The official release of X-Plane 11 was on March 30, 2017. A second public beta was released on December 6, 2016, which fixed some major bugs. On November 25, 2016, Laminar Research released the public beta of the simulator's latest version, X-Plane 11, to the general public.
This is further enhanced by the X-Plane forums, where users can share aircraft, scenery, plugins, and the Scenery Gateway website, which allows users to share airports with other users, which can be eventually integrated into the base product. X-Plane also has a plugin architecture that allows users to create their own modules, extending the functionality of the software by letting users create their own worlds or replicas of places on Earth. X-Plane is pre-packaged with several commercial and military aircraft, as well as global scenery, which covers most of the Earth. A mobile version is available for Android, iOS, and webOS since 2009 as well. Commercial desktop versions are sold for macOS, Windows, and Linux, although Laminar Research also distributes FAA-certified versions for professional use. X-Plane is a flight simulation engine series developed and published by Laminar Research since 1995.
