Show it flying.
Investors, buyers and press see your aircraft in the air, in real scenery, from any angle, in VR.
KEELARA FLIGHT SYSTEMS
Your aircraft, flying, before it exists.
We build your aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 from your CAD and data, and, if you need it, an engineering model that grows with your flight tests.
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- CAD TO SIM
- from receiving your CAD, or your Sprint fee back
- PRICE
- published below, paid on milestones you can fly
- YOUR AIRCRAFT
- we never own your design, data, name or brand
- YOUR DATA
- NDA first, kept off cloud drives, yours throughout
What you get
Four things a flying aircraft does for you before the real one leaves the hangar.
Sell it.
A simulator edition people can buy and fly, built to Marketplace standards.
Prove the numbers.
An engineering twin built from your data, checked against your figures, and matched to flight test once you fly.
Train on it.
A high-fidelity edition for owners, dealers and training centers.
Rules we hold ourselves to
YOUR AIRCRAFT
Your aircraft is your intellectual property.
We never own your aircraft. Its design, data, name and brand are yours before, during and after the project. Keelara keeps its simulator code and reusable tools, and your package includes a license to use them.
YOUR DATA
Your data stays private.
We sign an NDA before anything changes hands. Your CAD and data stay on our development machines, never in cloud drives or shared services.
Where your data goes
- 1MUTUAL NDASigned before any CAD or data is shared.
- 2CAD SHAREDNothing changes hands until it is.
- 3DEVELOPMENT MACHINESNever in cloud drives or shared services.
- 4HANDOVERYou receive the package and the data you supplied.
The flight plan
The same sequence every time, whichever package you pick. Two of the stops are gates, points where either of us can get off without owing the other anything.
- 01
Enquiry
Email us or use the form below. You get a personal reply, usually within a day.
- 02
Fit call, 30 minutes, free
We work out whether this is something we should build. You leave knowing either that we are a fit or exactly why we are not.
- 03
Mutual NDA
Signed before any CAD or data is shared. Nothing changes hands until it is.
- G1
Gate 1: is this a real engagement?
Five things have to be true. If any one is missing we say so on the call and point you somewhere better.
- 01You have named a budget
- 02The person who decides is in the room
- 03There is a real deadline or a real reason
- 04The work sits inside what we publish
- 05You own or control the design data you will share
EXIT - 04
Feasibility Sprint, one to two weeks
Your aircraft in the sim as a first look, a review of your data, the flight-model approach with its honest risks, and a fixed build quote.
GUARANTEEDAYSYour aircraft in the simulator within 10 days of receiving your CAD, or your Sprint fee back.Moneypaid up front, credited in full against a build booked within 30 days. - G2
Gate 2: you decide, with the numbers in front of you
Build with us, take the report elsewhere, or revise it first. You paid for that report and you own it. Some projects end here, and that is the model working, not failing.
- Build with us
- Take the report elsewhere
- Revise it first
EXIT - 05
Build
Fixed price, paid on milestones. Every milestone is a build you can fly and accept. No payment for slides.
MoneyMilestone payments as published in each package below. - 06
Acceptance and handover
Signed acceptance at each milestone. At the end you receive the package, the data you supplied, a flight-test report and a handover document.
- 07
After launch
Three months of the Watch plan come with every Showcase and Pro build. After that, care plans are opt-in, month to month.
Packages and fares
Published, and fixed per package. If your aircraft falls outside them, the Sprint tells you before you pay for a build. Changes are quoted before work starts.
LAUNCH PARTNERSThe first three projects get 30% off in exchange for a published case study and testimonial.
