Whip around the race course at up to 160 knots.
Sim borders? No problem.

The A-15 Aerobat, modern successor to the venerable A-11 Slipstream II, has the same realistic physics and docile handling as other VHI aircraft. It is amphibious, happily operating from land or water, and taxiing easily between the two. Its high-quality sound, animated control surfaces, and wide array of options make the Aerobat a fine machine for exploring the grid. As usual, X-Guard keeps you safe while going over sim borders. Its compact form factor allows it to get in and out of spaces that would be a tight fit for larger aircraft, and its light weight combines with a powerful engine to deliver a high performance experience.

Of course, there's more to flying than floating around the Nautilus continent. As a pilot, you may see the pylons of an aerial race course and think, "I'd like to give that a shot." Bring up the touch menu and switch into race mode for much higher roll and pitch rates. Go into the System menu and turn on automatic stabilization, and then go into mouselook. The formerly docile Aerobat will now make tight, fast turns with the precision of mouselook, challenging you to split the difference between the edges of pylons and the tips of your wings as you apex your turns. Things happen very quickly in a one-sim race course at speeds over 100 knots. After a few laps, breathing normally becomes an act of will. With realistic physics turned on, you must not only manage your trajectory, but make sure you don't stall the airplane.

For speed runs, you will find that X-Guard combines with the Aerobat's savage afterburner to deliver a very capable cross country racing platform. Be the last of your group to take off, and the first to arrive.

As usual, the airplane comes with tintable skins, CD-quality sound effects, and the VHI Nav-Tac HUD.

A first-class physics engine with years of development, designed by an actual pilot.

Real-world hours in the left seat have provided the experience necessary to hone the flight physics model to the highest standards. I fly as many different airplanes as I can get my hands on, so that I have the biggest cross section of different behaviors to consider. This airplane will show you aerodynamic effects that other aircraft don't even try to emulate. The included HUD is packed full of general aviation features, such as multiple waypoint navigation and avatar collision avoidance. It also features a tactical radar, avatar flight assist, logbook, et cetera.

Specifications

• Mid-wing canard seaplane.
• Makes use of sculpted prims. The hull was designed specifically to be appropriate to a seaplane and features vanes and a "step." If you want a nice gentle cruise around the United Sailing Sims, just do a water landing and cruise around at a leisurely 6 knots.
• Maximum speed in level flight is ~160 knots. VHI X-Guard helps you cross sim borders without having to slow down first.
• Comes with a selection of different paint jobs, all of which are tintable. You buy the airplane once, you get it in any color you like.
• Most scripts are compiled in Mono for the highest available performance. That includes the Nav/Tac HUD. Feel free to use the HUD with your other vehicles, especially other VHI aircraft.
• Designed for short field operations and predictable, steady flight at low speeds. High lift design includes winglets and full-length flaperons. Climbing at steep angles is no problem (at high throttle settings.)
• Focus on General Aviation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Aviation The design of everything from the flight systems to the manual revolves around general aviation.
• Afterburner: At 110% throttle, the afterburner kicks in. This is good for when you need lots of power really quickly, such as when you're taking off or aborting a landing.
• Two Seats with Co-Pilot Option: If you want, you can let a passenger ride along and (optionally) allow them to take the controls. You can also automatically or manually eject unwanted passengers.
• Auto-update system delivers free updates for the life of the product.

Features

• All Original Content: Everything has been created from scratch, or bought from a legitimate source. There are no ripped textures or sounds.
• Superior Physics Simulation: Version 4.6 of Valen Vehicle Dynamics Engine, striving to be the best flight sim system in SL since 2003. Lift, drag, gravity, thrust, stalling, inertia, ground effect, and so on - it's all here. VHI has been a top player in SL flight simulation for years, and this aircraft continues the tradition with VHI's fourth- generation physics engine.
• Superior Handling: Controls are mathematically smoothed to minimize jerkiness and deliver a nice, predictable response. Aircraft can be controlled either in 3rd person or mouselook. Controls are tuned to work well for both aerobatic and cross-country flying. Water handling is flat, like a well-stabilized boat should be.
• Superior Sound: VHI aircraft all come with some of the best sounds of any aircraft in SL. This particular model's main engine sounds were synthesized from a real jet engine by VHI. All sounds have been created in crystal-clear 44.1KHz.
• There are tons of options, and they are all configurable through a touch menu system. Some are also configurable via chat, while the aircraft is in use.
• Includes a multifunction head-up display (HUD) that includes flight computer (waypoint-based navigation, including multi-waypoint flight plans) and tactical functions. The HUD can be used with any vehicle, or while not using vehicles at all, and features a jetpack function for when you're not using a vehicle.

Purchasing

You can get this airplane here at XStreetSL, or at these in-world locations.