FS2002 Lisbon Sun Airbus A340-500

powered by RR engines. The A340-500 is 222 feet in overall length with a maximum range of 8500 nm with 313 pax. Features fully animated control surfaces, fully independent suspension, dynamic flexing wings, animated tilting bogies, rolling main wheels, animated thrust reversers, fully reflective ...

powered by RR engines. The A340-500 is 222 feet in overall length with a maximum range of 8500 nm with 313 pax. Features fully animated control surfaces, fully independent suspension, dynamic flexing wings, animated tilting bogies, rolling main wheels, animated thrust reversers, fully reflective textures, accurate flight dynamics, detailed textures, full night lighting, visible landing lights, reflective window, crash affects, transparent nav light lenses. Original by Simubuild (United Sim Designs). Repainted by Dinarte Gaspar.

Images & Screenshots

The archive A345_lsn.zip has 38 files and directories contained within it. View them

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
A345.AIR	07.31.02	8.22 kB
a345_notes.txt	12.21.02	116 B
aircraft.cfg	03.10.03	15.56 kB
aircraft1.cfg	03.10.03	15.57 kB
aircraftVCABECO.cfg	03.10.03	15.56 kB
file_id.diz	03.10.03	582 B
model	03.10.03	0 B
A345.mdl	07.29.02	4.55 MB
model.cfg	06.29.02	23 B
panel	03.10.03	0 B
panel.cfg	03.10.03	30 B
Thumbs.db	11.05.02	23.50 kB
Readme.txt	08.07.02	1.03 kB
sound	03.10.03	0 B
sound.cfg	03.10.03	30 B
texture	03.10.03	0 B
fuseleft1_l.bmp	07.28.02	1.33 MB
fuseleft1_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
fuseleft2_l.bmp	07.28.02	1.33 MB
fuseleft2_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
fuseright1_l.bmp	07.28.02	1.33 MB
fuseright1_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
fuseright2_l.bmp	07.28.02	1.33 MB
fuseright2_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
glass_T.bmp	03.11.02	64.07 kB
Multiparts1_L.bmp	07.26.02	48.05 kB
Multiparts1_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
Multiparts2_l.bmp	07.25.02	1.33 MB
Multiparts2_T.bmp	12.17.02	2.00 MB
Multiparts3_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
Multiparts4_T.bmp	12.17.02	1.00 MB
Multiparts5_C.bmp	08.07.02	2.00 MB
Multiparts6_C.bmp	08.07.02	2.00 MB
Thumbs.db	11.15.02	97.00 kB
A340-500 Lisbon Sun	03.10.03	0 B
LSNA345.JPG	03.10.03	84.73 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B

Editorial

Having always been a big fan of Airbus models, I decided to grab this for my old copy of FS2002. I’m using an older laptop at present for a lot of testing for retro software, and this was one that I had on my list to try out. What I found out more or less immediately upon loading this up, though, was that it’s based on the old United Sim Designs model.

The re-paint carried out here by Dinarte Gaspar is very impressive. I like having good liveries that are historically accurate, and this makes it very easy to adapt to.

How to Use

The aircraft itself flies the exact same as the old USD model. If you used that before then you have essentially used this. The main difference here is the usage of the aircrafts textures – they are fresher, fairer and more impressive.

However, this take on the A340-500 is impressive for an FS2002 model. 222ft in size, this carries the scale and the size of the aircraft very well. It also does a great job of offering the aircrafts authentic performance capabilities, with a maximum range of 8,500nm. Whilst some mods are a bit simplistic when it comes to flight dynamics, this repaint makes sure it does not mess around with the right settings at all.

The attention to detail is awesome, by the way. The designer has done a fine job of grabbing that depth and detail almost perfectly. From the fully animated control surfaces to the dynamic and flexing wings, this feels about as close to real as you’ll get on FS2002.

Graphical limitations allowing, everything from the animated thrust reversers to the rolling main wheels looks great. Sure, it feels outdated and blocky when compared to an FSX rendition, but this still looks pretty spectacular.

The fully reflective textures, though, is not just a nice look. It merely is the casing for an authentic take on aviation history. This is a fairly accurate take on the right aircraft from the visible landing lights to the genuine flight dynamics. All of this, when run together as one, provides a really engaging flight.

I would happily recommend using this if you are like me and still enjoy a jaunt back in time. It might be over a decade old, but FS2002 can still feel pretty damn fun when you choose to use the aircraft in it – like this!

Adam McEnroe

Adam McEnroe is a flight sim enthusiast who has been simming since the days of FS95. Adam writes all of the download section editorials after testing each of the files. Adam has extensive knowledge using various flight simulator packages and thoroughly tests the files before writing about them. Adam also like to fly real-world aircraft in his spare time and is training for his PPL.

Should you wish, you can contact Adam via email at adam@flyawaysimulation.com.

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