X-Plane is a
flight simulator produced by
Laminar Research. A desktop version is available for
macOS,
Windows, and
Linux, while a mobile version is available for
Android,
iOS, and
webOS.
X-Plane is packaged with several commercial, military, and other aircraft, as well as basic global scenery which covers most of the
Earth.
X-Plane also ships with other
software to build and customize
aircraft and scenery.
X-Plane
also has a plugin architecture that allows users to create their own
modules, extending the functionality of the software by letting users
create their own worlds or replicas of places on Earth. This is further
enhanced by the Scenery Gateway which allows users to share airports
with other users and eventually the airports are included by default in
the base product.
On November 25, 2016, Laminar Research released the first public beta of
X-Plane 11 to the general public. A second public beta was released on December 6, 2016, which fixed some major bugs.The official release of
X-Plane 11 was on March 30, 2017.