Washington X is a
complete city plus airport package of the large area of Washington,
District of Columbia, United States of America. With this product,
you are free to fly to any of 5 airports and many heliports in the
area, admire some of the world-renowned landmarks like Capitol or
Pentagon, or simply pay a visit to The President of the United
States in his Oval Office in the White House. The choice is yours!
Washington, D.C. was founded in 1791 to serve as the new
national capital. In 1791, President Washington commissioned Pierre
(Peter) Charles L'Enfant, a French-born architect, and city planner,
to design the new capital. He based his design on plans of cities
such as Paris, Amsterdam, Karlsruhe, and Milan that Thomas Jefferson
had sent to him. L'Enfant's design also envisioned a garden-lined
"grand avenue" approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet
(120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall. On August
24–25, 1814, in a raid known as the Burning of Washington, British
forces invaded the capital during the War of 1812. The Capitol,
Treasury, and White House were burned and gutted during the attack.
Most government buildings were repaired quickly; however, the
Capitol was largely under construction at the time and was not
completed in its current form until 1868. Washington had an
estimated population of 681,170 as of July 2016. Commuters from the
surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's
population to more than one million during the workweek. The
Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a
population of over 6 million, the sixth-largest metropolitan
statistical area in the country.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO:
KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is an international airport 3 miles (5 km) south
of downtown Washington, D.C. in Arlington County, Virginia, United
States. The airport opened June 16, 1941, just before US involvement
in World War II. It is the nearest commercial airport to the capital
and serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. In 2013,
Reagan National Airport handled 20,415,085 passengers, which was a
new record. From April 2014 to March 2015, the airport handled
21,195,775 passengers, which is slightly higher than the
aforementioned record. American Airlines, following its merger with
US Airways, has the largest share of traffic at the airport,
accounting for 50.4% of the market share as of 2015.
College Park Airport (IATA: CGS, ICAO: KCGS, FAA LID: CGS) is
a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince
George's County, Maryland. It is the world's oldest continuously
operated airport. College Park Airport was established in August
1909 by the United States Army Signal Corps to serve as a training
location for Wilbur Wright to instruct two military officers to fly
in the government's first airplane.
Joint Base Andrews (ICAO: KADW) is a United States military
facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The base is
widely known for serving as the home base of two Boeing VC-25
aircraft which have the call sign Air Force One while the President
of the United States is on board.
Potomac Airfield (ICAO: KVKX, FAA LID: VKX) is a privately
owned, public-use airport located in the community of Fort
Washington (formerly known as Friendly), in Prince George's County,
Maryland. It is a general aviation airport, and there is no
scheduled airline service available.
Washington Executive Airport (FAA LID: W32), also known as
Washington Executive Airpark or Hyde Field, is a public use general
aviation airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the central
business district (CBD) of Clinton, in Prince George's County,
Maryland, USA. It is located just 1.10 nautical miles (1.27 mi) east
of a slightly smaller airport called Potomac Airfield.
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INSTALLATION
The product will be automatically added to the Flight Simulator
Scenery Library. Our installer provides you additional optional
features during install. To select different options, simply run the
installer again. Uninstall instructions are provided in the manual.
SimObject Display Engine (SODE) is required for this product to be
installed.
COMPATIBILITY
This
product is compatible with
all Drzewiecki
Design products, all ORBX products, all PILOT’S products and all Megascenery
products. It is not compatible with other products featuring
included airports.
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SCENERY
FEATURES
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Washington, D.C.
scenery with about 1500 custom-made buildings incl. whole
downtown in 3D plus other landmarks, bridges, stadiums,
harbors/marinas and other objects, all with night textures
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Large scenery area
(McLean – Newington – Cheltenham - College Park) with night and
seasonal textures and a detailed autogen
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Detailed scenery of
KDCA Washington National Airport, with terminal interiors,
detailed ground markings, wet asphalt at rain, SODE animated
jetways, static aircraft etc.
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Lite sceneries of
KADW Joint Base Andrews, KCGS College Park Airport, KVKX Potomac
Airfield and W32 Washington Executive Airport with custom-made
all airport buildings and realistic ground poly layer.
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Many helipads and
heliports including White House, KJPN Pentagon Army Heliport,
KBOF Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling, MedStar Washington Hospital,
Washington DC Police Department Air Support, US Park Police
Anacostia Operations Facility, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Walter
Reed Emergency Heliport and Georgetown Hospital
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Highly advanced
performance-friendly design, numerous optimization techniques
used as well as the Lite Texture Pack provided
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