Airbus A330 family
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| Product | A330 (-200, -300, 300P2F) ↗ | A330-743L Beluga XL ↗ | Airbus A330-300 ↗ | A330-900 ↗ | Aerosoft A330-900neo ↗ | A330-300 ↗ | A339X A330-900neo ↗ | A330 ↗ | Airbus A330-200 ↗ | Airbus A330-300 ↗ | Airbus A330-900neo ↗ |
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| Developer / publisher | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Laminar Research | ToLiss | Aerosoft | AeroGenesis | Headwind Simulations | JARDesign | LVFR | LVFR | LVFR |
| Simulator | MSFS 2024 | MSFS 2024 | X-Plane 12 | X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 | MSFS 2024 | X-Plane 12 | MSFS 2020 | X-Plane 12 | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 | MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 |
| Product type | AircraftIncluded / first-party | AircraftIncluded / first-party | AircraftIncluded / first-party | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on | AircraftThird-party add-on |
| Availability | ReleasedStandard | ReleasedStandard | ReleasedDesktop | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released | Released |
| Products and variants | A330 900 ↗X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Aerosoft A330-900neo ↗MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released | A330-300 ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | A339X A330-900neo ↗MSFS 2020 · Aircraft · Released | A330 ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released | Airbus A330-200 ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released | Airbus A330-300 ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released | Airbus A330-900neo ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released | |||
| Documented highlights | Takeoff performance depends on completed loadingThe A330 tablet can calculate takeoff references and transfer them to the flight-management system. The user selects dry or wet runway conditions, and the tablet can calculate the takeoff stabiliser setting only after loading finishes. A loading-in-progress message therefore points to a specific prerequisite. The -200 and -300 have different fuel arrangementsThe iniBuilds A330 guide distinguishes the -200's centre-tank configuration from the -300 and describes the horizontal-stabiliser trim tank. It also covers hydraulic preparation and engine-specific indications. Engine and airframe combinations are identified by variant throughout the manual. | Loading a large object also changes the weightsThe BelugaXL's cargo page loads and unloads visible cargo, with assigned weights for some objects. Starting that load can override a previously entered zero-fuel weight or SimBrief payload. The manual calls for checking the final weights on the payload page after cargo loading, including when a plan was imported first. The BelugaXL has a dedicated operating guideThe BelugaXL's oversized transport role comes with a separately published cockpit and operating guide. It includes its own hydraulic-system preparation. The XL guide covers its specialised cargo configuration. | Sidestick commands and automatic trimLaminar's A330 guide explains load-factor-related sidestick behaviour, automatic trim and its relationship to bank and load conditions. It also identifies three hydraulic systems. These systems are documented for Laminar's aircraft. | Flight-control laws, hydraulics and fuel transferToLiss documents normal, alternate and direct control laws for its A330, alongside hydraulic-flow and surface hinge-moment modelling. Fuel transfers can change centre of gravity. The v1.1 change log also distinguishes simulator branches, retaining X-Plane 11 support while adapting weather-radar behaviour for X-Plane 12. Internal force calculations are not automatically exported control-force telemetry. | Product and edition scopeAerosoft lists Aerosoft A330-900neo for MSFS 2024. The linked listing was captured 28 September 2026. Documented product featuresAerosoft describes an A330-900neo simulation with custom Normal and Direct flight-control laws. Its product page also describes flare trim logic and an optional automatic take-off trim setting. These are Aerosoft product features, separate from the default MSFS A330 and ToLiss A330 entries. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. | A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet. |
| Manuals & resources | Airbus A330 ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗ | Airbus Beluga XL ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗ | Airbus A330-300 POH ↗X-Plane 12 Desktop Manual ↗X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals ↗ | X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals ↗A330 900 ↗ | A330-300 ↗ | A339X A330-900neo ↗ | JARDesign 330 Airliner -JARDesign-A330 ↗ | Airbus A330-200 exact product review ↗ | Airbus A330-300 exact product review ↗ | Airbus A330-900neo exact product review ↗ |