I'm hoping these all make it over to when their MSFS 2020 version becomes available.

Classic panel:

 

Dual panel:

GTN panel:

 

Retro panel:

And from the User's manual:
(Looks like a LOT of work. I don't know about you, but I'd charged a fortune for that kind of work 🙂 )

Edited August 30, 20232 yr by bofhlusr
Added info.

As pretty as they are none of those options would represent an actual era panel due to the fact GPS was not available at that time. In 1985 I flew serial number 369, a brand new 25G model and near the end of the production run. Only glass on the panel would have been a weather radar, and the long range nav would be a Loran C or VLF/ Omega unit mounted in the pedestal. That model was certified to FL510 but good luck getting there. I tried twice on dead head legs and 47,700 was the highest I ever got it to go and even then auto pilot had a hard time with it. Fun performance wise but an absolute PITA to operate in high density areas where ATC would keep you at FL230 coming out of Boston or New York area and you were screaming for a higher altitude. If you needed an alternate it was not going to be a fun day. SOP out of Teterboro was taxi out on one engine a request a two minute heads up for the second engine start just to save fuel. I have the Xtreme Prototypes version and it is a pretty nice product.

I just bought the Xtreme Prototypes X-15 2.0 and it is amazing.  It can to the edge of space flying up to 300,000 feet or more.  It's an amazing model and an amazing aircraft.  The developer told me this in an email when I inquired about it:

"Our current X-15A-2 cockpit model is used by NASA at Armstrong Flight Research Center in California as part of their Greater Heights simulator project."

If NASA's using it than I think it's good enough for me 😄

Some shots they sent me:

Edited September 1, 20232 yr by Kalnon

Why doesn't it have rear wheels?  How does it brake?

Did you get the Learjet?

 

2 hours ago, bofhlusr said:

Why doesn't it have rear wheels?  How does it brake?

Did you get the Learjet?

 

You are correct, it does not have rear wheels, instead it has two skids, one on each side of the rear.  It was meant to land on the salt flats and smooth desert terrain in places in the western US, not airport runways.  In fact, in RL it doesn't takeoff from airports or anywhere on the ground for that matter.  It was mounted or attached to the bottom of a large airplane like the B-52 bomber (remember this was back in the early 60's) the mothership would takeoff and reach a certain altitude and the X-15 would detach from the B-52 and ignite it's rocket engines.  It set the altitude record of 354,000 feet and reached a speed record of mach 6.7 (4,520 mph)

However, this simulator version can takeoff from runways and land on them if you wish.  If your interested, it's only about 25$ USD and totally worth it.  It's a very unique experience and there's really nothing else like it for flight simulation.

Edited September 1, 20232 yr by Kalnon