V2 BLOCK 2: AN AMBITIOUS PRESENTATION, THEN THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT
The official 13 February 2024 presentation showed the scale of the promised change: GSX integration, EFB improvements, flight-model work and an external engine simulation, including abnormal engine demonstrations. It explains why expectations rose and records what the developer chose to demonstrate. It should not be confused with an independent reviewer discovering those features without assistance. [28]
EPR-primary E/WD in an IAE start-state example: engine 1 is starting and engine 2 is stopped. Original V2 instrument-layout reference; the values are neither V3 targets nor stable idle. [28, External engine model demonstration; hardware or display detail]
ENGINE page during the same V2 start-state example: ignition A and an open starter-air valve are visible for engine 1. Instrument recognition only; this still does not establish a successful complete start. [28, External engine model demonstration; hardware or display detail]
Block 2 was released on 28 February. Contemporary reporting highlighted the IAE V2500 addition, changed CFM simulation and renewed EFB. For owners representing IAE operators, this addressed a long-standing mismatch with the original CFM-only release. Others were interested in the operating experience rather than the nacelle: an engine, tablet and servicing workflow that felt like parts of one aircraft. [29, 28 February 2024; Moving forward with new engines]
The gap between plan and delivery belongs in the story too. AVSIM's August discussion preserved a much earlier Block 2 expectation. Comparing that expectation with the eventual date is legitimate; implying the February features had already arrived in August is not. Historical pictures need the same discipline. A convincing cockpit image can conceal a very different software state unless its version is identified. [23]