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VSKYLABS Guimbal Cabri G2 Project

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The Guimbal Cabri G2 is a two-seat helicopter designed by Bruno Guimbal and produced by Hélicoptères Guimbal (France). The G2 initial demonstrator flew in 1992 and entered commercial service in 2008. It received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in December 2007. In 2015 it received type certification from the FAA, and began operations in the US.

The Cabri G2 design was implemented also in the Okra 1200 tactical VTOL drone, developed in a joint effort of Guimbal and EADS and initially presented at the Paris Air Show in 2003.

The development of the VSKYLABS Guimbal Cabri G2 Project for X-Plane 11 was approved by Hélicoptères Guimbal. Although acknowledged by Hélicoptères Guimbal, it is an independent VSKYLABS project which is not affiliated with and/or endorsed by Hélicoptères Guimbal.

The VSKYLABS Guimbal Cabri G2 Project is featuring a fully-configured and functional control suite which is optimized for VR functionality. This means that the cockpit can be operated with maximum comfort and fluency using VR controllers. The VR development process in this project was made with the native VR environment of X-Plane 11.20.

Project Main Features:

Designed for X-Plane 11.40+ Experimental flight model.
Project under constant development: Development plan and evolution are including EVERY aspect of the project (3D modeling and textures, flight dynamics modeling, fmod sounds, interactivity, systems etc...).
Highly engineered, robust helicopter simulation which pushes X-Plane's out-of-the-box features and flight dynamics model to its extent.
Highly detailed visualization of the Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter.
Designed for Virtual Reality experience, including a FULL-VR mode which enables to operate and fly the Cabri without using physical hardware for the pedals.
Engineered as a 'Native X-Plane aircraft': Maximum X-Plane compatibility without the use of 3rd party plugins or external coding dependencies.
Day/Night VFR instrumentation.
Electronic Pilot Monitor (EPM) - Simplified yet authentic and effective EPM display.
Built in compatibility with the AviTab plugin for 3D and VR AviTab visualization and interaction.
Optional Experimental/LSA grade autopilot included.
Perfect for new helicopter pilots and for helicopter conversion for fixed wings aircraft pilots - due to its docile flying characteristics and simple yet effective design features.

Additional Features:

Highly responsive support system/forum.
The VSKYLABS Guimbal Cabri G2 Project is under constant development. All updates are free.

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Version 1.7 (March 11th 2020)

Available via the updater

Overall control, stability and general responsiveness tuneup.
Ground interaction was improved for more realistic skids/ground contact.
Tendency for aircraft breakup during aggressive collective-down action upon autorotation initiation was tuned.

Version v1.6 (8th December 2019)

MAJOR flight dynamics model update and bug fixes (Phase 1 of 2):

Rated power output (max/continuous) was tuned with higher precision.
Handling tuneup:

Overall control and stability refinements.
Rotor disc performance.
Fenestron (tail rotor) performance.

G2 flight envelope - higher speed regime performance tuneup - max level speed, rotor disc performance in high forward flight speed.

Version 1.6 (November 11th 2019)

Flight dynamics:

Updated to X-Plane 11.40+ Experimental flight model

Version 1.4 (April 14th 2019)

Flight Model and Systems:

Engine power output was increased during heavy load performance tune-up.

Hovering ceiling at max weight (IGE) tuned.

Electrical system refinements. Alternator is now charging the battery more effectively and realistically.

Rotor braking ratio was tuned for a more realistic behavior. The lever is still having a 0/100% operation state (will be addressed in the future), but when applied to 100% it will act on the rotor gradually.

3D modeling/interaction:

Altimeter setup knob sensitivity tuned for maximum precision.

Added an addition Altimeter plate with mbar/inHg setup system. This alternate Altimeter can be toggled by clicking on the Altimeter protective glass. The current additional Altimeter is a temporary solution, as a higher resolution plate is still being developed.

GPS textures fixed (minor bug fix).

Pilot's head position when loading the aircraft was tuned (experimental feature, will be further tuned in the future).

Cockpit Switches 'pre-flight' state:

Igniters are now in the 'OFF' state when starting cold and dark.

Fuel valve is now in the 'OFF' state when starting cold and dark.

Clutch guard is now closed automatically when starting with engines running.

Landing and taxi lights are now in the 'OFF' position, unless activated.

Update to Version Build v1.32 (February 6th 2019)

(Store package build 1.30b / Update pushed via Auto-updater version v1.32)

Flight Model Tune-up (X-Plane 11.32):

Helicopter performance tuneup - hovering ceiling at max weight (IGE).

Stability and handling tuneup.

Fenestron Tail-rotor performance tuneup.

FMOD sounds:

Rotor-slap sounds tuneup.

Update to Version Build v1.31 (February 3rd 2019)

(Store package build 1.30b / Update pushed via Auto-updater version v1.31)

Flight Model Tune-up (X-Plane 11.31):

Engine's available Horse-power was tuned.

Fenestron Tail-rotor performance tuneup.

Stability and handling tuneup.

Version v1.30 (10th October 2018)

STMA Autoupdater added:

Automatic updates and notifications.
Fly the most recent version of the project.

Flight Dynamics:

Flight dynamics tune-up for tail-rotor responsiveness and overall performance.
Weight and balance: Pilot weight was added to base weight.

FMOD Sound:

FMOD project maintenance - no errors shown in the log.txt file.

Attachments areaVersion v1.2b1 (September 27th 2018)

Flight Dynamics:

Performance tune-up for cruise.
Propulsion system tune-up for power.
Autorotation rotor behavior tune-up.
Handling and stability tune-up.

VR Experience:

VRconfig.txt file added (realistic yoke and hot-spots defined for both seats - enabling the right seat realistic yoke requires a minor edit in the VRconfig.txt file).
Grip-zone for the throttle in non-full-VR collective mode was added to allow more comfortable operation of the collective, as it is lacking of real-life-friction, making it hard to maintain desired throttle setting.
VR X-Plane's iPad is now squeezed between the left seat and the mid-pedestal-panel (magnet point defined).

FMOD Sounds:

Rotor blades sounds layers were added (experimental).
3D surround sound adjustments for head movement.

3D modeling:

Emergency inflatable floats were removed until the system is fully operational (future update).
Paint-kit mapping update: now it is possible to paint underneath the Cabri as well.
Added VSKYLABS livery.

Version v1.1b1 (September 16th 2018)