Almost a year after its announcement, AOASimualtions has finally released their Red Hawk rendition for X-Plane. The add-on comes with two variants; the T-7A advanced trainer, and the F-7A light fighter. The development has stretched for a bit, the progress hampered possibly due to a publicised internal conflict at the end of last year.

Coming back strong, as promised a day earlier, the team released the plane in the early hours of today.

The real aircraft is an American and Swedish development, a product of a collaboration between Boeing's defense unit and Saab group - the Red Hawk is a design submission towards the T-X program originally envisioned back in 2003 by the USAF to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon, however the project was constantly delayed or shelved through government red tape until the 27th of September 2018, Boeing and Saab's design was selected as an answer for a new trainer jet.

Without much noise, the product page does not display a lot of product information besides brief snippet of Wikipedia's description of the real plane, following with a comprehensive list of features.

Preview Video:

FEATURE LIST:

Main features

• T-7A advanced trainer and F-7A light fighter
• Highly detailed, fully animated 3D model and weapons
• PBR textures

Advanced Features

• SASL 3.8 based plug-in system
• “Roll to See” dynamic pilot POV camera option (non-VR mode) points pilot camera based on pitch, roll and G forces
• "Target Track" points, locks and follows AI planes with pilot camera
• Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System
• Fly from forward or aft cockpits as student or instructor
• "Virtual" ground and In-Flight Refueling capability
• Track-IR and VR compatible
• AviTab tablet integration (Download AviTab plugin separately)
  

Cockpit based on preliminary assessment of prototype T-X screen shots

• Head Up Display
• Up Front 32 points touch screen control and display panel
• Large format glass panel with embedded G1000 color moving map
• Multiple sub panel page options
• Dedicated engine data display

Navigation

• Fully autopilot control thru Up Front Control panel
• Dual ADF
• GPS
• Nav1 & 2 VOR / ILS
• Low altitude, all weather Terrain Following

Radar

• Air to air, with radar lock on AI targets
• Dedicated threat situational awareness cockpit display
• Terrain mapping radar

Weapon system

• Master jettison switch
• Weapon display panel
• 4 x AIM-9X Infrared A2A missiles
• 8 x Small Diameter Bomb II's
• GPS aim point bombing mode
• Gun Pod

Miscellaneous

• FMOD Sounds, aural warnings
• Particle systems effects
• Animated ejection sequence
• Ground support equipment
• Removable test probe (T-X prototype)
• Three liveries
• Additional liveries available free on X-Plane.org download manager
• Paint kit
• Download Quick Look PDF from our support page for a preview of the aircraft

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The T-7A and F-7A is available on X-Plane.org for $36/00 USD. Purchase it here.