SA 315B Lama XP12

The SA315B Lama is a light multi-role helicopter. It was developed by the French manufacturer Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale, now Airbus Helicopters) for the Indian Air Force.
It was to be designed primarily for use in particularly high and hot environments. The result was a helicopter with impressive performance values for that time. This helicopter weighs only 1021 kg when empty, but with a maximum take-off weight of 1950 kg it is still able to hover freely in the air at an altitude of 4600. It is therefore not surprising that this helicopter was able to hold the absolute altitude world record from 1972 to 2002 with a flight altitude of 12442 meters.

• Support for the entire X-Plane 12 cycle including patches and possible updates
• Both versions XP12 and XP11 included
•  for the XP11 features please look at the Lama XP11 shop page
• Quick-start-document in English
• Comprehensive flight manual documents in EN, FR and DE
• Completely redesigned flight model to reflect all XP12 changes
• X-Plane 12 weather effects compatible
• "Safe-state" system which stores all tablet customizations when changing aircraft or exiting the simulator. Restores them when the Lama is reloaded
• Lama's own "Artifical Stabilisation" system, which is of course integrated into the "Safe-State" system. Once thoroughly made, stability settings for the three control axes are stored and restored each time the Lama is reloaded
• Automatic checklist including switchable acoustic speech and also switchable camera guidance to the operated switches for the complete sequence from "Cold and Dark" to "Ready to fly" and back again. Thus, the complete start-up and shut-down process can be marveled at and followed like in a movie theater
• Full simulation of the SX-16 "Nightsun" searchlight including sound, gimbal assembly, focus adjustment, focus dependent light intensity and realistic on/off behavior
• Rescue winch that automatically switches the attachment point for the bottom load rope from the load hook to the winch
• Second selection option for the baskets on the outside of the helicopter
• Possibility to mount a bubble door on the pilot's side
• Ability to unhook both doors independently and fly without doors
• FMOD 2 which, besides minor optimizations, now locally accounts for the opened doors
• Instrument lighting switchable between red and green color
• Vibration animations in the cockpit
• High detail 3D-model and textures by khamsin studio
• PBR textures
• Completely animated rotor head and blade flex
• Including Geforce plugin by Dreamfoil Helicopters (not native APPLE-arm M1/M2 compatible)
• Very accurate flight model (including Autorotation) up to MTOW of 1950 kg
• individual user setup friendly:
  
  • Uses only default joystick axes (throttle, collective, pitch, roll and yaw)
  • All custom commands access able via default X-Plane menu
• Complete recreation of real power management including:
  
  • Real startup and shutdown procedures
  • Real centrifugal clutch management
  • Real turbine RPM-limiter
  • Real safety microswitches
  • Real usability of Collins-Pitch-Indicator
• Hide able 3D-tablet including:
  
  • Custom weight-and-balance menu
  • Attach or detach external parts
  • Toggle able glass reflections
  • Toggle able custom downwash effect
  • Toggle able cockpit vibrations
  • Ability to choose out of four strobe light variants for addon liveries
  • Avitab integration
  • Toggle able power management helper bug
  • Let the groundcrew turn one blade up front for you
• Four different strobe light effects for different liveries
• Livery depending IAS gauge in km/h or KTS
• Working slungload scale
• VR compatible
• Very FPS friendly