Prepar3D, often shortened to just P3D but technically Lockheed Martin Prepar3D, is a simulator created by Lockheed Martin in 2009 as a commercial simulator branched from the Microsoft Flight Simulator X codebase. It has been released in 5 major versions with the most recent, Version 5 (v5), released in 2020.
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In late 2007, Aces Game Studio announced Microsoft ESP (Enterprise Simulation Platform), a development platform for companies that want to create products that use the technology in Flight Simulator. Following the closure of the Aces Game Studio in January 2009, Lockheed Martin announced in late 2009 that they had negotiated with Microsoft a licensing agreement to purchase the intellectual property (including source code) for the Microsoft ESP product. It is the commercial-use version of Flight Simulator X SP2. On May 17, 2010,[1] Lockheed announced that the new product based upon the ESP source code would be called Prepar3D (P3D). Lockheed hired members of the original Aces Game Studio team to continue development of the product.
In November 2010, Lockheed Martin debuted Prepar3D version 1.[2] Version 1.1 was released in April 2011, with a retail license cost of US$499.[3] A developer license is also available for a monthly fee of US$9.95. In March 2012, along with the release of version 1.3, the pricing strategy was revised. The Professional edition is now available for US$199, with an Academic License available for US$59.95.
After releasing version 2 in 2013 and version 3 in 2015, the team released 64-bit version 4 in May 2017. Version 5 was released on April 14, 2020.
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| Beechcraft Bonanza A-36 | |
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| Beechcraft King Air 350 | |
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| EXTRA EA-300S | |
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| Maule M-7-235C Orion | |
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| Maule M-7-235C Orion (on skis) | |
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| Mooney M20TN Acclaim | |
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| Mooney M20M Bravo | |
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| Piper J-3 Cub | |
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| Robinson R22 | |
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| Civilian Utility Aircraft Single Engine (fictional) | |
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| Turboprop Trainer Aircraft (fictional) | |
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| Military aircraft | v1.4 | v2 | v3 | v4 | v5 |
| North American T-6 Texan | |
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| Lockheed C-69 Constellation | |
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| Lockheed Electra 10A | |
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| Lockheed L-049 Constellation | |
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| Lockheed P-38 Lightning | |
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| Lockheed AC-130H | |
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| Lockheed C-130H Hercules | |
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| Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules | |
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| Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules | |
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| Lockheed Martin HC-130H Hercules | |
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| Lockheed Martin KC-130H | |
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| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | |
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| General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon | |
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| General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | |
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| General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon | |
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| Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor | |
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| Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II | |
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| Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | |
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| Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II | |
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| Lockheed Martin Fury 1500 (UAS) | |
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| Lockheed Martin Indago (UAS) | |
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| Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion | |
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| Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk | |
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| Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk | |
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| Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk | |
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| Sikorsky UH-60Q Black Hawk | |
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| Pusher Drone (fictional) | |
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| Neptune Submersible | |
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| Submarine Class Ohio | |
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| Deep Sea Submarine | |
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