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Microsoft Flight Simulator Celebrates Franchise's 40th Anniversary and Introduces Halo Infinite Pelican as Free Add-On - Xbox Wire

New 40th Anniversary Edition will bring back beloved planes from the franchise, introduce helicopters and gliders and add a true-to-life Airbus A310 The longest-running game franchise at Microsoft, Microsoft Flight Simulator, today announced that it looks forward to celebrating its 40th...

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Here is just a small sampling of what simmers will find in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition:

Historical Aircraft:

• Wright Flyer
• Ryan NYP (“Spirit of St. Louis”)
• Douglas DC-3
• De Havilland Canada DHC-2-Beaver

Helicopters:

• Bell-407
• Guimbal Cabri G2

Gliders:

• DG Flugzeugbau LG8-18
• DG Flugzeugbau DG1001E neo

True-to-Life Airliner:

• Airbus A310

Many of these aircraft were made in collaboration with the best third-party developers including iniSimulations, MilViz, Bluemesh, Aeroplane Heaven, and others.

Microsoft Flight Simulator also announced today a unique collaboration with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to bring one of the world’s most famous planes, the “Spirit of St. Louis,” to life in the simulator as part of the 40th Anniversary Edition.

Finally, in an exclusive partnership with the Halo franchise and 343 Industries, Microsoft Flight Simulator introduces an incredibly detailed Halo Infinite Pelican add-on. It’s available for free today in the in-sim marketplace for owners

 

[Mr1999]

so far the only thing ive been interested in.

 

[Bragr]

Can you really fly into space??? never knew that.

 

[Adapting]

Can you really fly into space??? never knew that.

Yea, you can see ET.

 

[Droxcy]

Pumped! Gonna fly the Pelican for a little bit also looking forward to improved Heli flight models.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Can you really fly into space??? never knew that.

Not really, space begins at ~100km, FS has a limit of ~84km.

 

[Codiox]

That's cool and all but we need DLSS ffs.

 

[Havoc2049]

Cool! I'm going to reenact The Silent Cartographer with a Pelican airial assault on Catalina Island off the coast of California.

 

[elliot5]

That's cool and all but we need DLSS ffs.

its coming

 

[adamsapple]

Master Chief will be pleased.