Airport Design Editor (ADE) is a graphical design tool to create and enhance airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. ADE is being developed with the help of a small group of dedicated airport designers with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
The new functionality means that FS9 airport developers now have access to most of the functionality that has been available to FSX designers for some time. This includes the Approach Designer and all the other tools that allow users to work with buildings and signs. The only area currently not supported for FS9 is terrain elements such as land class and roads.
ADE sets out to achieve two things in designing and enhancing airports: first to make the enhanced airport look good, and second to make it work properly. Airport design must address both aspects – the visible and the invisible. The design philosophy goes further in assisting users of all levels to get things right from the start. Error checking and common sense are built in.
