Tuesday, August 30, 2011

McPhat's Partner Looking for Beta Testers

McPhat Studios posted an interesting comment at their Facebook page today.  One of their partners is looking for beta testers for an upcoming product.  They dropped the hint that the product is a twin-engine model powered by CFM engines.  Well, that means a few possibilities:

  • CFM56-3 series - found in Boeing 737 "Classic" (737-300/400/500 series)
    feelThere! at one point had expressed interest in possibly updating their old 737 PIC with an updated 3D virtual cockpit.  This is a definite possibility, if that project is still active.  Who knows, maybe someone else out there is working on this.
  • CFM56-5 series - found in Airbus A320 series (A318/A319/A320/A321)
    We know FlightSimLabs is working on an A320.  Some have also suggested that the AirSimmer A320 is not dead yet.  I suspect one of these two is the most likely possibility.
  • CFM56-7 series - found in Boeing 737 NG (737-600/700/800/900 series)
    PMDG just released the 737 NGX, and has a pretty tightly-controlled community of beta-testers.  With the iFly 737 NG also out there, I can't imagine that there is big enough of a market for any more 737 NG products at this time.
So, the bottom line is that somebody out there appears to be looking for a beta tester for either a 737 Classic, or an A320.

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