Microsoft KB Archive/264642

= Flight Simulator 2000: Scenery Shudders Violently When You Fly the Concorde =

Article ID: 264642

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q264642



SYMPTOMS
When you fly the Concorde aircraft at low altitudes in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, the scenery may appear to shudder violently if you look out of the side windows.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you fly the Concorde at an unsafe speed.

The program is simulating the motion of the aircraft that would actually occur in this situation.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this issue from occurring, do not exceed the maximum safe speed when you fly the Concorde at low altitudes.



MORE INFORMATION
On the airspeed indicator instrument, an orange and black needle that is known as the &quot;barber pole&quot; shows the maximum safe speed for the airplane at its current altitude.

If you exceed the maximum safe speed for your altitude, an &quot;overspeed&quot; text warning is displayed on the screen, and the scenery begins to shudder as is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

The maximum safe speed, or Velocity Maximum Operation (VMO) for the Concorde starts at 270 knots at sea level, and steadily increases to 400 knots at about 4,500 feet. The VMO remains at 400 knots until you rise above 32,000 feet, at which point it begins to increase again.

Although you can fly the Concorde at speeds of up to Mach 2, you can only do this at extremely high altitudes. In reality, the aircraft would break up long before you reached a speed of Mach 1 at any altitude below 5,000 feet.

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