X-Plane Multimedia

See the sim in action!

Check out the videos below!

Preview of some of the aircraft to be featured in X-Plane 10:


Screenshots from X-Plane


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Click here to go to the multimedia page on the Mobile site.

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System requirements

  • A 2 GHz CPU
  • 1 GB RAM
  • DirectX 9 video card or newer

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See X-Plane in action!

Prepare to be stunned by X-Plane. Videos and photos speak where words can't. See the Multimedia page...

What do other people think?

Get more opinions before you buy. Read reviews and connect with current users. We're confident they feel as strongly about X-Plane as we do. Learn more...

Switching from Microsoft Flight Simulator

Tens of thousands of users have done it already. Switch to X-Plane and find out how accurate a computer flight model can be. Don't worry... You can bring over your old MSFS scenery, and you'll find that creating aircraft in X-Plane is much easier than in "the other sim." Learn more...

What sets X-Plane apart?

It's blade element theory, of course. By breaking down every surface of the airplane and calculating the forces acting on each piece individually, X-Plane delivers the most realistic flight experience available. Learn more...

Try the demo, or get the update

The demo is free, and it's a relatively small download. The updates, too, are free, and their bug fixes and new features make them worth the time it takes to get them. See the Downloads page...

Get the manual

In either PDF or Wiki form, the X-Plane manual can answer many of the questions you may have. See the Support page...

X-World: Links and Lists

Click here to jump to the X-World page.

Fly in space, fly on Mars

Only in X-Plane can you find accurate modelling of space and Martian flight. Click below to to open instructions on flying these special situations in X-Plane.


Official X-Plane sites

The X-Plane Wiki

XSquawkBox.net: The X-Plane Scenery Development page

Scenery Central: The X-Plane 8 scenery page

The X-Plane SDK: "Plug-In Headquarters"

X-Plane Airport and Navigation Data: The source for data updates and designer information.