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Britten-Norman Islander

A British utility twin built around short regional and practical transport work.
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Britten-Norman designed the Islander in the 1960s as a light transport. Its roles span regional passenger services, utility work and military operations. Piston and turbine implementations appear in the simulator catalogue, with their own package names and documentation. Equipment and airframe details vary across its long production history.

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander · Specifications (BN-2B Islander) · real aircraft; source units retained

Length
35 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (10.86 m)↗
Wingspan
49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)↗
Height
13 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (4.18 m)↗
Wing area
325.0 sq ft (30.19 m² )↗
Empty weight
4,114 lb (1,866 kg) equipped (without avionics)↗
Max takeoff weight
6,600 lb (2,994 kg)↗
Powerplant
2 × Lycoming O-540-E4C5 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engines, 260 hp (190 kW) each↗
Propellers
2-bladed Hartzell HC-C2YK-2B constant speed propellers , 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) diameter↗
Maximum speed
148 kn (170 mph, 274 km/h) at sea level↗
Cruise speed
130 kn (150 mph, 240 km/h) at 12,000 ft (3,700 m) (59% power)↗
Stall speed
40 kn (46 mph, 74 km/h) (flaps down)↗
Range
755 nmi (869 mi, 1,398 km) at 130 kn (150 mph; 241 km/h) and 12,000 ft (3,700 m) (59% power, standard fuel)↗

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The prototype changed during flight testing

Deputy chief designer A. J. Coombe recalled that the early Islander needed improvements to longitudinal trim, drag and single-engine performance. Enlarging the elevator trim tab was only part of the answer; changing the tailplane incidence also helped.

More wing and different engines

Coombe’s recollection describes extending the wing and replacing the prototype’s 210 hp Continental engines with 260 hp Lycomings. The revised aircraft returned to testing in early 1966. The Islander’s practical production configuration emerged through that programme rather than arriving complete at its first flight.

A new Islander still had individual quirks

Unwin liked the clean cockpit and was surprised by how tightly the Islander could turn on the ground. In flight it felt stable, although the ailerons were relatively heavy and reaching the roof-mounted trim control took familiarity. Radio equipment placed to the side was less convenient to read than the displays directly ahead.

Landing introduced the demonstrator’s own quirks. Unwin flared too high on his first attempt, and stiff throttles made precise power changes harder during later short-field work. Hargreaves had warned him about that adjustment issue, and practice improved the results. The report combines affection for the design with specific criticisms of the aircraft he flew.

Flying the aircraft that first took him home

Robertson first travelled in an Islander as a newborn leaving the hospital in Stanley. Growing up in a flying family made the aircraft part of ordinary life long before he became a commercial pilot. After training in Britain, he returned to the Falklands and built experience through months of supervised local flying.

The work varied with the seasons: tourists in summer, and freight such as food, mail, washing machines and building supplies alongside other year-round duties. Medical transport and fisheries or scientific flights added further variety. He particularly enjoyed calm, clear winter days and trips that brought him back to family at Port Stephens.

Delivering a new Islander through a disrupted world

Eddleston joined the delivery in Montreal after another pilot brought the aircraft across from Britain. Pandemic restrictions, paperwork and holiday closures complicated the route south, including an extended wait in Daytona. The ferry installation made unusually long legs possible, so this journey was very different from a passenger flight in a standard Islander.

Caribbean water gave way to Andean mountains and Chilean glaciers as the delivery progressed. Fuel arrangements sometimes required improvised communication across a language barrier. On the final leg to the Falklands, a radio problem made the carried satellite communications equipment valuable. A large welcoming group at Stanley brought home what the new aircraft meant to its community.

