F-Sim Space Shuttle

Last updated on June 13th, 2023 at 03:15 pm

F-Sim Space Shuttle

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F-Sim Space Shuttle is one of the best $0.99 to play game in the App Store.
Developed by SkyTale Software GmbH, F-Sim Space Shuttle is a Education game with a content rating of 4+.
It was released on 29th January 2010 with the latest update 31st December 2014

Whether you are a fan of Education, Racing, or Simulation games, you will find this game interesting and will absolutely like it.

Rating

824 people have rated 2.10

You can download the game F-Sim Space Shuttle from APP STORE.

Description

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to land the Space Shuttle? Now you can find out. F-Sim Space Shuttle is a critically acclaimed flight simulator for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It simulates the Space Shuttle approach and landing in incredible detail and accuracy. We’ve tried to combine realistic flight dynamics with stunning graphics and fun game play: Each landing attempt takes just a few minutes. Our landing analysis and scoring system tells you exactly how to improve your next landing. It will make you come back and try again.

No ads, no in-app-purchases.

Each flight starts at either 10,000 feet, already aligned with the runway, or at up to 50,000 feet, before banking into the heading alignment cone. During descent, the Orbiter is an unpowered glider, so you will only have one chance to get it right. Astronauts used to call it a flying brick: because of its 200,000 lbs. gross weight and low lift over drag ratio, the approach is six times steeper and two times faster than a typical airliner approach. Landing the Orbiter takes practice, but the built-in autopilot demo and tutorials will get you started. After your first safe touchdown, chase that perfect landing, compare your high scores online with your friends, earn medals, and unlock achievements. Experiment with different weather conditions, night approaches, and even emergency scenarios or system failures. At the end of each flight, watch a replay from different camera angles.

You control the Orbiter’s pitch and roll axes by tilting your device. Alternatively, you may switch to on-screen analog sticks. Rudder, speed brake, gear, and chute are usually handled by the autopilot, but you can have full manual control if you like. For beginners, we’ve added rectangles that visualize the desired approach path. Simply try to stay within the corridor of rectangles, and they’ll guide you right to the touchdown point. Advanced pilots can turn them off and rely on the instruments in the head-up display (HUD) instead. The simulated guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems are authentic replications of their counterparts in the real Orbiter, and the HUD features all the instruments real Space Shuttle commanders used to employ to skillfully land this unique aircraft. Now it’s your turn to give it a try.

Here’s what others have said about it:

“Because this app is so visually exciting, so technically deep, so sophisticated, so beautifully done in its realism, effects, and documentation, it earned a perfect 5/5 rating, Outstanding.”
John Martellaro, Senior Editor for Reviews, The Mac Observer

“I was excited to see that I can enjoy flying the space shuttle realistically also on my iPhone and complement my addiction to our Space Shuttle Mission Simulator on PC when I am on the road.”
Alex L., www.space-shuttle-mission.com

“Absolutely awesome app that is a must for shuttle huggers and aspiring astronauts.”
Chris Bergin, Managing Editor, NASASpaceflight.com

F-Sim Space Shuttle takes full advantage of modern iOS devices, but also runs smoothly on older hardware. We’ve tested it on all iOS devices, and iOS versions 3 to 7.

Updated on 31st December 2014

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

This is a relatively minor upgrade. New features include

  • support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus screen resolutions
  • enhanced user interface on iOS 7 and iOS 8
  • a new replay manager: F-Sim Space Shuttle now stores replays of the 10 most recent and the 10 best flights. You can watch them later or save them as video
  • MFI game controller support. Tilt controls are still the preferred way to control the orbiter, but if you have an MFI game controller, you can now use it as an optional control input (switch to analog controls in the options menu when your game controller is connected)

We hope that you like this update and kindly ask to rate or review it in the App Store.

We are already working on a major update and on a new flight sim app. Stay tuned!

F-Sim Space Shuttle Reviews

This is the best game ever! But how do you go to space??!?!?????


This has been a long time favorite. Simply the best of any flight sim on the iphone.


It’s too easy to spend a hour trying to perfect your landing skills, play it and you’ll see why.


Just play it and you’ll know why!!!


We rarely write reviews or give 5-star ratings, but this is a truly incredible simulator. The visuals and sound effects are top-notch and the physics engine really gives you a feel for how the shuttle handles as a heavy glider (they used to call it a flying brick because the rate of descent was so steep). Totally worth the purchase price for any armchair astronauts and people who enjoy flight simulators!!!!


This game is awesome! Did a great job!


