Prepar3D

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Prepar3D, often shortened to just P3D but technically Lockheed Martin Prepar3D, is a simulator created by Lockheed Martin in 2009 as a commercial simulator branched from the Microsoft Flight Simulator X codebase. It has been released in 5 major versions with the most recent, Version 5 (v5), released in 2020.

History

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In late 2007, Aces Game Studio announced Microsoft ESP (Enterprise Simulation Platform), a development platform for companies that want to create products that use the technology in Flight Simulator. Following the closure of the Aces Game Studio in January 2009, Lockheed Martin announced in late 2009 that they had negotiated with Microsoft a licensing agreement to purchase the intellectual property (including source code) for the Microsoft ESP product. It is the commercial-use version of Flight Simulator X SP2. On May 17, 2010,[1] Lockheed announced that the new product based upon the ESP source code would be called Prepar3D (P3D). Lockheed hired members of the original Aces Game Studio team to continue development of the product.

In November 2010, Lockheed Martin debuted Prepar3D version 1.[2] Version 1.1 was released in April 2011, with a retail license cost of US$499.[3] A developer license is also available for a monthly fee of US$9.95. In March 2012, along with the release of version 1.3, the pricing strategy was revised. The Professional edition is now available for US$199, with an Academic License available for US$59.95.

After releasing Version 2 in 2013 and Version 3 in 2015, the team released 64-bit Version 4 in May 2017 and Version 5 was released on April 14, 2020. During the FlightSimExpo 2023, Lockheed Martin teased that Version 6 will be released in 2023 [4]

Included Aircraft

Civil aircraft v1.4 v2 v3 v4 v5
Rockwell Commander 112 No No No No Yes
Beechcraft Baron G58 Yes Yes Yes No No
Beechcraft Bonanza A-36 No Yes Yes No No
Beechcraft King Air 350 Yes Yes Yes No No
EXTRA EA-300S No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maule M-7-235C Orion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maule M-7-235C Orion (on skis) No No No No Yes
Mooney M20TN Acclaim Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mooney M20M Bravo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Piper J-3 Cub Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Robinson R22 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Civilian Utility Aircraft Single Engine (fictional) No No No No Yes
Turboprop Trainer Aircraft (fictional) No No No No Yes
Military aircraft v1.4 v2 v3 v4 v5
North American T-6 Texan Yes Yes Yes No No
Lockheed C-69 Constellation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lockheed Electra 10A No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed L-049 Constellation No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lockheed AC-130H No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed C-130H Hercules No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin HC-130H Hercules No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin KC-130H No No No Yes Yes
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon No No No Yes No
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon No No No No Yes
General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon No No No No Yes
General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon No No No No Yes
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II No No No No Yes
Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II No No No No Yes
Lockheed Martin Fury 1500 (UAS) No No No Yes Yes
Lockheed Martin Indago (UAS) No No No No Yes
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion No No No No Yes
Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawk No No No Yes No
Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk No No No Yes No
Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk No No Yes No No
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk No No No Yes No
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Sikorsky UH-60Q Black Hawk No No No No Yes
Pusher Drone (fictional) No No No No Yes
Vehicles other than aircraft v1.4 v2 v3 v4 v5
Neptune Submersible Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Submarine Class Ohio No No No Yes Yes
Deep Sea Submarine No No No Yes Yes

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