MSFS Native Airbus A330-900neo Mega Pack

A fully native Airbus A330-900neo add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2020 release including a pack of 8 repaints of real-world airlines working without any code editing or configuration.

Update 28 March 2023: Now version 0.3.3.

The A330-900neo is one of the wide-body jets designed and manufactured by Airbus in Europe and has become popular with the new purchase orders with various real-world airlines.  The new A330-900neo model features improved fuel efficiency, and more modern engines (based on the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000).  The first of this model entered service in later 2018 with TAP (Air Portugal) as their release partner.  The real-world aircraft can carry ~287 passengers fully loaded with a range of 13,300 KM (~8250 Miles).

This model and add-on for MSFS bring the A330-900neo in as realistic format as possible for users of Microsoft Flight Simulator.  Many hours have been spent on bringing the original works up to MSFS format and many users will now announce that this aircraft is almost payware quality - and most will also say, “you will not be disappointed”.

This model has confirmed compatibility with the latest Sim Update 9.

The model was originally an FSX conversion project by well-known Philippe Marion however the project took a different turn and has been completely redesigned/reworked from the ground up by project Headwind to ensure full compatibility with the latest versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The project has had thousands of hours of work spent in order to produce a stunning A330 that is both fully compatible and realistic in MSFS - not a simple port-over or conversion.  Much work has been undertaken on the codebase, 3D model, cockpits, sounds, and dynamics of this aircraft.

The features announced by the developer include;

• A completely new external 3D model (outside the aircraft) bringing it up to MSFS detail.
• A totally redesigned and new animations model which is realistic and accurate including aircraft flaps, wing animations, and landing gear animations.
• Support of the new features in MSFS including effects such as 3D contrails, advanced lighting and lights, rain effects, dust on the aircraft, and even engine heat features.
• A completely redesigned and more accurate flight dynamics model supporting the new MSFS models which go beyond the FSX defaults.
• Full integration of the FBW (Fly By Wire) A32NX Virtual Cockpit (version 0.6.2).
• The 3D VC (virtual cockpit) has been modified to be more realistic to the real-life A330 and it shows when flying the aircraft.
• A complete overhaul and inclusion/support of the latest services and systems available in the new MSFS all based on the MSFS SDK guidelines and available documentation - making it as accurate and future-proof as possible.

Repaints Included

The paint schemes are in 4K (HD) format for an ultra-realistic depiction of their real-world counterparts.  They are;

• Airbus House “Foundation 10 years”
• Air Belgium (Belgium)
• Condor (delivery in 2022) (Germany)
• Corsair International (France)
• Delta (USA)
• Hifly (Portugal)
• Star Alliance TAP Portugal (Portugal)
• TAP Portugal (Portugal)

Already some community repaints are being released for this pack and we expect them to be added to the developers master pack or included by us providing the developer of the repaint allows repackaging.

We aim to update this pack frequently with new repaints and renditions of real-world airlines as they become available.

Further Developments to this Pack

The developer has announced a continued development to this pack which includes (and is not limited to) the following;

A re-design of the wings and animations when creating lift - to create a more realistic “flex” effect when the wings create life.

Implementing the 0.7 version of FBW (Fly by Wire).

Fix any outstanding issues provided to the developer.

A full paint kit is included so you may create your own repaints and designs for this model.

Some Known Issues

There are some known issues with this release that the developer is aware of and will aim to fix in future versions.  They are;

• The fuselage may disappear in close external view due to the fact that the blending between the standard FBW (Fly by Wire) A32NX VC (Virtual Cockpit) and the new 3D model utilized in this pack is not completely “fitting together”.  Updates will be made to this.
• This current version uses FBW VC 0.6.2 instead of the latest 0.7.0 version - this will be updated at a later date as changes made are quite complicated and need some design but it’s on the roadmap.
• Sometimes the baggage loader does not fully reach the cargo doors of the aircraft - this is a limitation in Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) and with future updates (on the devs part and MF’s part) may resolve.
• Jetway sometimes does not connect correctly to the aircraft door - this seems to be an issue with Sim Update 5 - however, appears resolved in Sim Update 6.
• Tire pressure gauges show zero (0) - this will be fixed when the developer shifts the 3D VC to the FBW 0.70 (or later) version.
• If you have issues setting the V1/VR/V2 in FMC simply reload the flight and all should work as expected.

Installation in MSFS

Copy the folder “headwind-aircraft-a330-900” inside the ZIP archive into your MSFS “community” folder.  It’s as simple as that.

License

The developer (Headwind) has announced this release can be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

As the license permits, you are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material