Subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics, sporting aircraft from the Bell 206 Jet-Ranger helicopter and Cessna 172 light plane to the supersonic Concorde and Mach-3 XB-70 Valkyrie. Design the plane you want to fly-from instrument panel to fuselage to weapons. Try your hand at flying the Space Shuttle - orbit mars or simply fly through outer space! Land at any of over 18,000 airports, as well as on aircraft carriers, helipads on building tops, frigates that pitch and roll in the waves, and oil rigs. 40 aircraft spanning the aviation industry (and history), and several hundred more are freely downloadable from the internet. NEW cutting-edge graphic effects for v9 include water reflections, real shadows, and smooth fog. 7.9 out of 10! “X-Plane is a fantastic sandbox that makes a terrific counterpart to the much more rigid Flight Simulator series.” Gamespot.com.  “X-Plane is the single most impressive flight sim I’ve ever seen.” MacGamer