FSX / P3D

FSX PA-42 Piper Cheyenne 400LS

Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400LS brings a pressurised, nine-seat turboprop to FSX with twin 1000shp Garrett TPE-331-14A power and five-blade MT composite props for 400-knot-class cruise. The Gmax build adds a detailed interior, smooth animations, a layered paint kit, and realistic parked covers and chocks.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

FSX PA-42 Piper Cheyenne 400LS The PA-42-1000 Piper Cheyenne 400LS is a high performance pressurised turboprop corporate aircraft seating up to nine passengers & is powered by two 1000shp AiResearch (Garrett) TPE-331-14A engines normally driving four-bladed Dowty rotol propellers, this model features improved performance five blade constant speed composite MT-propellers increasing max speed to over 400 knots.Gmax model with detailed interior & full animation of major parts.

PA42 Cheyenne in flightUses default B350 2D panel & VC. Layered PSD paintkit included. Model & master textures by Paul Craig.

Additional features that I have included in the model are When the aircraft is parked with the engines off, the engine & pitot tube covers along with the nose wheel chocks are visible, these also show up in the FSX preview screen.

Installation:

  • Unzip downloaded files to a temporary folder
  • Copy & paste the "PA-42 Piper Cheyenne 400LS" folder into your Airplanes folder located by default as below:
    OS (C)/Program Files(x86)/Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/SimObjects/Airplanes
  • Then open "PA-42 Effects" folder & copy & paste the "FX File" files into your FSX "Effects" folder & the "fx_pa-42" bitmap image into the effects texture folder located by default as below:
    OS (C)/Program Files(x86)/Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Effects

Door Operation

Shift+E - Opens port airstair.

Shift+E+1 - Opens port baggage door.

Author: Paul Craig

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pc_pa-42-1000.zip
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How to install this mod

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  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.

  2. Place files per the readme

    Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.

  3. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

What’s inside this archive

The archive pc_pa-42-1000.zip has 74 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
FILE_ID.DIZ08.17.15620 B
Installation Readme.txt08.29.151.76 kB
PA-42 Effects08.17.150 B
fx_landing_pa-42.fx05.15.153.43 kB
fx_pa-42.bmp05.16.1516.07 kB
fx_strobe_pa-42.fx05.16.152.45 kB
fx_taxi_pa-42.fx05.15.153.43 kB
PA-42 Piper Cheyenne 400LS08.17.150 B
aircraft.cfg08.28.1519.96 kB
Model08.17.150 B
model.cfg06.11.1593 B
PA-42.MDL06.14.157.71 MB
PA-42-1000.air06.06.1514.34 kB
Panel08.17.150 B
Panel.cfg06.23.1440 B
Sound08.17.150 B
sound.cfg02.27.1440 B
Texture.N313PC08.17.150 B
PA-42_Engine_L_T.dds06.09.151.00 MB
PA-42_Engine_L_T_Spec.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Engine_R_T.dds06.09.151.00 MB
PA-42_Engine_R_T_Spec.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Fuselage_T.dds08.19.154.00 MB
PA-42_Fuselage_T_Spec.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Wing_L_T.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Wing_L_T_Spec.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Wing_R_T.dds06.10.151.00 MB
PA-42_Wing_R_T_Spec.dds06.10.151.00 MB
texture.cfg06.11.15142 B
thumbnail.jpg08.16.1510.60 kB
Texture.Shared08.17.150 B
Chrome.dds04.26.1532.12 kB
Exhaust_Inner_T.dds04.26.15128.12 kB
Exhaust_inner_T_Spec.dds06.13.15128.12 kB
Fresnel_Ramp.dds09.04.06640 B
Glass_01_T.dds05.02.154.12 kB
Glass_T.dds05.01.154.12 kB
Glass_T_Spec.dds05.02.154.12 kB
PA-42_Blade.dds04.25.15256.12 kB
PA-42_Engine_L_T_Bump.dds06.03.151.00 MB
PA-42_Engine_R_T_Bump.dds06.03.151.00 MB
PA-42_Fuselage_T_Bump.dds06.03.154.00 MB
PA-42_H_Stab_T.dds06.04.15512.12 kB
PA-42_H_Stab_T_Bump.dds06.04.15512.12 kB
PA-42_H_Stab_T_Spec.dds06.10.15512.12 kB
PA-42_Interior.dds06.05.151.00 MB
PA-42_Part.dds06.14.15128.12 kB
PA-42_Parts.dds06.04.15256.12 kB
PA-42_Parts_Bump.dds04.26.15256.12 kB
PA-42_Parts_Spec.dds06.11.1564.12 kB
PA-42_Wing_L_T_Bump.dds04.25.151.00 MB
PA-42_Wing_R_T_Bump.dds04.25.151.00 MB
Propmesh.dds05.03.15128.12 kB
Spinner_B_T.dds06.02.1564.12 kB
Spinner_T.dds05.25.1564.12 kB
Spinner_T_Bump.dds05.26.1564.12 kB
Spinner_T_Spec.dds05.25.1564.12 kB
PA-42-1000 PSD Paintkit08.20.150 B
Alphas08.19.150 B
Fuse Alpha.bmp06.13.1516.00 MB
General Alpha.bmp07.13.143.00 MB
L Wing Alpha.bmp04.20.151.00 MB
R Wing Alpha.bmp04.20.151.00 MB
PA-42 Complete Fuse.psd08.20.152.42 MB
PA-42_Engine_L_T.psd08.20.151.55 MB
PA-42_Fuselage_T.psd08.19.1510.01 MB
PA-42_H_Stab_T.psd08.20.15604.70 kB
PA-42_Wing_L_T.psd08.20.152.65 MB
PA-42-1000 Screenshot-1.png08.16.15505.04 kB
PA-42-1000 Screenshot-2.png08.16.15991.43 kB
PA-42-1000 Screenshot-3.png08.16.15671.07 kB
thumbnail.png08.16.1544.77 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. Mark Mason

    The Cheyenne is a great aircraft. I flew on over 40 test flights as a Q.A. group leader at Lakeland facility.

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  2. shogun1552 PRO

    This works great on p3dv4.

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  3. Thaddeusofohio PRO

    Plane starts out with the nose way up and the tail against the ground. Unrealistic flight model. No drag after deploying flaps & gear. Looks nice.

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  4. Armayco PRO

    The sound files are not included in this download

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