Microsoft – Fokker F.VII v1.2.1

v1.2.1:
– Fixed the altimeter not showing the correct altitude for the FVII.a variant.
– Fixed 2020 Content Showing Placeholder Image in 2024.
– Restructured and renamed project.
– [ART] Improved contrast of needles against gauges for better legibility in low light conditions (reported as PS5 issue specifically).
– Fixed many closing tag build errors.
– Fixed aircraft being sunk into ground in photo mode.
– Fixed inverted mouse dragging on magneto switches.
– Fixed rudder trim not working on the A1M variant.
– Fixed the float variant being unable to takeoff from water.
– Fixed NAV and HDG flags appearing on the HSI erroneously.
– Partial cockpit audio fix – switches.

We are proud to release the second of our Local Legends series of famous historical aircraft, the Fokker F.VII today. An 8-passenger airliner first flown in 1924 and designed by German aeronautical engineer Walther Rethel for the Fokker Aircraft Company of The Netherlands, the first five F.VIIs produced were driven by a single engine only. It was in this configuration that Dutch flag carrier KLM completed the first ever flight from The Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia).

After determining that a single-engine was unreliable and underpowered, legendary Dutch aircraft pioneer Anthony Fokker tasked his company’s chief engineer Reinhold Platz with converting the type into a three-engine configuration. The resulting design revision, designated the Fokker F.VIIa/3m (more commonly referred to as the “Fokker Trimotor”), would be the aircraft chosen for several historic flights and aviation firsts during the late 1920s. One of these aircraft, a Fokker F.VII named “Southern Cross”, played an especially important role in the history of aviation of the country featured in World Update 7: Australia. Two other Fokker F.VIIs also achieved global fame during this period: the “Josephine Ford” and the “Friendship”.