FS2004 Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300

Airbus A340-300 GE (new colors), registration G-VBUS. By Project Open Sky. Paint by Ben Hewitt.

The Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 is a long range four engine wide body commercial passenger jet airliner that entered service in 1991. It was designed to hold 297 passengers on long range flights. It is also available for flight simulation enthusiasts.

The FS2004 Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 package gives you both the basic and high gross models and includes the A340-200 and -300 models with -5C2 and -5C4 engine options. You also get the A340-313E model with -5C4/P engines and increased MTOW. The makers of this add-on made the simulation as life-like as possible including fully animated control surfaces and dynamic wings that respond to turbulence. This Airbus has fully reflective, detailed textures and cargo and passenger doors that really open.

A new addition is the full night effects and rain effects on the windshield. All the data included with this simulation are taken from actual Airbus data and it’s even tested by an actual A340 pilot. If you get stuck, there is also a flight operations manual to help you through.

Model Designer : Shervin Ahooraei
Flight Dynamics Designer : Warren C.Daniel
Master textures : Ben Hewitt, C. Vincent Cho
Virtual Cockpit textures : Gary Hayes
FDE Advisors : Nick Peterson, Simon Ng Hin Tat
Virtual Cockpit Gauges : Special thanks to Pasquale Rinaldi
Panel : Pasquale Rinaldi
XML programming : Special thanks to Fraser Turner and Bill Leaming
Painted By : Ben Hewitt

Features ( in depth ):

• Fully animated control surfaces.
• Fully independent suspension.
• Dynamic flexing wings that respond to turbulence. ( Thanks to Fraser Turner )
• Thrust reversers that open fully on idle reverser thrust. ( Thanks to Fraser Turner )
• Drooping ailerons on elevators when engines are shut off. ( Thanks to Bill Leaming )
• Fully reflective textures (each part has different degree of reflection based on material.) Accurate flight dynamics (accurate FDE with full profiles for wheels, tires, struts, leading/trialing struts, engine types ... Tested by real pilots.)
• Detailed textures.
• Interchanging 2D and 3D engine fans.
• Full night lighting.
• Visible landing lights from the cockpit.
• Reflective cockpit windows.
• Crash affects.
• Transparent Nav light lenses.
• Virtual Cockpit with clickable buttons. Optimized for FS2004. ( VC version only )
• Rain affects on windshield. ( VC mode )
• Wingview. ( Wingview version only )
• Dynamic Shine.
• Opening Passenger and Cargo Doors. ( fully independent )
• Shift+E = left door Shift+T = right door, Shift+E+2 = Cargo doors.
• More detail to landing gear and flaps.
• More textures to add realism. ( Landing gear, leading edge flaps , fan blades )
• Animated vent scoops under belly. ( Shift+W)
• New lighting and condensation effects.
• Even more 3D parts added to this A340 over the A330.

FDE Features:

• All FDE data from actual Airbus documentation.
• Accurate dimension of travel for all control surfaces.
• Accurate scrape contact points and physical.
• Use of FS2004 payload and weight stations.
• Basic and High Gross models.
• Included A340-200 and -300 -5C2, -5C3 and -5C4 engine models.
• Included A340-313E model with -5C4/P engines and increased MTOW.
• New inspection light effects.
• Default gear points (nose, left main, right main) and alternate gear points. (w/12 wheels, 4 struts)
• A340 Flight Operations Manual.
• Tested by an actual A340 pilot.

Install:

1. Just unzip the file and send the Aircrafts folder to the FS2004 AIRCRAFT FOLDER.

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