About
VSKYLABS Aerospace Simulations
Innovative Aerospace Simulation Engineering.
Welcome to the world of VSKYLABS Aerospace Simulations!
I'm Huss, founder and leader of VSKYLABS Aerospace Simulations. I am a retired professional pilot, having thousands of flight and instruction hours on props, turboprops and high performance jets. I am an active and experienced aircraft accident investigator, specialized in aircraft performance analysis, FDR analysis, flight path recreation/reconstruction and simulation. I have vast experience in crash site and aircraft debris dynamics (mid-air disintegration and due to ground/water impact) including underwater aircraft crash sites investigation strategies, analysis and operational on-site management.
X-Plane came into my life back in the year 2000. Throughout the years, my professional life got me to fly some of the most fascinating aircraft in real life... and then in X-Plane. Although PC based flight simulators (to be more precise...any kind of flight simulator) can't perfectly replicate every aspect of flight, X-Plane does an amazing job, giving the limitations of computer-based flight simulation nowadays. I love it!
VSKYLABS was created out of curiosity and excitement. Aviation and space takes a major part in my life for decades, as a profession and as a hobby. All of the VSKYLABS projects are 'experimental' projects in terms of internal engineering and development techniques, as well as the flight performance aspect. Each and every project is a result of hundreds and thousands of working hours of research, engineering and development effort, that takes months or years to achieve.
One of the core-aspects of the VSKYLABS Projects is that they are designed to work in X-Plane's native environment, without any 3rd party dependencies (such as external coding and plugins). The VSKYLABS projects are more of an ongoing research and engineering journeys rather than being "mainstream finished products", so update/upgrade plans are always to be expected.
VSKYLABS Real-World related Activities:
Other than creating the VSKYLABS add-on projects for X-Plane, VSKYLABS is also involved in several world-wide aerospace projects and development efforts of full-scale flying vehicles, LSA experimental aircraft design, drones, mini-drones, rockets and more. Involvement includes:
- Advanced flight dynamics modeling design and analysis.
- Complete vehicle design, modeling and visualization.
- Development for VR environments.
- Aircraft performance and handling characteristics analysis (simulated, FDR).
- Real-time mission simulation and visualization.
- Accident and mishap investigation.
Professional, Experimental and Educational Aerospace vehicle simulation engineering.
Aircraft manufacturer? For submitting custom Aerospace project inquiry please contact: contact@vskylabs.com
Flight Simulator operator/builder? For commercial licensing of a VSKYLABS project please contact: contact@vskylabs.com
X-PLANE BY LAMINAR RESEARCH
VSKYLABS develops add-on products for X-Plane by Laminar Research. VSKYLABS is not affiliated with Laminar Research. The VSKYLABS products are not stand-alone simulations, meaning that X-Plane flight simulator software must be installed for using them. For more details regarding X-Plane, visit the X-Plane webiste: https://www.x-plane.com/
*Most VSKYLABS products have separate versions for X-Plane 12 and X-Plane 11. More details in the product pages!
NEW TO X-PLANE?
The major X-Plane community website and support forums: https://forums.x-plane.org/
At the X-Plane.org you'll find comprehesive forums and users discussions, 3rd party developers support forums, free aircraft and scenery downloads and the X-Plane.org store.
VSKYLABS Mars Exploration, Research and Simulation Laboratory:
VSKYLABS is an advanced research and simulation laboratory for Mars exploration, and an independent contributor to Mars exploration efforts around the globe. Testing and researching many existing and future concepts and projects, as well as creating and exploring new concepts is a daily activity at the 'labs:
- Mars airborne vehicles design and simulation (fixed-wing/rotor-wing/parawing/paragliders...).
- Mars Aeroshell and atmospheric entry simulation.
- Mars geographic and environmental research for mission planning using high-definition real-time simulation.
The simulation environment and profiles are made using a round-Mars terrain (DEM which is based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter - MOLA) and it is also including multi-layered dynamic weather simulation and additional advanced features.
For submitting a Mars exploration / collaboration request, please contact:
contact@vskylabs.com
Huss - VSKYLABS