Feasibility Sprint
START HEREFeasibility SprintSTART HERE
One to two weeks
Showcase
Showcase
4–6 weeks
Pro
OUR FULL SIMULATOR BUILDProOUR FULL SIMULATOR BUILD
8–12 weeks
- Everything in Showcase
- Custom HUD
- Autopilot modes: auto level, auto-throttle, autoland, auto takeoff
- Energy model
- VR cockpit and pilot tablet
- Built to Marketplace standards
- Three months of the Watch plan
- Financial arrangements open to discussion, from profit sharing to sole ownership
Engineering Twin
FROM
Engineering Twin
FROM6–10 weeks
Training Edition
Training Edition
Talk to us
Someone else built it and it flies badly? Sim Audit.For a simulator model someone else built that flies badly. A written report on day 5 and a one-hour walkthrough. Credited against a rebuild within 30 days.
One week
Request an auditAfter launch
Three months of Watch are included with every Showcase and Pro build. After that, care plans are opt-in, month to month, with 30 days' notice either way.
Watch
per month
Compatibility after simulator and SDK updates.Grow
per month
Everything in Watch, plus fixes and small changes.Partner
per month
Everything in Grow, plus updates as your real aircraft changes, and twin updates from flight test.Prices are in US dollars, exclusive of any applicable taxes. Milestones trigger on builds you can fly and accept, never on calendar dates.
Rules we hold ourselves to
"As designed" until it flies.
We never call a model "as flown" until it has been matched to flight-test data.
Every milestone is a build you can fly.
No payment for slides.
Fixed prices.
Changes are quoted before work starts.
Questions designers ask us
Straight answers, the same ones we give on the fit call. If yours isn't here, ask us directly.
How much does it cost to put my aircraft into Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Keelara Flight Systems publishes fixed prices. A Feasibility Sprint is $2,500 and puts your aircraft in the simulator within 10 days of receiving your CAD, with a fixed build quote. Showcase, your aircraft flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 tuned to your published figures, is $15,000 over 4 to 6 weeks. Pro adds a custom HUD, autopilot modes, an energy model and a VR cockpit for $40,000 over 8 to 12 weeks. An Engineering Twin, a JSBSim flight-dynamics model built from your data, starts at $30,000. A Sim Audit of a model someone else built is $1,000. For Pro, Engineering Twin and Training Edition, financial arrangements are open to discussion, from profit sharing to sole ownership.
Do I need finished CAD?
No. A Keelara Flight Systems Feasibility Sprint tells you what we can do with the CAD and data that exist today, and what is missing.
Can you match my aircraft's real performance?
Showcase is tuned to your published figures. An Engineering Twin is built from your data and compared with your figures, then matched to flight-test data once you fly. Until then we call it "as designed", never "as flown".
Can you do VTOL, powered-lift or unusual configurations?
Yes, with honest limits. The Sprint states what the simulator can and cannot represent for your configuration. Our first case study is a powered-lift aircraft.
Who owns the intellectual property of my aircraft?
You do. Keelara Flight Systems never owns the intellectual property of your aircraft: its design, data, name and brand are yours before, during and after the project. Keelara keeps its simulator code and reusable tools, and you get a license to use them.
Can you sell it for me, or can I pay less up front?
Financial arrangements are open to discussion for Pro, Engineering Twin and Training Edition projects, from profit sharing to sole ownership. Ask about our revenue-share option, where we publish your aircraft on the simulator marketplaces and share the sales with you.
What about X-Plane?
We build for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 first. Ask about X-Plane.
Can my pilots train on it?
Yes, with the Training Edition. It is not an FAA-qualified training device.
How long does it take?
A Sprint takes one to two weeks, Showcase four to six, Pro eight to twelve and an Engineering Twin six to ten. We take one build at a time, so start dates go by slot.
What happens to my data?
We sign an NDA before anything changes hands. Your CAD and data stay on our development machines, never in cloud drives or shared services, and are returned or deleted at the end if you ask.
Start a project
Tell us about your aircraft and what you need it to do. We'll reply personally, usually within a day, and if we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
- 1. A free 30-minute fit call
- 2. A mutual NDA before any CAD or data changes hands
- 3. A Feasibility Sprint: your aircraft in the sim within 10 days of your CAD
Your aircraft stays your intellectual property. We never own its design, data, name or brand.
Please don't attach CAD or data here. We'll send an NDA first.