FSX Arkefly Boeing 737-800W PH-TFF

This complete freeware package features a variant of the Boeing 737-86N with winglets, bearing the Arkefly livery (registration PH-TFF) as repainted by Mathieu Vos (APSS). Created around the detailed Project Open Sky model, it accurately showcases the new color scheme that Arkefly introduced before transitioning under the broader TUI Group brand. This release is fully compatible with FSX.

Distinctive Visual Details and Functional Highlights

• Correctly replicated external surfaces, including a fully animated tailplane (the horizontal stabilizer) and multiple moving control panels.
• Independently shifting suspension for authentic ground handling, complemented by a nose gear that precisely responds to steering inputs.
• True-to-life trim deflection motion, reflecting minute adjustments often required during various flight phases.
• Passenger entry points capable of opening, which simulate realistic boarding procedures.
• Sturdy yet flexible wing structure that dynamically flexes under aerodynamic load.
• Bogie assemblies that tilt correctly when landing or taxiing, ensuring appropriate contact with runway gradients.
• Fully rolling tires to match real-world taxi and takeoff behaviors.
• Animated thrust reversers for reliable deceleration after touchdown.
• Materials engineered to generate reflections at different intensities depending on the aircraft part.
• Fine-tuned flight parameters validated by actual aviation professionals, ensuring that thrust curves, weight balances, and aerodynamic profiles stay within genuine specifications.
• Spoiler arrays that deploy in harmony with pilot inputs, including speed brake and ground lift dump modes.
• Finely crafted textures that convey the unique Arkefly livery and impart pronounced visual details.
• Dedicated illumination effects providing full night visibility of wings, fuselage, and empennage.
• Easily recognizable landing lights from within the thingypit view and from exterior perspectives.
• Reflective windows for a convincing glass-like appearance, complementing the overall realism of the fuselage.
• Crash effects that trigger in specific aggravating scenarios.
• Transparent navigation light covers to ensure that the aircraft’s external lighting system appears authentic from multiple outlooks.

Livery and Airline Background

Arkefly has historically catered to leisure travelers seeking flights to holiday destinations, originally operating under the TUI Group umbrella. The depicted livery, marked by the registration PH-TFF, stands out with its vibrant design elements and winglets (noted in brackets as [wl] if referenced), offering excellent fuel efficiency and extended reach for medium-haul routes. This model, courtesy of Project Open Sky, seamlessly merges the latest winglet technology with precise texturing, so sim pilots can appreciate the subtle distinctions of Arkefly’s final branding before it evolved further under TUI.

Installation Method

• Unzip the download into a temporary directory.
• Move or copy the included Texture folder into the existing Project Open Sky Boeing 737-800 directory.
• Paste the provided configuration text into the relevant aircraft.cfg file to activate the repaint in FSX.

All credit for this freeware offering goes to Mathieu Vos (APSS) for the painstaking repaint work and to Project Open Sky for the remarkably precise base model. Enthusiasts striving for a faithful representation of the Arkefly Boeing 737 should find this package both visually appealing and technically thorough.

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