Fontes públicas 10
  1. Britten-Norman BN-2 IslanderResearch background · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. BN-2A Islander XP12Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  3. BN-2B / BN-2T IslanderOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  4. Flight test: Britten-Norman BN-2 IslanderDave Unwin · 19 December 2017 reprint
  5. Drew Robertson: Falklands pilotInterview by Yayeri van Baarsen · 10 February 2022
  6. Falklands IslanderMark Eddleston · 16 March 2021; May 2021 issue
  7. BNAPS News: Islander 50 special editionMay 2015 · A. J. Coombe’s flight-test recollection, PDF pp.10–14
  8. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  9. BN-2 Islander pistonProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  10. Britten Norman Islander BN2T – Product Home – BlackBox SimulationProduct listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue

Como o perfil o modela

BlackBox BN2T Turbine Islander

Free + Pro
MSFS 2020MSFS 2024BlackBox Simulation

Britten-Norman designed the Islander in the 1960s as a light transport. Its roles span regional passenger services, utility work and military operations. Piston and turbine implementations appear in the simulator catalogue, with their own package names and documentation. The long production history makes variant and equipment context especially useful when comparing examples.

This profile selects BlackBox BN2T Turbine Islander for MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024.

Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.

Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.

Controls and trim

Islander products separate piston BN2B-26 and turbine BN2T aircraft, with the larger BN2T-4S Defender retaining its own capacity and weight context. TorqueSim documents a custom KFC225, while BlackBox's turbine aircraft uses GI275/GMC500 equipment. A real Defender's KFC325 is not that add-on installation. Thranda's piston BN2A offers DynaFeel and configurable panels. Engine and avionics choices are therefore kept attached to the selected product.

Islander BN2T TurbopropFeaturesDownload PdfBN2T-4S manufacturer specification January 2022Islander BN2BN-2 Islander pistonBN-2A Islander XP12 exact product classificationBN-2B / BN-2T IslanderIslander published user manualIslander published user manual

The selected implementation

BlackBox's BN2T/Defender package uses GI275/GMC500 and an optional separately installed PMS50 GTN750. A real Defender's KFC325 is a different installation.

Islander BN2T TurbopropFeaturesDownload PdfBN2T-4S manufacturer specification January 2022

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Master gain & control system

Master gain85%

A escala final de saída aplicada a tudo que o modelo produz, antes do teto do dispositivo.

Mais: tudo (mola, cargas, efeitos) fica mais forte junto.

Menos: tudo amacia junto.

Por que aqui: Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.

Forces

Spring strength68%

A força base de centragem que puxa o manche de volta ao centro. Todas as outras forças se empilham sobre ela. Baixa demais e o manche parece frouxo em voo normal; alta demais e ele briga com sua mão e mascara os sinais menores por cima.

Mais: uma centragem mais firme que resiste mais à mão.

Menos: um manche mais mole que depende só da carga aerodinâmica.

Por que aqui: The selected reversible yoke response is independent of piston or turbine cues; DynaFeel changes input response and is not a calibrated device-force signal. The baseline spring is 0.68. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS.

Islander BN2T TurbopropFeaturesDownload PdfBN2T-4S manufacturer specification January 2022Islander BN2BN-2 Islander pistonBN-2A Islander XP12 exact product classificationBN-2B / BN-2T IslanderIslander published user manualIslander published user manual
Spring deadband4%

Uma pequena zona neutra ao redor do centro onde a mola fica quieta, para que movimentos mínimos em repouso não trepidem. Mais larga é mais calma porém mais solta; mais estreita é mais precisa mas pode tremer no centro.

Mais: um centro mais calmo porém mais solto, com mais folga.

Menos: um centro mais apertado que pode tremer em repouso.

Por que aqui: Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.

Overall aerodynamic load60%

Uma escala mestra sobre as duas cargas sustentadas de eixo, aplicada antes do balanço independente delas. Os perfis normalmente a deixam quieta e ajustam as duas cargas de eixo.

Mais: os dois eixos carregam mais forte.

Menos: os dois eixos aliviam juntos.

Por que aqui: The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.6 with an indicated-speed reference of 125 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.

