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Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

IndiaFoxtEcho MB-339A · IndiaFoxtEcho · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Pitch and roll mechanisms

The manual's control schematic shows a hydraulic aileron servo with an artificial-feel spring and electrical trim actuator. Pitch trim and roll artificial-feel neutral adjustment are separate from rudder trim. The A, A-MLU and PAN configurations also carry different tank and loadout arrangements.

PDF pages 2,5-7,13,31-33 images,47,49-51

SourceUser Guide ↗IndiaFoxtEcho via Orbx
Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

IndiaFoxtEcho MB-339A-MLU · IndiaFoxtEcho · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Pitch and roll mechanisms

The manual's control schematic shows a hydraulic aileron servo with an artificial-feel spring and electrical trim actuator. Pitch trim and roll artificial-feel neutral adjustment are separate from rudder trim. The A, A-MLU and PAN configurations also carry different tank and loadout arrangements.

PDF pages 2,5-7,13,31-33 images,47,49-51

SourceUser Guide ↗IndiaFoxtEcho via Orbx
Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

IndiaFoxtEcho MB-339PAN-MLU · IndiaFoxtEcho · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Pitch and roll mechanisms

The manual's control schematic shows a hydraulic aileron servo with an artificial-feel spring and electrical trim actuator. Pitch trim and roll artificial-feel neutral adjustment are separate from rudder trim. The A, A-MLU and PAN configurations also carry different tank and loadout arrangements.

PDF pages 2,5-7,13,31-33 images,47,49-51

SourceUser Guide ↗IndiaFoxtEcho via Orbx
Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Aermacchi MB-339

Aermacchi developed the MB-339 during the 1970s to replace the Italian Air Force's MB-326. The new trainer retained a design relationship to that aircraft. A single jet engine, retractable landing gear and wing flaps form its basic configuration.

IndiaFoxtEcho's documentation separates the A, A-MLU and PAN versions. Tip-tank and loadout arrangements differ, while PAN uses combined smoke/fuel tanks. The control schematic identifies a hydraulic aileron servo, artificial-feel spring and electrical trim actuator.

Aermacchi MB-339

SourceUser Guide ↗IndiaFoxtEcho via Orbx
Airbus A300-600R ↗Simulator documentation

Airbus A300-600R · iniBuilds · iniBuilds · MSFS 2024 · MSFS 2020

Trim and hydraulics in the A300 cockpit

The iniBuilds A300 guide identifies paired pitch-trim wheels, rudder-trim controls and hydraulic controls, and describes the flight-phase use of the autopilot.

document snapshot; exact installed package not observed · PDF pp14-15,39; pedestal, overhead, climb checklist

Airbus A310-300 ↗Simulator documentation

A310-300 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

A pre-sidestick Airbus flight deck

The A310 guide covers hydraulic-system checks, pitch trim and yaw-damper activation in the context of inertial-reference alignment. It also documents rudder trim. These separate controls are part of the aircraft's older Airbus cockpit architecture, distinct from the automatic-trim sidestick family that followed.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.16-19; after-start preparation

SourceA310_MSFS_Manual v2 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Airbus A310-300 ↗Simulator documentation

A310-300 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020

A pre-sidestick Airbus flight deck

The A310 guide covers hydraulic-system checks, pitch trim and yaw-damper activation in the context of inertial-reference alignment. It also documents rudder trim. These separate controls are part of the aircraft's older Airbus cockpit architecture, distinct from the automatic-trim sidestick family that followed.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.16-19; after-start preparation

SourceA310_MSFS_Manual v2 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Airbus A320 family ↗Simulator documentation

A321LR · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Hydraulic architecture appears in the cockpit documentation

The A321 guide explains the relationship between engine-start preparation and the yellow hydraulic system's brake-accumulator supply.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.68; engine-start preparation

SourceAirbus A321LR ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Airbus A330 family ↗Simulator documentation

A330 (-200, -300, 300P2F) · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The -200 and -300 have different fuel arrangements

The 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.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.77,114; variants

SourceAirbus A330 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Airbus A330 family ↗Simulator documentation

A330-743L Beluga XL · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The BelugaXL has a dedicated operating guide

The 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.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.77; engine-start preparation

SourceAirbus Beluga XL ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Airbus A330 family ↗Simulator documentation

Airbus A330-300 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12

Sidestick commands and automatic trim

Laminar'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.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.18,24; FBW behavior

SourceAirbus A330-300 POH ↗Laminar Research
Airbus A330 family ↗Simulator documentation

A330-900 · ToLiss · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Flight-control laws, hydraulics and fuel transfer

ToLiss 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.

A330-900; release sections versioned independently · Systems and change log; v1.1