FSX / P3D aircraft

FSX Aircraft Background Viewer Images

Aircraft Background Viewer replacement images refresh the selection screen with high-quality, real-world photography captured across multiple locations by Ian Salter. Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, each background delivers a clean, atmospheric look that complements aircraft previews and brings more visual variety to the interface without changing performance or core simulator files.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Replacement images for FSX Background Viewer. All images are from real photos taken from various locations in the world by Ian Salter.

Picture of clouds as a replacement background image.

Installation:

To change your FSX Aircraft Viewer Background simply copy your desired background from one of the folders contained in this zip folder into your
FSX Uires folder which should be located at \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Uires. When asked to replace the image click yes.

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File information

Filename

fsxbgvw.zip

File size

467.74 KB

Virus scan

Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 0.5 Mbps. PRO members download at full line speed.

This is a freeware file — use is subject to our freeware copyright terms.

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D aircraft

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.
Copy aircraft files into SimObjects

Place the aircraft folder inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\. The folder must contain an aircraft.cfg file. Effects go into FSX\Effects\; gauges go into FSX\Gauges\.
Verify in FSX

Launch FSX, go to Free Flight → Select Aircraft and find your new aircraft under its manufacturer.
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 fsxbgvw.zip has 13 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
aircraft_viewer_bkgrnd.bmp	04.16.08	512.05 kB
Thumbs.db	04.16.08	12.50 kB
Cloud1	04.16.08	0 B
aircraft_viewer_bkgrnd.bmp	04.16.08	512.05 kB
Thumbs.db	04.16.08	8.50 kB
Cloud2	04.16.08	0 B
aircraft_viewer_bkgrnd.bmp	04.16.08	512.05 kB
Thumbs.db	04.16.08	12.00 kB
Cloud3	04.16.08	0 B
readme.txt	04.16.08	742 B
F S - A D D O N S . N E T.URL	08.12.07	59 B
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B