Lots of fun. Challenging also. We wish the full re-entry could be simulated. Its amazing the shuttle can fly. It drops like a rock!


Makes us appreciate the skill required to pilot the space shuttle. We applaud the author of this app. It’s a really good simulator.


Love playing this game when we only have a minute or two.


This app is so realistic, we hold our breath every time we make a landing! Before we knew it we had made over 120 landings. Now we’re watching all the documentaries about the Shuttle program. One of our favorite features is being able to watch a replay of our landings from different angles.


This simulation is realistic and addictive to play. The best app ever!


Really never thought we would enjoy a flight sim, but after our first run, we were hooked. After completing a few crash landings and a couple of hard landings, we were so elated to make a safe landing. We haven’t felt this much of a sense of accomplishment due to a game in a really long time. Kudos to the developer.


We are a former real life USAF pilot (Call sign Animal) and long time PC flight sim junkie! This is a really cool app. All you have to do is land, right? It’s not as easy as it sounds. Any one can land on the runway. Try for a perfect landing. We highly recommend this app.


Not easy… Each time is a challenge! Nice graphics, smooth controls… Audio needs a refresh, but all in all a great sim.


One of our favorite apps! There are awesome graphics and easy pitch control. Could you put a teen try in the next update?


Great simulator for all of us who wish we could have flown the shuttle. They still update this app to make it better and better.


As a former commercial pilot and flight instructor, we find this simple (absolutely minimum controls) simulation top notch in almost all respects. The criteria for making a "perfect and safe landing" is what makes this a perfect combination of a game and a serious training tool. It doesn’t get stale regardless of how many approaches and attempted landings you make….. If we could give this app ****** (6) stars… In our opinion, we would like to see this flight app mature to even greater heights (pardon the pun). Ideally, it would begin with the launch, a successful orbit, some work in space, and then a return to land at a designated airfield. We realize we may be asking way too much, but we would pay a modest sum of $30.00 for such a simulation if the degree of realism and accuracy remained throughout…


Awesome graphics, great communication between shuttle and space center.


There’s nothing we would change in terms of the way the app acts, but would pay anything to see a full flight version from launch to re-entry and landing. That would be worth whatever the price would be!


Very realistic flying qualities. Excellent app.


We’re hoping maybe one day for a full reentry experience: space station down to earth.


Just like flying the real Shuttle…


Love it. We mirror it to our tv on Apple TV, very challenging, almost meditative steadiness required.


Hours and hours of FUN! We can now land the shuttle… Really;-)


This is the best sim we’ve ever seen. You guys should make a launch sim or the entire missions sim,also you guys should make more rockets like the Apollo missions and so on.


Best landing simulator there is.


The landing sim is OK but can you update a LAUNCH simulator and a docking simulator and a re entry andcirclezaicon sim and igot a perfect landing.


This game is hard at first but once you figure it out it is endlessly fun!!


Even though this only simulates a Space Shuttle landing, and only from the time after re-entry has already occurred, this is such an amazingly fluid and lifelike simulator that it puts all other iPhone flight simulators to shame. If it could include re-entry and launch scenarios with the same level of detail, then it would deserve six stars instead of five!


Love this app. We’ve been trying for some time & finally achieved a safe landing. App takes practice & patience, but a great experience on an IOS device. Many thanks to the developers & we’re really sorry the shuttle fleet is grounded.


Running under iOS 7. This app behaves quite well. This one will hold your attention for awhile. Great sim in aviation. 5 stars across the board for this assembly :)


You certainly will not be disappointed in any way shape or form from this sim. It is by far the best app we have ever used! This sim is fantastic and literally worth 10 times the cost. FSIM is easy enough for a beginner and extremely challenging for even the top aces. Great job! Keep up the awesome updates too. Being able to record and save our landings in 100% HD is so very cool. We can’t even imagine what’s next for this very cool sim. BTW we are an airline pilot, but not that it matters because anyone can enjoy this wonderful sim. Thanks again to the designers.


This app is perfect. It’s just what you want it to be.


Keeps getting better and better, thank you.


Great App. We still love all the Space Shuttles…


Excellent simulator. We’ve plated multiple multiple times.


This app is one of the most fascinating and realistic flight simulators we have ever flown. That’s coming from a 5000 hour ATP Rated Commercial Pilot. We’re amazed with this new technology.


Fun… Great controls and visuals.


We love it! Finally an app of pure fun! And we have never landed in anyway but in "crash" mode and we will keep trying!! Thanks again!! Capt."Crash" Garon.

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