F-Sim Space Shuttle

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Have you ever wondered what it’s prefer to land the Space Shuttle? Now you can find out. F-Sim Space Shuttle is a critically acclaimed flight simulator for Android smartphones and tablets. It simulates the Space Shuttle strategy and landing in unbelievable detail and accuracy. We’ve tried to mix realistic flight dynamics with beautiful graphics and fun sport play: Each touchdown attempt takes just a few minutes. Our touchdown evaluation and scoring system tells you exactly how to enhance your next landing. It will make you come again and try once more.

Each flight begins at either 10,000 feet, already aligned with the runway, or at as much as 50,000 ft, before banking into the heading alignment cone. During descent, the Orbiter is an unpowered glider, so you will solely have one probability to get it proper. Astronauts used to name it a flying brick: because of its 200,000 lbs. gross weight and low raise over drag ratio, the method is six times steeper and two occasions faster than a typical airliner method. Landing the Orbiter takes follow, however the built-in autopilot demo and tutorials will get you began. After your first secure landing, chase that good touchdown, compare your excessive scores on-line with your friends, earn medals, and unlock achievements. Experiment with completely different climate circumstances, evening approaches, and even emergency eventualities or system failures. At the end of every flight, watch a replay from different digicam angles.

You control the Orbiter’s pitch and roll axes by tilting your system. Alternatively, you could swap to on-screen analog sticks. Rudder, speed brake, gear, and chute are normally dealt with by the autopilot, however you can have full guide management should you like. For beginners, we’ve added rectangles that visualize the desired method path. Simply try to keep inside the hall of rectangles, and they’ll guide you right to the landing level. Advanced pilots can flip them off and depend on the instruments within the head-up show (HUD) as a substitute. The simulated steerage, navigation and control (GNC) systems are genuine replications of their counterparts in the actual Orbiter, and the HUD options all the devices actual Space Shuttle commanders used to employ to skillfully land this distinctive plane. Now it’s your turn to give it a strive.

Here’s what others have said about it:

“Because this app is so visually exciting, so technically deep, so sophisticated, so superbly done in its realism, results, and documentation, it earned a perfect 5/5 score, Outstanding.”

John Martellaro, Senior Editor for Reviews, The Mac Observer

“I was excited to see that I can enjoy flying the house shuttle realistically also on my iPhone and complement my dependancy to our Space Shuttle Mission Simulator on PC once I am on the street.”

Alex L., www.space-shuttle-mission.com

“Absolutely awesome app that could probably be a must for shuttle huggers and aspiring astronauts.”

Chris Bergin, Managing Editor, NASASpaceflight.com