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Orbx specialises in developing ultra-detailed ground terrain and airport scenery for flight simulation software plaforms for the consumer, aerospace and defense markets.

Press the play icon in the above video to see the dramatic transformation FTX makes to the default scenery in Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

Orbx expands its airport series to include Coffs Harbour, Warnervale and Perth Jandakot

January 4th, 2009 - Orbx today announced the immediate availability of its Perth Jandakot Regional Airport to add to the recent releases of Warnervale, Coffs Harbour and Melbourne International airports.  Orbx plans to release over 12 international, regional and GA airports through 2009, including YBBN Brisbane, YSSY Sydney, YSCB Canberra, YBCS Cairns, Darwin, Moorabbin, Essendon and Hobart airports to name a few.

Orbx North America terrain series announced

December, 2008 - Orbx this month announced the 2009 release of its first series of terrain products for the North American markets, beginning with the USA-Canada Pacific Northwest region. This highly anticipated area is scheduled for release in the first half of 2009. Early images previewed have been met with an overwhelmingly positive response.

Orbx terrain technology launched in SimJET B737-800 Commercial Simulator

October, 2008 - SimJET Training Systems (SJTS), an Orbx shareholder, this month launched first operations of their commercial B737-800 training platform at their Archerfield Airport facility south of Brisbane. The impressive 210-degree curved FOV display system, dubbed STSvision, projects Orbx-developed 1m terrain database imagery called STSview, in the first commercially licensed use of Orbx terrain technology in the world. Using highly accurate Orbx-developed renditions of YMML Melbourne, YMLT Launceston and YSCH Coffs Harbour, SJTS are able to accurately provide full ground and approach procedures and unlimited weather scenarious using Orbx technology.

SJT B737-800 Simulator using Orbx terrain, approaching YMLT Launceston

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YMML Melbourne International Airport Video

Orbx releases FTX AU YMML Melbourne International Airport, the most detailed airport environment ever created for flight simulators on any platform.

August 15th, 2008 - Orbx today announced that its launch airport YMML Melbourne International has been released for sales to the consumer market from the FTX website. YMML features 15cm/pixel modeled terrain for the entire airport precinct and the terminals and all airside and landside buildings are a 1:1 representation of their real life counterparts through the use of thousands of photos taken onsite, and painstakingly detailed modeling. The project lifecycle was eighteen months, with a substantial portion of the work going into R&D on pioneering new techniques for airports with this amount of detail. Feedback from actual airline pilots who fly into YMML have expressed their astonishment that the Orbx virtual airport is indistinguishable from the real one.

YMML is due to be installed in a commercial B737 simulator environment over the next few months in readiness for commercial pilot training systems.

Three FTX Australia Terrain Regions released in 2008

The FTX AU BLUE, GOLD and GREEN regions released so far in 2008 provide coverage in the areas of Australia shown in light blue, gold and green on the map below in stunning detail never seen before in flight simulation products. Pilots will be able to conduct VFR navigation exercises in the simulator due to the accuracy of all topographical features, terrain and landclass. Offering hand-built coastlines, rivers, complete road/rail coverage, vertical obstructions, seasonal variations and wet/dry inundations in the north, FTX will prove to be an invaluable aid for those wanting the most realism when flying over Australia.

The coverage map above shows the three regions released in 2008, with the Red Region covering western and central Australia due for release soon. For further updates including screenshots from the current beta builds of FTX, please visit the Orbx preview forums.

Visit the official FTX website at http://fullterrain.com

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