Scenery developer, Burning Blue Design has released Solent Airport (EGHF) for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Solent Airport is a small airport located 4 miles west of Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Opening in 1917, Solent was originally built as a Naval seaplane training school with training continuing through both World Wars and the airport being commissioned HMS Daedalus in 1939. After World War 2 the airport was used for military hovercraft trials and Royal Air Force training. Military presence at the airport ended in 1996 renaming to Solent Airport Daedalus in 2016. Today, Solent is a busy civilian airfield, home to local flight school Phoenix Aviation, HM Coastguard and the accredited Spitfire Academy, Spitfires.com.
Burning Blue Design’s rendition includes over 200 custom 3D objects each with full PBR texturing, highly detailed modelling of the terminal and surrounding buildings, high-resolution, colour-corrected ground textures, custom realistic static aircraft, accurate night lighting and more.
You can purchase Solent Airport from the Burning Blue Design online store for £14.95 here.
Features
Over 200 custom 3D objects each with full Physical Based Rendering (PBR) textures.
Based on the 2022 layout with accurate runways, taxiways and custom taxi signs
Highly detailed control tower, café and hangar interiors
Animated hangar doors which close at night (open manually with Taxi Lights):
Phoenix Aviation Hangar – Parking 2
Hangar P – Parking 29
ATAviation Hangar – Parking 37
Hangar F – Parking 44
3 Helipads
Completely custom windsock and dynamic animated flags
Animated spectators
Optimised to blend in with local Photogrammetry
Real-life static aircraft seen at Solent:
Phoenix Aviation Ikarus C42 (G-OKTA and G-PAPI) and Piper PA-28 Warrior II (G-BOHA)
Britten-Norman Trilander and Defenders
HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW169 (G-MCGO)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX’s (G-ILDA and G-IRTY)
Cessna C152 Mike Charlie (G-ATMC)
Accurate night lighting and dynamic weather compatibility
Enhanced high-resolution colour-corrected ground textures
Local features fully modelled, including:
Daedalus sculpture in Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Park
Beach-front huts and groynes
CEMAST and CETC colleges
Faraday and Daedalus Business Parks
Daedalus Converter Station