Airspeed blendingTrue

Ativa a janela de engate da mola em baixa velocidade (nós de início/pleno acima). Desligado, a mola é constante em todas as velocidades.

Por que aqui: Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.

Low-speed spring floor50%

Quanto da mola sobrevive parado, antes que a velocidade possa gerar força aerodinâmica. Um piso alto mantém o manche estacionado firme; um piso baixo dá a sensação solta, de cabos com folga, de um avião leve estacionado.

Mais: um manche mais firme estacionado e no táxi.

Menos: um manche mole estacionado que só desperta com velocidade.

Por que aqui: Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.

Spring engagement start20 kt

A velocidade em que a mola começa a subir do piso de baixa velocidade rumo à força plena: os comandos "ganhando vida" na corrida de decolagem.

Por que aqui: Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.

Spring engagement full65 kt

A velocidade em que a mola atinge força plena. Entre o início e este ponto, a centragem endurece progressivamente à medida que o fluxo de ar cresce sobre os comandos.

Por que aqui: Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.

Velocidade de ajuste de força125

A velocidade indicada em que a carga aerodinâmica atinge seu nível pleno de projeto. Ela ancora toda a curva de carga à faixa real de velocidades do avião: um 172 carrega por volta de 110 nós, um jato bem depois.

Mais: as cargas chegam mais tarde; o manche fica leve até mais velocidade.

Menos: as cargas chegam antes e o cruzeiro pesa mais.

Por que aqui: Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.

Centre firmness vs speed15%

Quanto a própria centragem endurece com a velocidade, além das cargas de deflexão. Zero mantém a sensação de centro constante; mais faz o manche centrar mais duro em cruzeiro e mais solto no circuito.

Mais: um centro que endurece nitidamente com a velocidade.

Menos: uma sensação de centro constante em qualquer velocidade.

Por que aqui: The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.

Centre stiffening cap5

O limite superior do endurecimento de centro pela velocidade, para que voos muito rápidos não tensionem a mola sem freio.

Mais: mais endurecimento total permitido em alta velocidade.

Menos: o endurecimento corta antes.

Por que aqui: Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.

Aileron load76%

A carga sustentada de rolagem da deflexão dos ailerons e da velocidade, balanceada independentemente da arfagem. Junto com a carga do profundor define a razão de harmonia de comandos de que falam as resenhas.

Mais: esforços de rolagem mais pesados.

Menos: ailerons mais leves e vivos.

Por que aqui: Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.76 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.

Elevator load100%

A carga sustentada de arfagem da deflexão do profundor e da velocidade, balanceada independentemente da rolagem. É a alavanca principal por trás do peso de arfagem de um tipo. Não toca aileron, mola, compensador nem forças de buffet.

Mais: esforços sustentados de arfagem mais pesados em velocidade.

Menos: um profundor mais leve, com menos músculo para segurar.

Por que aqui: Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.

Max output force55%

Um teto sobre cada força estável de arfagem ou rolagem antes de chegar ao dispositivo, protegendo contra pancadas ou saturação do hardware em manobras fortes.

Mais: picos de força estável mais altos antes do corte.

Menos: um teto mais suave; manobras duras achatam antes.

Por que aqui: Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.

Trim

Trim relief (elevator)32%

Com que força o compensador de profundor alivia o esforço de arfagem mantido e desloca onde o manche assenta. Em 100 %, um avião bem compensado não precisa de pressão mantida: o fluxo de trabalho de compensar-a-carga do voo real.

Mais: o compensador tira mais esforço mantido; em 100 %, todo compensado o anula.

Menos: você segue segurando esforço mesmo compensado.

Por que aqui: The BlackBox tutorial documents pitch and rudder trim wheels. Pitch relief is separate from yaw trim and from each product's autopilot guidance. Pitch authority 0.32 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.

