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Airbus H160
Airbus launched the H160 programme publicly in 2015, with the first flight that year. The design combines a composite-intensive airframe with distinctive swept main-rotor tips and an enclosed tail rotor. Its roles include passenger transport and public-service work.
HPG's simulator implementation places particular emphasis on its automatic flight-control system. Its four-axis AFCS and backup stability functions manage flight control; the developer manual describes their modes.
Aircraft / family
Inside the H160, middleweight contender
Jon Bourke · 26 April 2018
A conversation with experimental test pilot Olivier Gensse
Olivier Gensse · 17 April 2019
H160 flight test: a generation ahead
Olivier Mabille · 11 October 2018
H225 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Loading information stays connected to the simulator
The PERFPO page shows fuel and payload information synchronised with the simulator’s Weight & Balance dialog and the FMS. This gives the simulated cockpit a way to reflect the loading selected for a flight.
H225 user guide 1.0 · 14 November 2024 · PDF pp.65–66
H225 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Choose the level of detail on the vehicle display
The VEH page groups oil, fuel and hydraulic information. Its NUM key shows or hides numerical values that are within range; out-of-range parameters automatically gain numerical indications. The guide explains this alongside the separate engine and FADEC pages.
H225 user guide 1.0 · PDF pp.67–70
H225 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Flight control and vibration control are separate systems
The H225 guide describes four-axis AFCS basic and upper modes, with trim-release controls for both cyclic and collective. It separately describes AVCS switches for cabin and cockpit vibration control. The similar-looking abbreviations refer to different systems: one manages flight control, while the other addresses vibration in the represented aircraft.
H225 user guide 1.0 · PDF pp.37-38,89-92
Airbus Helicopter H225
The H225, formerly EC225, developed the civilian Super Puma family into a long-range transport helicopter. It combines a substantial passenger cabin with twin turbine engines and a five-bladed main rotor. Offshore support, search and rescue, and government transport are among its roles.
HPG's simulation includes automatic flight controls and a separate vibration-control system, with their functions described in its manual.
Aircraft / family
On the comeback trail
Robert Erdos · 19 February 2014
Air Greenland: the edge of everything
Petrus Nobréus and colleagues interviewed by Jon Duke · 27 April 2026
A day at the beach and an Airbus H225 rescue
Unnamed Japan Coast Guard pilot · 17 October 2024
Airship Industries Skyship 600
A non-rigid airship with a passenger gondola beneath its gas envelope.
Skyship 600 is included in MSFS 2024 Standard and higher editions.
