FSX Emirates Airbus A380-800

PreviewEmirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EDH. The Project Airbus A380-800 with dynamic wing flex, accurate LAF simulation, parallel bogies, drooping control surfaces, hard-coded double strobes and more than forty custom XML parts. Repaint by Demetris Themistocleous.

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Type
Complete with Base Model
Download hits
63.9K
Compatibility
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) including Steam Edition & Prepar3D (P3D)
Filename
pa380_ek_a6-edh_fsx.zip
File size
11.05 MB
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Scanned 24 days ago (clean)
Access to file
Free (Freeware)
Content Rating
Everyone
5 star rating.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars by 13 PRO members.

Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EDH. The Project Airbus A380-800 with dynamic wing flex, accurate LAF simulation, parallel bogies, drooping control surfaces, hard-coded double strobes and more than forty custom XML parts. Repaint by Demetris Themistocleous.

Emirates Airbus A380-800 in flight.

Emirates Airbus A380-800 in flight.

Project Airbus Airbus A380-800
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installation
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Extract the compressed file folder under your root FSX folder.

support & compatibility
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The A380 has been made to be used with FS9 only, but should be fairly compatible with FSX.

Feel free to post on our forums if you encounter an issue, but do not expect support to be provided.

features
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-- dynamic wingflex with input from several new parameters including ground spoilers, fuel load, and angle of attack
-- control surface droop when the engines are off
-- independent parallel bogies when on the ground
-- custom tire rotation code
-- animated pack vents
-- idle-reverser animation
-- ground spoilers
-- smoothed gear and flap animations
-- customised nosewheel steering animation
-- accurate aileron LAF simulation
-- custom coded engine fan start-up and shutdown animations
-- windmilling engine fans (incl. fan inertia)
-- improved antenna hiding method--alpha no longer required, thereby avoiding the "fuse hole" issue in FSX SP2
-- animated window wipers
-- animated probe sensors
-- hard coded "double strobes"

doors operation
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Select exit (Shift + E): 1L
Tail hook up/down (not assigned to a key binding by default): all cargo doors
Wing fold/unfold (not assigned to a key binding by default): 1R, 5R, 5L
Shift + E + 2: 2L
Shift + E + 3: 1L (upper deck)
Shift + E + 4: 1R (upper deck)

Water rudder up/down (not assigned to a key binding by default): deactivate window wipers

credits
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the PA team: Demetris Themistocleous, Derek Mayer, Sheldon Fernandes, Tom Collins, Alexis Vletsas

thanks to: Andy Warden, John Tavendale, Steve McBee, Shane Olguin, Panagiotis Delizisis, Thanasis Delizisis, Ken Mitchell, Talal Alhaj, Fraser Turner

conversion by Thomas Ruth

Images & Screenshots

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Editorial

I’ve spent many hours sitting on Emirates flights, waiting for it to take me from one side of the world to the next. Regardless of what else I’ve considered about the flight, though, I’ve always found that the people are incredibly accommodating and can give me all the help that I need in settling in. furthermore, the actual flight itself is usually very comfortable and this makes it very easy to settle in. unfortunately, I can’t say the same for Emirates aircraft within flight simulators.

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They feel really basic and labored and don’t have the same quality and attention to detail that the real thing does. This takes away from the entire experience for me, and can be quite damaging to the whole thing in general. However, with the help of this mod here, I was able to finally get that pristine Emirates experience that I’ve been able to enjoy so many different times in the real world.

This is based on an Airbus A380-800 and within that is one of the most impressive engines about. In terms of style and strength, it’s very impressive and gives me all the energy and power that I need to really boost through the skies. If, like me, you are a fan of powerful and effective big aircraft that feel like a freight train ripping through the skies, then you will getting your hands on this. It’s authentic, it’s powerful, and it matches the real thing in terms of dynamics. As a fan of realism in my flight simulators this was, without a doubt, one of the most impressive additions to the FSX world that I had seen in some time. It has plenty of nice graphical touches added to hl make it look realistic and true to the real thing, but it’s got far more to it in terms of the features added.

From new animations made from scratch to the improved performance thanks to new features behind added that were omitted in the past this makes it really easy for people to start controlling themselves and make sure that the aircraft feels just as they had intended it to in the beginning. From the animated pack vents to the ground spoilers, you’ll find that all of the little extras being added in here will make this feel as grand as a regal as the real thing – so for fans of authenticity, like me, this is well worth checking out.

All of the minor additions like the doors operation and other useful features are all included here, making it nice and simple for people to get themselves moving in the right direction in terms of learning how operate something like this as much as anything else. The package itself comes with so many useful little changes and additions that I really could not recommend this more to you – it’s true to the real thing and offers me that same level of professionalism and class that the real thing brings to the table.

Adam McEnroe

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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Installation Instructions

Most of the freeware add-on aircraft and scenery packages in our file library come with easy installation instructions which you can read above in the file description. For further installation help, please see our Flight School for our full range of tutorials or view the README file contained within the download. If in doubt, you may also ask a question or view existing answers in our dedicated Q&A forum.

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j-johnSun, 29 Dec 2019 02:56:28 GMT

Has 747 panels...how come?

GowthamFri, 07 Jun 2019 07:24:05 GMT

I can't see the virtual cockpit pls tell how to fix it.

cnadityasaiWed, 17 Oct 2018 10:50:23 GMT

I can't see the cockpit when i downloaded emirates boeing 777-300er can u please address the issue

J_Harik2054Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:31:41 GMT

There is no virtual cockpit how to fix it?

Jack RiordanTue, 15 Mar 2016 03:00:33 GMT

Make sure the ATHR button is activated when you activate the speed hold button on the end of the dial (it turns dark grey).

garikbabayan85Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:18:35 GMT

I don't see the flight panel, when i press F10 I see a Boeing 747 panel, but on the 3D mode there is nothing. Please advice, this happened with some other models I've downloaded from you.

j_will21Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:48:34 GMT

there is a speed issue with this plane! speed doesn't hold when set, other than that, great plane

j_will21Tue, 05 Aug 2014 03:40:29 GMT

speed hold doesn't seem to work, i set my speed to 250knts but it never gets to that. i end up just manually adjusting my speed

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