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FS2004 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Update 2

Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Update 2 refines the jet with fly-by-wire handling, sharper flight dynamics, and refreshed configuration tuning for a more authentic carrier-capable feel in FS2004. It adds improved engine control logic plus revised stores and tank layout, and requires fa18esh3_138105.zip.

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FS2004

Images & Screenshots

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A gray twin-engine military jet with folded wingtips and visible squadron markings flies above a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape.

A labeled throttle panel diagram appears on the left, while detailed engine start and stop procedures with step-by-step instructions are shown on the right.

A modern fighter jet cockpit displays a head-up display with flight data, digital avionics panels, and a terrain view through the canopy.

A military jet with folded wings sits on an aircraft carrier deck, with ground crew members positioned nearby in colored uniforms.

A white twin-engine military jet with underwing fuel tanks and a visible pilot flies above a blurred landscape background.

A twin-engine military jet with folded wings and multiple external missiles is shown in flight against a dark blue background.

FS2004 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet Update, for use with fa18esh3_138105.zip. A number of exciting new configuration changes have been made to the Super Hornet that accurately reflect the fly-by-wire characteristics of the actual aircraft. Model by Daisuke Yamamoto. Arrangement of arms and a tank and flight dynamics by Hiroaki Kubota. The XML of engine control by Toshikazu Shimizu. Flight dynamics and configuration change testing by Bart Bartholomay.

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fa18e231.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.

fa18esh3_138105.zip

How to install this mod

FS2004 aircraft

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 files per readme

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What’s inside this archive

The archive fa18e231.zip has 73 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
2dpanel.jpg	05.01.04	59.25 kB
Aircraft.cfg	05.11.04	11.24 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Aircraft.cfg	05.11.04	25.88 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Aircraft.cfg	05.11.04	9.65 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Aircraft.cfg	05.11.04	16.68 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
ReadMe.txt	05.11.04	1.83 kB
aircraft.cfg	05.11.04	35.49 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	858.59 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	919.45 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	849.94 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	897.93 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	862.33 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	821.12 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	835.38 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	908.57 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	913.78 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	899.46 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	901.64 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	936.36 kB
Model.cfg	03.18.04	32 B
super hornet2.mdl	05.01.04	835.45 kB
dfa18_fx.cab	04.27.04	68.62 kB
forward_1024.bmp	03.23.04	769.05 kB
panel.cfg	05.01.04	6.12 kB
panel_decal.bmp	02.28.04	3.00 MB
panel_decal_2.bmp	02.28.04	768.05 kB
panel_decal_3.bmp	01.28.04	1.00 MB
panel_decal_4.bmp	01.28.04	1.00 MB
panel_efect_gauge_bkup.cfg	01.14.04	96 B
radio.bmp	03.22.04	769.05 kB
right_mfd.bmp	03.22.04	769.05 kB
superh.cab	05.01.04	216.31 kB
Super Hornet.air	04.29.04	8.70 kB
sh_04.bmp	05.07.04	1.00 MB
sh_04.bmp	05.07.04	1.00 MB
Thumbs.db	01.03.04	9.00 kB
f18v2-2.jpg	05.04.04	45.49 kB
f18v2.jpg	05.04.04	34.75 kB
FA-18E_NewCFG.jpg	05.01.04	99.68 kB
fa18efu.gif	05.01.04	6.73 kB
fa18efu.jpg	05.01.04	25.98 kB
How to start engine.jpg	05.01.04	241.85 kB
Team FS KBT FA18E Upgradev231.txt	05.09.04	4.54 kB
panel.cfg	05.01.04	6.12 kB
ReadMe.txt	05.01.04	124 B
Ã²KÃ´â•ŸTeam FS KBT FA18E Upgradev231_J_.txt	05.09.04	4.13 kB
avsim.diz	03.24.03	360 B
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B