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alireza787b/px4xplane
Simulator Tier A simulation_digital_twin MIT
PX4 SITL bridge for X-Plane 11/12 with fixed-wing, multirotor, VTOL, and AAM simulation support
Engineering Snapshot
Use cases & tasks 7
- Best suited for
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- Developers evaluating PX4 SITL behaviour with a high-fidelity flight simulator
- Researchers/engineers prototyping autonomy in visually and dynamically realistic X-Plane scenes
- Teams needing a bridge between PX4 MAVLink SITL and X-Plane 11/12
- Primary tasks
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- SITL testing of fixed-wing and multirotor PX4 stacks
- VTOL transition and flight dynamics simulation
- AAM / urban air mobility vehicle concept simulation
- Visualisation and synthetic environment generation for PX4-enabled autonomy development
Stack & ecosystem
- Resource type
- Simulator
- Ecosystem
- aerospace · drone · flight-simulation · flight-simulator · mavlink · px4
License & compliance
- License
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MIT(Inferred)
Lifecycle & freshness Show
- Maintenance
- Active
- Latest version
- Not recorded
- Last activity
- 2026-08-12
- Last checked
- 2026-08-13
- Verification
- Official confirmed
What It Solves
Enable PX4 Software-In-The-Loop simulation using X-Plane 11/12 as the flight dynamics and visual environment, with support for fixed-wing, multirotor, VTOL, and advanced air mobility (AAM) airframes.
Primary use cases
- SITL testing of fixed-wing and multirotor PX4 stacks
- VTOL transition and flight dynamics simulation
- AAM / urban air mobility vehicle concept simulation
- Visualisation and synthetic environment generation for PX4-enabled autonomy development
Secondary use cases
- Educational demonstrations of PX4 control loops
- Scenario replay or development of simulation-based digital twin concepts
- Integration with MAVLink-based ground control or monitoring software
When to Use
Consider when
- Requires X-Plane 11 and/or X-Plane 12 to be installed and licensed
- PX4 SITL must be configured to communicate via MAVLink with the bridge
- Review repository README for exact installation, ports, and PX4 version requirements
- Host operating system and network loopback configuration may affect bridge stability
- Aircraft model and dynamics are provided by X-Plane, not PX4 itself
Verify before adopting
- Check exact supported X-Plane and PX4 versions on the repository
- Confirm MAVLink message set and UDP/TCP port configuration
- Verify airframe compatibility for your specific VTOL / fixed-wing / multirotor model
- Review X-Plane real-time and SITL timing behaviour with your hardware
- Inspect current issues and recent commits for unresolved breakages
Start Here
Adoption Checklist
- Needs verification Check exact supported X-Plane and PX4 versions on the repository
- Needs verification Confirm MAVLink message set and UDP/TCP port configuration
- Needs verification Verify airframe compatibility for your specific VTOL / fixed-wing / multirotor model
- Needs verification Review X-Plane real-time and SITL timing behaviour with your hardware
- Needs verification Inspect current issues and recent commits for unresolved breakages
Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.
Known Limitations & Unknowns
Known limitations
- Depends on X-Plane being separately installed and licensed
- Simulation dynamics are limited to X-Plane's aerodynamic modelling
- No benchmark or compatibility evidence beyond repository presence in current source data
Not publicly verified
- Exact PX4 firmware versions tested by the maintainer
- Cross-platform support (Windows/macOS/Linux) not confirmed by current evidence
- Performance benchmarks and scalability to large X-Plane scenes
- Whether the bridge supports hardware-in-the-loop or only SITL
Alternatives & Related Tools
Alternatives
- px4-sitl-gazebo-classic — Alternative to
- px4-jmavsim — Alternative to
Related tools
- px4-autopilot — Integrates with
How is it used?
Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.
- Official site https://github.com/alireza787b/px4xplane
- Repository https://github.com/alireza787b/px4xplane
- Documentation https://github.com/alireza787b/px4xplane
Technical checklist
- OK License identified Recorded: MIT
- OK Maintenance signal Active
- OK Verification status Official confirmed
- OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
- NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded
Official Links
Metadata & Governance
| License | MIT — Inferred |
|---|---|
| Commercial model | Unknown |
| Maintenance status | Active |
| Verification status | Official confirmed — Confirmed via the official repository API responses in SourceRefs below. |
| Latest version | Not recorded |
| Latest release | Not recorded |
| Last activity | 2026-08-12 |
| Last checked | 2026-08-13 |
| First seen | Not recorded |
Related Resources & Dependencies
- px4-autopilot — integrates with (confirmed)
- px4-sitl-gazebo-classic — alternative to (verified)
- px4-jmavsim — alternative to (verified)
Recent Activity
New resource: px4-xplane
New repository resource added by the sprint promote pipeline.
Related Knowledge
Collections
- PX4 Development and Simulation Toolkit — The components needed to build a local PX4 development and software-in-the-loop verification loop.
- Simulation and Mapping Toolchains — Open-source simulation and mapping repositories used for development, testing and survey workflows.