Release Date: July 28, 2003
Special edition of the most famous civil flight simulator from Microsoft's stables, which the giant from Redmond decided to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first airplane controlled flight.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight is the next milestone in the award-winning Flight Simulator franchise. Celebrating 20 years of developing and perfecting computer flight simulation, A Century of Flight will allow aviation enthusiasts to experience history at the controls of historic aircraft, such as Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, the Douglas DC-3 and the world’s first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer.
New engaging features such as interactive multimedia provide a wealth of historical information on the planes that shaped aviation history and the pilots who flew them. Informed and insightful articles explain all there is to know about Microsoft’s Flight Simulator and the 24 aircraft included in the software. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system, enhanced automatically generated scenery (AutoGen) and detailed visual effects, improved Air Traffic Control functions, and 3D interactive cockpits, as well as 15 modern aircraft, including the Beechcraft Baron and the Robinson R22 helicopter.
Key New Features
* Dynamic weather system based on realistic atmospheric physics, with true three-dimensional clouds that form and dissipate, and automatic real-world weather updates when you're connected to the Internet.
* Weather “themes” that generate a wide variety of stunning—and challenging—flying conditions with just a few clicks of a mouse
* Enhanced interactive air traffic control (ATC), including traffic at all airports around the world (including non-towered airports), altitude changes en route, pop-up IFR clearances, and precision and non-precision approaches to multiple runways
* Interactive 3D “virtual” cockpits—tune radios and operate key aircraft controls and avionics by pointing and clicking in the virtual cockpit view.
* Scenery improvements, including taxiway and runway signs, enhanced auto-gen 3D objects, more high-detail airports, and improved lighting and sky effects
* Garmin 500 and 295 series GPS with color moving maps and airport/facility information
* Improved full-color map view with terrain display
* Improved for 3D graphics hardware acceleration in multiple windows and across multiple monitors
* Learning Center--a “Web site on the disc” available while the simulation is running that includes a Key Topics visual guide to the features in Microsoft Flight Simulator, direct links to flights and lessons, flight briefings, how-to procedures, aircraft handbooks, and more.
* New and expanded lessons and ground school topics
* Kiosk mode for unattended demonstrations
Core Features from Previous Versions
* Worldwide scenery with accurate 3D terrain and auto-gen objects that fill in the world with appropriate buildings and vegetation no matter where you fly.
* Jeppesen NavData database, including VORs, NDBs, ILS, low- and high-altitude airways, intersections
* Approximately 24,000 airports worldwide (increased from about 22,000 in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002).
* Flight planner to create realistic VFR and IFR flight plans and navigation logs
* Flight analysis to play back a flight on a moving map that shows ground track, key flight data, and a vertical profile
* Instructor's station--link two PCs so that one pilot can observe a Flight Simulator session, change weather, fail systems, and provide comments and help via a chat window.
* IFR training s for selected aircraft that include all key instruments, avionics, and controls in one window for realistic IFR flights.
* Multiplayer capability over a local network or the Internet.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
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System Requirements for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommanded System Requirements:
Processor Pentium III 550 MHz, 256 MB RAM, graphic card 16 MB, 1.8 GB HDD.
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
Expansion
October 13, 2006
Simulation
F-117A Stealth Fighter is one of the most popular additions to the game Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. The product prepared by JustFlight team is about one of the most interesting machines belonging to the U.S. Army - the title assault aircraft.
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March 24, 2006
Simulation
The SR-71 Blackbird is known to aviation enthusiasts as an American reconnaissance aircraft, whose main features are streamlined shapes and indecently high speed, exceeding three times the speed of sound.
Expansion
February 24, 2006
Simulation
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is undoubtedly the most functional air transporter created by the American army in the last century.
Expansion
January 27, 2006
Simulation
Supplement to the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, which introduces to this title Boeing 777, the world's largest two-engine aircraft.
Expansion
September 12, 2005
Simulation
VFR Poland NW is one of several dozen add-ons to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. The distinguishing feature of this add-on from other extensions is the fact that this product was created in Poland, thanks to a group of programmers working within the SIMDESIGN team ed by Geosystems.
Expansion
August 26, 2005
Simulation
707 Professional is one of several dozen additions to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. The product was made for Just Flight company by Captain Sim team, and its main theme is everything that is related to Boeing 707.
Expansion
August 19, 2005
Simulation
Traffic 2005 is one of the numerous add-ons to the game Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. A feature that distinguishes it from other add-ons produced by Just Flight company, is the vast range of possibilities offered and a powerful database, containing information about over 280 thousand flights.
Expansion
May 13, 2005
Simulation
An addition to the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. This product shows how difficult and dangerous can be the work of people sitting at the helm of heavenly machines.
Expansion
February 11, 2005
Simulation
Supermarine Spitfire, the famous World War II English fighter, is not only the pride of British aviation, but also the main character of Spitfire game, prepared by Aeroplane Heaven studio.
Expansion
January 14, 2005
Simulation
Concorde, which is the only enger airplane except Tu-144, finished its sky-highlight voyages a few years ago. This intriguing machine still functions in the memory of aviation enthusiasts. This also applies to programmers from the Phoenix Simulation Software studio, who, in tribute to the legendary vehicle, created Concorde Professional, a paid supplement to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
Expansion
November 26, 2004
Simulation
747-200 Ready for Pushback is an addition to the acclaimed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 game, created by Abakus studio on behalf of JustFlight, and its mission is to celebrate the world's most popular enger aircraft - Boeing 747.