Islander BN2T TurbopropFeaturesDownload PdfBN2T-4S manufacturer specification January 2022Islander BN2BN-2 Islander pistonBN-2A Islander XP12 exact product classificationBN-2B / BN-2T IslanderIslander published user manualIslander published user manual
Trim relief (aileron)0%

O mesmo alívio para o compensador de rolagem. A maioria dos tipos de aviação geral não tem compensador de aileron real, então isto fica em zero; tipos com compensador de rolagem recebem um valor correspondente.

Mais: o compensador de rolagem tira mais esforço mantido.

Menos: o compensador de rolagem faz menos.

Por que aqui: Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.

Effect gains · Ground

Runway rumble27%

Vibração de rolagem no solo pela velocidade das rodas e tipo de superfície: asfalto, grama ou cascalho sob o trem.

Mais: uma textura de superfície mais forte no manche.

Menos: um táxi mais liso.

Por que aqui: Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.

Gear bumps25%

Solavancos curtos e discretos de juntas de dilatação, sulcos e superfície irregular, pontuando o ronco contínuo.

Mais: solavancos mais nítidos de juntas e sulcos.

Menos: detalhes de solo mais suaves.

Por que aqui: Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.

Effect gains · Airframe

Stall buffet20%

Sacudida da célula ao se aproximar do estol e enquanto o aviso soa: quão alto esta asa anuncia que está infeliz. Tipos de quebra seca recebem buffet modesto e deixam a buzina levar o aviso.

Mais: um tremor pré-estol mais forte.

Menos: uma asa mais discreta; a buzina leva o aviso.

Por que aqui: Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.

Mach buffet0%

Buffet transônico ao se aproximar do limite de Mach. Significativo para jatos perto de MMO, zero para pistões e turboélices que nunca chegam lá.

Mais: um buffet transônico mais forte perto do limite de Mach.

Menos: um voo mais liso em Mach alto.

Por que aqui: Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.

Flap buffet10%

Vibração de baixa frequência da célula com flapes estendidos no fluxo, na janela de velocidade em que eles realmente trabalham o ar.

Mais: um voo mais áspero com flapes trabalhando.

Menos: flapes de aproximação mais suaves.

Por que aqui: Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.

Gear buffet0%

Tamborilar da célula pelo trem retrátil pendurado na corrente de ar. Zero para tipos de trem fixo, onde a célula nunca muda de forma.

Mais: mais tamborilar com o trem embaixo.

Menos: um voo com trem embaixo mais limpo.

Por que aqui: Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.

Stick shaker50%

O zumbido dedicado do stick shaker de estol, disparado pelo próprio sistema de aviso do avião. Só tipos com shaker real recebem valor; o resto confia no buffet aerodinâmico e na buzina.

Mais: um shaker mais duro.

Menos: um shaker mais discreto.

Por que aqui: Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.

Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag

Touchdown thump42%

O golpe único quando as rodas tocam a pista, escalado pela razão de descida: um pouso macio sussurra, uma chegada firme bate.

Mais: um golpe mais duro no toque.

Menos: chegadas mais suaves.

Por que aqui: Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.

Reverse rumble0%

Vibração na corrida enquanto o reverso ou as hélices em beta trabalham. Zero para tipos sem reverso.

Mais: uma corrida mais áspera sob reverso.

Menos: um reverso mais discreto.

Por que aqui: Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.

Engine rumble6%

Vibração contínua do grupo motopropulsor seguindo a rotação entre marcha lenta e potência máxima, o lembrete sempre presente de que algo queima combustível lá na frente.

Mais: mais motor no manche.

Menos: um motor mais discreto.

Por que aqui: Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.

Flap motion12%

Vibração contínua apenas enquanto o simulador informa as superfícies de flape realmente em movimento. Segue o movimento e as falhas reais do atuador, não um cronômetro estimado.

Mais: mais vibração com os flapes em movimento.

Menos: cursos de flape mais discretos.

Por que aqui: Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.

