FSX / P3D scenery

FSX Tonopah Test Range Scenery

Tonopah Test Range (TNX) scenery refresh brings the Nevada military field to life in FSX with added ramp parking, custom objects, and surrounding roads guided by satellite references. Updated landclass improves the desert setting, and sloped flattens smooth terrain transitions to eliminate the stock “mesa effect.”.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Images & Screenshots

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A twin-engine aircraft flies above a desert city with scattered buildings and a single long runway visible below.

Aerial view shows a large desert airfield with a single long runway, multiple taxiways, and numerous buildings labeled Tonopah Test Range.

A small desert airport features a single runway, multiple hangars, scattered buildings, and a few parked aircraft on apron areas.

A desert airport layout is shown from above, featuring a single long runway, parallel taxiway, and several apron areas with buildings.

An airport layout diagram displays a single long runway, several taxiways, and multiple rectangular buildings in a top-down planning interface.

A twin-engine aircraft with landing gear extended approaches a small desert airport featuring several buildings, hangars, and a single runway.

Tonopah Test Range (TNX), Nevada (NV). Enhances the default scenery with ramp parking, scenery objects, roads, better landclass; also eliminates the "mesa effect". By Paul Strogen. (See also TNXMISRD.ZIP).

Tonopah Test Range Scenery.

This file contains several BGL's which enhance the default FSX Tonopah Test Range in Nevada (TNX ). I have added ramp parking for military aircraftsince the default FSX airport did not provide any parking.. Additionally, I have added several scenery objects to more closely resemble TNX as seen via satellite images. To improve the environment around THX I have added many of the roads surrounding the airport. It was necessary to remove the default boundry fence in the process as it did not conform to the "real world" depiction. The landclass around the airport was replaced with a more realistic variety. ( TNX is not surrounded by a city! )

The other change I made was to eliminate the "mesa effect" caused by the stock FSX airport as it sits above/below the surrounding terrain. I created "sloped flattens" to blend the airport level terrain into the surrounding dessert terrain, eliminating most sharp ridges and gullies that the stock airport created. I am using the "FSX Usa 10 M terrains Project - West Coast Version 1.1" mesh but the default FSX mesh should blend O.K.

I used several tools to create the files. Airport Design Editor to add parking to the stock airport as well as add ramps and other airport elements. SBuilderX to create the roads and sloped flattens. Google Earth as a guide to placement. FSX Object Placement Tool to add\place scenery objects ( with much cursing and eye strain! ). Exclude Builder for FSX to remove some of the default objects. FSX SP2 SDK to compile the BGL files. FSX-KML to replace the airport background and default landclass.

Installation:
To install, simply unzip the file Tonopah_TNX.zip into any convenient location, then move the folder "THX" to your FSX Addon Scenery folder ( or wherever else you may be placing addons ) and then activate the folder through the FSX "Settings", "Scenery Library", "Add Area" menu.

The files were tested with FSX-Acceleration\SP2 on WinXP Pro, DX9.

Enjoy,

Paul Strogen aka Gypsy Baron

Tonopah Test Range Scenery.

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tono_tnx.zip

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Requires dependencies

This add-on may require the following files to function properly. If this is a repaint, the dependency below is likely the base aircraft package.

tnxmisrd.zip

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D scenery

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.
Place scenery in Addon Scenery

Create a folder under FSX\Addon Scenery\ containing scenery and texture sub-folders.
Activate in Scenery Library

In FSX, go to Settings → Scenery Library → Add Area. Higher priority means it overrides lower entries for the same location.
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.

Finding the scenery

Use these coordinates to fly directly to this location once the mod is installed.

FSX / Prepar3D coordinates (or generate a flight plan)

37.79480000,-116.77870000

Decimal degrees

37.794800°, -116.778700°

Degrees, minutes, seconds

37° 47' 41.280" N 116° 46' 43.320" W

Launch FSX or Prepar3D and use Flights → Load to open the downloaded .pln file. Your aircraft will be positioned at this location.

What’s inside this archive

The archive tono_tnx.zip has 15 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
TNX_ install_info.txt	12.20.07	2.02 kB
CVX_TNX_LC_desert.bgl	12.02.07	393 B
CVX_TNX_Sloped_Flattens.BGL	12.17.07	1.44 kB
TNX_ADE_PDS.BGL	12.18.07	10.58 kB
TNX_OBX.BGL	12.02.07	1.04 kB
TNX_Scenery_1.BGL	12.18.07	5.75 kB
TNX_overhead.jpg	12.20.07	136.75 kB
TNX_ramp.jpg	12.20.07	99.34 kB
TNX_ADE.jpg	12.20.07	100.72 kB
TNX_GE.jpg	12.20.07	171.52 kB
TNX_stock.jpg	12.20.07	203.03 kB
TNX_ADE_PDS.jpg	12.20.07	149.56 kB
TNX_info.txt	12.20.07	729 B
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B