FSX / P3D livery / repaint

FSX Qantas Airbus A321 in World Cup livery

Qantas Airbus A321 World Cup livery brings tournament-inspired artwork and accurate airline branding to the default Airbus A321 in FSX, with crisp, performance-friendly textures that hold up across lighting and weather. Requires the freeware base model already installed, and adds a distinctive Australian look to the exterior while matching the airframe’s lines.

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Step into an immersive environment featuring the Qantas Airbus A321 adorned in a striking World Cup-themed paint scheme. This freeware enhancement offers carefully refined textures designed to integrate seamlessly with the default FSX A321, delivering an authentic Australian airline experience. The repaint has been crafted by Jon Murchison, ensuring expert attention to detail throughout the exterior design.

Showcase of the Special World Cup Artwork

The fuselage of this Airbus A321 showcases distinctive graphics that celebrate a global football tournament, complete with color blends representing Qantas’s signature style. Qantas, Australia’s prominent flag carrier, is recognized for its kangaroo-inspired tail emblem and long history of operating reliable passenger services. This custom repaint leverages the aircraft’s narrow-body architecture to highlight the World Cup imagery along the fuselage, giving virtual pilots a unique flight simulation perspective.

Optimized Features for Realistic Flights

  • High-Quality Texturing: Each panel and surface has been enhanced for crisp visualization during varied weather conditions.
  • Authentic Airline Emblems: The livery incorporates Qantas’s official branding, precisely adapted to the A321 airframe.
  • Seamless FSX Compatibility: Designed to fit perfectly with the default FSX Airbus A321 model, ensuring hassle-free installation.
  • Performance-Friendly: These textures are optimized to run efficiently on modern hardware while maintaining visual fidelity.

Installation Notes and Availability

This package contains textures only for the standard FSX Airbus A321. In order to use this repaint, you must already have the freeware base model installed. That base model is available through the Fly Away Simulation mod library—make sure to acquire it before applying these files.

To enable the repaint, simply drop the included texture folder into the correct FSX directory and update your aircraft configuration file as required. After configuring it properly, you can load the Qantas World Cup A321 from the simulator’s aircraft selection menu.

Development Credits

The talented Jon Murchison created this stunning repaint, capturing the spirit of international sporting events and merging it with Qantas’s iconic style. This project stands as a testament to the dedication of the flight sim community toward delivering high-quality, freeware content.

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Filename
wc321.zip
File size
1.57 MB
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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D livery / repaint
  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. Add livery to base aircraft folder

    Place the texture folder (typically texture.{airline}) inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{base-aircraft}\.
  3. Update aircraft.cfg

    Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
  4. 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.

What’s inside this archive

The archive wc321.zip has 10 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
WORLDCUP_321.gif09.06.07170.15 kB
A321_1_T.dds09.05.071.00 MB
A321_1_T_spec.dds09.04.061.33 MB
Fresnel_Ramp.dds09.04.06640 B
texture.cfg08.14.06137 B
thumbnail.jpg09.05.0724.04 kB
Texture.WC09.06.070 B
README _INSTALL.txt09.07.071.89 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. Skmx

    Please also make the livery of this Qantas Airbus A321 in World Cup livery for the default Airbus A321 of FSX and FSX:SE, and also include traffic.bgl files that must be added into the Microsoft Flight SimulatorXAddon SceneryScenery folder, with routes to:

    • All the major cities in Australia
    • New Zealand
    • Republic of China (Taiwan)
    • Hong Kong International Airport and Kai Tak International Airport in Hong Kong
    • People's Republic of China
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • North Korea
    • Thailand
    • India
    • Singapore
    • Malasia
    • USA
    • Canada
    • Central America
    • South America
    • North America
    • The Caribbean
    • All the American Continent
    • The Falkland Islands
    • All the continents of the planet Earth
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