
Technotech 1 year(s) ago
Project has been pushed to the side for the time being. Likely late 2022/2023 release, however the main focus is the new freeware 767 I am developing. You can expect to see more on that soon.
Spartan20537 7 month(s) ago
That is really good to hear though, the Panther is a beautiful aircraft.
Fury
So much fun to fly, thx
Onimanius
Project still going or is this now on hold?
I mean its like 2 Months ago we hear the last time anything from the developer.
Would be a shame if so...
starflexthe2nd 1 year(s) ago
Hello, I am starflexthe2nd apart of Am Pro studios, Technotech has ambitions to update and improve the boomerang, but at the moment he has some larger projects he is occupied on,
Some of those include: Boomerang updates, Pipistrel Panthera, Boeing 767, He is also helping various developers on developing the C17 and the Ejets.
Thanks, Am Pro Studios.
KDorsey2511
Why wouldn't you give a 5 Star? It was free, and it's awesome, and he's continuing to work on it, couldn't ask for more. I have always loved this aircraft. Thank You!
darshonaut
this is really good, well done.
mikeireland
Awesome plane! Many great hours playing this! I cannot seem to find the parking brake though, other than that this is a joy to fly and thank you for spending time making such a beautiful experimental plane!
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
Thanks for the 5 stars! Parking brake has been on the list and I will include it in the next update.
Versatile
Hi quick question maybe im blind but i cant find the AP activate button 😞 Still giving u a 5 as this plane is lots of fun.
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
Thanks for the 5 stars! The autopilot is activated by using the avionics switches in the middle, to the right of the panel containing the gear lever. You'll see a little unit appear where the right monitor on the top was. There's an autopilot button on that unit, as well as controls. If you need more help or it isn't appear please let me know!
fsnews24
Five Stars!
You can find a short review here:
https://flightnews24.de/2021/08/27/flugzeug-bumerang/
Delta2k5
Nice Experimental aircraft, I really love making some trips with it 😊
Anyway I noticed some small issues in the current release:
Other than these small things it's a great aircraft!
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
Thanks for the comment! The z-fighting is being a bit weird to fix, hoping I can fix it soon though. Not aware of the glass material being different but I plan on tinting it to match real life. The outlet was a mistake that I only realised after I applied all of the modifiers and uv unwrapped, so for the time being it'll have to stay. However, when I remodel the exterior I won't make the same mistake twice! Engine power is still being tweaked as you can tell, it should be able to cruise at 22000 ft at over 200 kn so still some improvement needed, especially to how the engine performs at high altitudes.
boierito
YOU ARE NOW ON THE DEV UPDATE, CONGRATULATIONS!
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
It's awesome!
AOGWardog1229
Plane is great fun to fly. Quite a weird design and definitely unique. Awesome work on this so far Tech.
TheInternetLad
i tried to take off and ended up having a beer with it, 10/10
mykrode 2 year(s) ago
You see the great thing about drinking with a Boomerang is that no matter where the bottle takes you; you can be sure it'll return you to where you came from. 😉
starflexthe2nd
Lovely aircraft to fly, In all stages of flight the aircraft a lot of fun to fly, for such a unique design it flew quite well. Good job on this aircraft Technotech.
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
I went through many emotions with your comment. Glad you liked it!
starflexthe2nd 2 year(s) ago
lol
boierito
Any chance that the flight plan created from the G1000 NXI will be executed by the autopilot?
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
I haven't looked at the NXi variant, but I will try and do some testing.
CMDRZorg
Cool aircraft!
armageddon51
Thanks. Interesting project. The landing gear action doesn't work. I think you already know but I don't understand your "lever" thing.
JB886
Very cool aircraft thankyou, can't wait to see further improvements
james335k
This is so cool. Thanks for all your hard work and I look forward to seeing future updates. Keep up the amazing work!
C0SM0S
I am quite impressed this is a freeware product. It performs light years beyond many of the $20+ planes on the marketplace. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us. I know its likely you are more worried about technical concerns rather than cosmetic at this stage, but I would love to see some different liveries. The plane's unique designs lends itself to allowing creators to really use their imaginations when creating skins for this bird.
Technotech 2 year(s) ago
Hi, thanks for the positive comment! Glad you think it performs well. I'm planning to remodel the exterior to make it more accurate. With that, I am planning to release some liveries, as well as a paintkit! As I improve at texturing, hopefully the cosmetics of the aircraft improve too!