Before , the world was mostly water with bits of land sprinkled in. Version 9 was the first in the series to ship on dual-layer DVDs featuring "Global Scenery." Covering the entire planet, the simulator used elevation data from the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
Version 9 was the first to see a major push onto mobile devices. The iOS version was a technical marvel for the early iPhone era, proving that high-fidelity flight physics could work in the palm of your hand. X-Plane 9
It shipped with a massive library of global terrain data, covering the earth from 74 degrees north to 60 degrees south latitude. Before , the world was mostly water with