Visually both the cockpit and the external model are both well detailed. "Overall, Aerosoft has made a good effort with the Huey X. Created with the help of German Bundeswehr pilots.Innovative lighting systems (including steerable searchlight).Easy select of “Cold and dark” and “Ready to go” mode.
Extensive manual (checklists available in format for smartphones).Fully useable and detailed (☒50.000 polygons) virtual cockpit.Very detailed external model with many animations.Immersive sound set with many additional sound module for virtual cockpit sounds.Highly detailed systems making a realistic (within FSX limitation) use of all checklists possible.Control effectiveness depending on hydraulics pressure added.Control travels in hover and cruise flight corrected.Please note that vortex ring state (VRS) is NOT included because the Huey does not suffer from this dangerous condition. Highly accurate flight model (using a separate module to correct the limited helicopter flight model of FSX).Includes military UH-1H (or German UH-1D) and civilian Bell 205 A-1 models.It’s loved by the pilots and the crew that maintain the old airframes. A workhorse that’s not afraid to get dirty and will fly just as happy with a few pounds more than the manual states it can carry. Even though it has only one engine it is very reliable and rugged. The characteristic sound of the two-bladed rotor can be heard over jungles and city centers.
And it never left as thousands are still flying in every corner of the world.įifty years after it first flew it is still in production and that’s something no other helicopter can claim. It was imprinted in our culture by the moving images from the Vietnam War were it changed the face of warfare. The Bell UH-1 is without a doubt one of the best known helicopters to most people.