Autopilot follow

AP follow authority10%

Quanto os comandos do piloto automático podem mover fisicamente o manche. Mantido minúsculo no MSFS, onde um eixo movido pode ser lido de volta como entrada do piloto; zero desativa o seguimento por completo.

Mais: o piloto automático move seu manche visivelmente mais.

Menos: um seguimento quase imperceptível.

Por que aqui: Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.

Stick feel

StickFeel · Trim feel enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.

StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.

StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.

StickFeel · G load enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.

StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.

Autopilot

Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.

Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.

Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6

Por que aqui: Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.

Aero

Aero · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.

Aero · Max flap index2

Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).

Mais: a more gradual build to a later peak.

Menos: a quicker build.

Por que aqui: Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.

Aero · Min flap index2

Where this effect begins fading in.

Mais: the effect begins later.

Menos: it begins earlier.

Por que aqui: Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.

Aero · Shaker enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.

Ground

Ground · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.

Engine

Engine · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.

Mechanical

Mechanical · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Por que aqui: Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.

Mechanical · Gain0

The strength of this effect.

Mais: a stronger effect.

Menos: a weaker one.

Por que aqui: Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.

Todas as configurações do perfil
Configurações estimadas do perfil
ParâmetroValorO que controla e por quê
Spring strength0.68 The selected reversible yoke response is independent of piston or turbine cues; DynaFeel changes input response and is not a calibrated device-force signal. The baseline spring is 0.68. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS.
Spring deadband0.045 Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Force gain0.6 The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.6 with an indicated-speed reference of 125 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.
Master gain0.85 Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Dynamic-pressure blendTrue Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Minimum spring factor0.5 Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring wake-up speed20 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring full-strength speed65 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Velocidade de ajuste de força125 ktSets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening0.15 The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.
Airspeed stiffening cap5 Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scale0.76 Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.76 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scale1.0 Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Maximum output force0.55 Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledTrue Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Elevator authority0.32 The BlackBox tutorial documents pitch and rudder trim wheels. Pitch relief is separate from yaw trim and from each product's autopilot guidance. Pitch authority 0.32 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
StickFeel · Aileron authority0 Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.
StickFeel · G load enabledTrue Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot · Follow authority0.1 Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6 Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero · EnabledTrue Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Gain0.2 Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Aero · Gain0 Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Aero · Gain0.1 Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Aero · Max flap index2 Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index2 Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Gain0 Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Aero · Amplitude0.5 Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Ground · EnabledTrue Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Ground · Gain0.27 Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Ground · Gain0.25 Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Ground · Gain0.42 Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Ground · Gain0 Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine · EnabledTrue Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Engine · Gain0.055 Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Mechanical · EnabledTrue Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0.12 Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Mechanical · Gain0 Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Fontes públicas 16
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  2. Islander BN2T TurbopropIncluded variants and compatibility; Product compatibility notice and included variant listProduct listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  3. FeaturesAvionics and GPS system
  4. Download PdfPDF pp5-7, 26-28, 31-32
  5. BN2T-4S manufacturer specification January 2022PDF pp2-6
  6. Islander BN2Legacy BN2 product2.2.3
  7. BN-2 Islander pistonNative2024 BN2 product1.2.0Product listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  8. BN-2A Islander XP12 exact product classificationXP12 BN2A product, options and DynaFeelOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  9. BN-2B / BN-2T IslanderTorqueSim Islander product and XP12 supportOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  10. Islander published user manualBN2B manual PDF5,14
  11. Islander published user manualBN2T manual PDF5,14
  12. Flight test: Britten-Norman BN-2 IslanderDave Unwin · 19 December 2017 reprint
  13. Drew Robertson: Falklands pilotInterview by Yayeri van Baarsen · 10 February 2022
  14. Falklands IslanderMark Eddleston · 16 March 2021; May 2021 issue
  15. BNAPS News: Islander 50 special editionMay 2015 · A. J. Coombe’s flight-test recollection, PDF pp.10–14
  16. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03

Comunidade e correções

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