CowanSim Releases Bell Helicopters 206L3 for X-Plane 11

March 21, 2022

Last Friday, CowanSim released their rendition of the Bell 206. The helicopter delivers many features, including floats systems, dynamic weight options, and spotlights. This product is part of a developing lineage of helicopters in the X-Plane 11 space.

Unfortunately, the helicopter space hasn't been well documented, but to preface this new product, the Bell 206 is a two-bladed helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The seven-seater LongRanger was eventually developed into twin-engine options, marketed as the TwinRanger. It can cruise at a maximum speed of 120 knots over 374 nm at 13,500 feet. 

CowanSim has provided the following feature list for their 206L3:

  • Tested by real pilots
  • Hardware throttle config
  • Working floats configuration
  • Low and High Ski Versions
  • Head Force and Shake
  • Dynamic Weight Options
  • Functional spotlight and spray kit
  • Functional Cineflex Camera
  • 2k and 4k textures
  • FMOD
  • Rain Effects
  • Vulkan compatibility
  • AviTab, and RXP GTN750 integration
  • Detailed night lighting
  • and more!

Prospective 206L3 can obtain the helicopter on the CowanSim website for $32.95. Once downloaded, the product will utilize approximately 1GB of space. 

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