MB-339 PAN Free Simulator

MB-339 PAN Virtual Aircraft

MB-339 PAN is a free multi-platform simulation of the jet used by the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force. It runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Macintosh and is based on the FlightGear open source software.

News

December 15, 2010

Version 2.1 of the MB-339 PAN package has been released (it requires FlightGear 2.0.0 or above); it fixes some bugs.

June 22, 2010

Version 2.0 of the MB-339 PAN package has been released (it requires FlightGear 2.0.0 or above).

August 27, 2007

Version 1.3 of the MB-339 PAN package has been released (it requires FlightGear 0.9.10 or 1.0.0); it fixes some bugs that blocked some animations. Now you should be able to see cockpit and aero surfaces animations.

April 28, 2006

Version 1.2 of the MB-339 PAN package has been released (it requires FlightGear 0.9.10 or 1.0.0). Thanks to Jon S. Berndt for the support in making the MB-339 PAN package compatible with the latest version of JSBSim.

December 6, 2005

Version 1.1 of the MB-339 PAN package has been released. It includes a new cockpit that adds new instruments and improves the previous ones.

Development team:

Prof. Luca Chittaro: project leader.
Dr. Luca Masera: aircraft modeling (geometry, texturing, animation).
Dr. Augusto Senerchia: aircraft dynamics modeling and web design.
Capt. Massimo Tammaro: technical advice and beta-testing.

Contact information:

For suggestions, information, please contact the director of the HCI Lab.

Highlights:

Accurate flight dynamics and engine modeling

About 10000 polygons for the aircraft geometry with lots of animated parts:

Flaps, ailerons, airbrake, gear and thruster.

6000 additional polygons for the full 3D virtual cockpit:

Stick, throttle, flaps, parking brakes and gear levers, including the rudder pedals.
AHI, AOA, HSI, altimeter, climb rate, acceleration, airspeed and Mach indicator.
Engine instruments and other gauges.