World of Aircraft: Glider Simulator Steam

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About The Game

Experience general aviation as never before! World of Aircraft
is a series of stand-alone simulators that each focus on a specific
kind of flying. World of Aircraft: Glider Simulator includes a
series of (motor-) gliders and tow aircraft based on a high
definition flying area.

World of Aircraft uses a dedicated graphics and physics engine
to simulate small aviation. Each edition focuses on one specific
kind of aviation and will always contain the area, airport(s), and
aircraft you need to explore that kind of aviation. Because it does
not want to cover all the world and all kinds of aviation you get
more detail for the parts that are in the simulation when compared
with full-blown simulators.

It’s a pure VFR simulator so it only simulates flights done
without complex instruments and you navigate with your compass and
your eyes. It’s about the joy of being in the air and mastering
your machine.

The first release, World of Aircraft – Glider Simulator, puts
you in the cockpit of the aircraft you find on an airfield
dedicated to gliders. You will find older and modern gliders, even
a motor glider and a glider with an auxiliary engine waiting for
you. You will even find a high detailed tow aircraft to get your
gliders in the air.

USER INTERFACE

• Very easy to use interface, avoiding complex choices
• Six languages for user Interface, radio, and audio (English,
  Russian, German, French, Spanish, Dutch)
• Three languages manuals (English, German, French, more to
  come)

GAMEPLAY

• Training for many flight stages for Wilga and Blanik.
• Free flight with all models
• Multiplayer mode with Aero tow (Wilga and Blanik)

CONTENT

• 2.500 km2 handcrafted terrain, near Mannheim, the border of the
  river Rhein
• One high detail (Herrenteich), one low end detail airport,
  Speyer, close the Technik Museum Speyer
• Five usable aircraft:
  • Diamond HK36 Dimona, a two-seater motor glider
  • LET L-13 Blaník, a world-renowned glider, often used for
    training
  • Schleicher ASK21, two-seater glider with good performance and
    solid aerobatics capacity
  • Schleicher ASK21 Mi, motorized self-launching glider with small
    rotary engine
  • PLZ-104 Wilga, robust four-seater aircraft, used for many
    roles, very suitable to aero-tow

GRAPHICS

• Animated road traffic, ships
• Ray-marched clouds
• Animated windsocks
• Birds in thermals
• Cloud shadows
• Advanced effects model, including dust

FLIGHT MODEL

Per-element based flight model: each surface split into many
sections, aerodynamic forces computed for each section
individually, then integrated. 360×360 deg flow provides for
natural and seamless stalls, spins, tailslide, hammerhead turn and
so on.

• Blade element model (BEM) for variable pitch props provides for
  very precise computation of both linear (thrust) and rotational
  (asymmetric propwash) components
• Mass-flow based model for internal combustion engine, correct
  computation of manifold pressure
• Correct coupling of the prop to the engine (torque developed
  equalized by torque consumed by the prop)
• Full computation of windmilling mode, including backward flow
  conditions
• Gyroscope effect, p-factor effect computation

SOUND MODEL

• Many sound effects normally not seen in simulators, for example
  the stick hitting its stops
• Flow sounds depend on angle of attack, not only airspeed
• Far distance prop sounds

ATMOSPHERE MODEL

• Thermals model based on real life flight test data
• Thermals emerge, dissipate with time, get blown away with the
  wind
• Velocity gradient across the upstream of thermals (so you can
  feel at which side of your aircraft the lift is highest

AREA & AIRPORTS

WoA – Glider Edition is located at Herrenteich airport, a small
airfield on the borders of the Rhine river, close to Speyer (and
Speyer airport is included). A 50 by 50-kilometer area is modeled
in high detail with tens of thousands of trees, houses,s and
commercial buildings. A 30-centimeter ground image provides a
perfect backdrop for the area.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

When you are done with the training missions, you can connect to
your friends and fly together. Use the Wilga to tow your friends to
altitude or see who can perform the most precise landing. You could
even try aerobatics as a team. The sky is the limit. This time for
real. See you at the field!

System requirements