FSX Olympic Air Airbus A318

This free repaint showcases the Olympic Air livery on the Airbus A318, reflecting the Greek airline’s distinctive branding and color scheme. It is designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and requires the Project Airbus base model, which can be obtained from the Fly Away Simulation library. Model credits belong to Project Airbus, and the artwork behind this repaint originates from Fanis Giannoulakis.

Technical Aspects of the Repaint and Aircraft

The Airbus A318 stands out as the smallest member of the A320 family, offering short-haul capabilities and efficient performance. Even with its reduced fuselage dimensions, it retains familiar flight deck systems, avionics layouts, and handling traits found in its larger siblings. This particular repaint accurately mirrors Olympic Air’s visual style, featuring the airline’s recognizable blue and white motif that has served routes across mainland Greece and many island destinations.

Key Features of the Project Airbus Model

• Functional passenger and cargo doors that can be opened/closed through standard simulator controls.
• Fully animated control surfaces, including spoilers, slats, and flaps, enabling realistic wing-flex and flight dynamics.
• Detailed external textures and animations around pack inlets, outflow valves, and landing gear doors.
• Modeled hydraulics in spoiler and gear door operations, which enhance realism during taxiing and crosswind landings.

Background on Olympic Air

Olympic Air, a proud Greek carrier originally known for domestic hop flights and European regional services, has been connecting Athens with numerous island airports for decades. Its fleet history includes modern Airbus variants that help maintain reliable schedules and comfortable passenger experiences. The livery on this Airbus A318 embodies the timeless Olympic rings and stylized national-inspired branding.

Steps to Add This Livery to Your Simulator

1. Locate the “Airbus A318” folder inside your simulator’s SimObjects directory.
2. Create a new folder named texture.OLY (or similar) and paste all repaint files into it.
3. Open the Aircraft.cfg file and insert the following text block, ensuring you replace XX with the next available fltsim number:

[fltsim.XX]
title=Airbus A318 OLYMPIC
sim=pa318-cfm56
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=OLY
checklists=
atc_id=SX-OAY
atc_airline=OLYMPIC
atc_parking_types=GATE, RAMP, CARGO
atc_flight_number=GB318
ui_variation=Airbus OLYMPIC
ui_manufacturer=Airbus
ui_typerole="Commercial Airliner"
ui_type=A318
visual_damage=1
atc_heavy=0
description=Project Airbus delivers the Airbus A318 with meticulous attention to detail. Features include moving passenger and cargo doors, animated pack inlets and outflow valves, responsive control surfaces, wing-flex, and accurate flap track modeling. Visual model by Andy Warden and Derek Mayer, with base textures by Demetris Themistocleous, Alessandro Savarese, and Sheldon Fernandes. Flight dynamics by Peter Binamira, Derek Mayer, and Steve Mcbee. Repaint work performed by Sheldon Fernandes.

• After inserting the lines, save and close the file. The repaint should now appear in your aircraft selection menu.

Remember that this download is the repaint only, so you must have the corresponding freeware Airbus A318 base model from Project Airbus, available through the Fly Away Simulation file library.