Android quick app: X-Plane 9
The intricate and realistic flight simulator finally comes to Android
It’s been many months since we saw the X-Plane flight simulator for Android demoed at Google IO — long enough that we wondered if we’d ever actually see it. But it’s here, folks. And it’s got all the airborne goodness you could have hoped for (and that we saw in our demo).
But at $9.99, this isn’t a cheap app. Is it worth the 10-spot? Let’s take a look after the break.
Android quick app: X-Plane 9 posted originally by Android Central
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Hands-on with Laminar Research’s X-Plane Android flight sim [#io2010]
I’m pretty sure I could probably fly myself home after spending a few minutes with Laminar Research’s X-Plane Android flight simulator (this is no mere "app"), which we toyed around with at Google IO. You have seven airplanes — 
Piper Malibu, Beach King-Air, Eclipse Jet-500, Piaggio Avanti, Cirrus Vision, Cessna 172 and Columbia 400 — from which you can choose, and it features custom terrain (no Google Earth here) and even shows where lift is affecting the aircraft. It’s not available yet in the Android Market because they’re waiting for a few technical issues (with the Market, not their app) to be resolved. But hopefully we’ll see this soon. Check it out after the break. Anybody want to navigate for me?
Hands-on with Laminar Research’s X-Plane Android flight sim [#io2010]
I’m pretty sure I could probably fly myself home after spending a few minutes with Laminar Research’s X-Plane Android flight simulator (this is no mere "app"), which we toyed around with at Google IO. You have seven airplanes — Piper Malibu, Beach King-Air, Eclipse Jet-500, Piaggio Avanti, Cirrus Vision, Cessna 172 and Columbia 400 — from which you can choose, and it features custom terrain (no Google Earth here) and even shows where lift is affecting the aircraft. It’s not available yet in the Android Market because they’re waiting for a few technical issues (with the Market, not their app) to be resolved. But hopefully we’ll see this soon. Check it out after the break. Anybody want to navigate for me?