As real as it gets.

Pictured: Cessna 172 approaching KJFK.

Revolutionary engine.

Pictured: The new flow-field visualization, with pitch-rate, downwash, and wake effects.

Tweak, build, add, share, hack, enjoy!

Pictured: Customizing an airport in World Editor.

Cleared for takeoff.

Pictured: Some of the global scenery packed on to six dual-layer DVDs.

Switching from Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Moving over, moving up.

Meet X-Plane.

X-Plane is the world's most comprehensive and powerful flight simulator for personal computers. With the most realistic flight model available for home users, X-Plane is not just a game--it is an engineering tool that can be (and is) used to predict the flight characteristics of nearly any aircraft with incredible accuracy.

The most realistic is also the most accessible

The same engine used to drive the FAA-certified simulator is available on your desktop PC, whether it's running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.

The simulator of choice for industry leaders

Take a closer look at X-Plane and learn what companies like NASA, Boeing, Cessna, and Van's Aircraft, and Carter Aviation already know--click here.

Inside X-Plane.

Real-time flight physics

X-Plane doesn't just regurgitate how an airplane's designer thinks a plane will fly--it calculates for itself the lift, drag, and moment on every surface of the plane individually at every point in time. The result is a flight model more realistic than anything else out there.

The key is blade element breakdown.

X-Plane reads in the geometric shape of any aircraft and then figures out how that aircraft will fly. It does this by an engineering process called "blade element theory," which involves breaking the aircraft down into many small elements and then finding the forces acting on each little element many times per second. To learn more, click here.

Extending X-Plane.

Choose from thousands of add-ons

The X-Plane community is huge, and the X-Plane simulator is incredibly flexible. Together, they make a great team. There are thousands of free aircraft available for download on the web, and thousands of free plug-ins and custom scenery packages--all created by X-Plane users.

With over 750,000 copies sold, you're sure to find X-Plane users interested in the same aircraft you are.

From minutely detailed scenery to painstakingly created aircraft, X-Plane users have donated many, many hours to enhancing the community. Click here to get more details.

Also check out the links page

The X-World page has links to user groups, email lists, tutorials, virtual airlines and more. Check it out!

Getting X-Plane.

Get the X-Plane demo

Not convinced? Download the demo and try X-Plane for yourself--for free.

Buy the full version

Six dual-layer DVDs packed with scenery? Check. Mac, Windows, and Linux installers? Check. Free web updates, including new feature additions and bug fixes, through the whole version 9.xx run? Check. Click here to order X-Plane.

Test pilot: X-Plane Betas

Can't wait for the next round of free updates? Click here to find out how to download the beta software.

Cleared for the approach.

Diverting to X-Plane.

Tens of thousands of users have already switched from "the other flight sim" to X-Plane. Most of the time, they do so because they've found out about how much better X-Plane's flight model is inherently than the model that everyone else offers.

Try X-Plane today

Whether you are a home flight sim pilot or a commercial, FAA-certified sim operator, switching to X-Plane is a good move. Click here to find out more about why the switch is worth it.