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American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon
The Super Decathlon's primary controls use cables. Its elevator has aerodynamic balance, while a cable-operated trim tab on the left elevator provides pitch trim. The fixed tailwheel is steerable.
Hangar Studios 713 represents AEIO-360 power with a constant-speed propeller and conventional or glass panels. The developer lists Xtreme as a livery, so that name alone does not identify a separate 210 hp engine installation.
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon
An-2 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
An operating mechanism and its indication may have separate power
The manual distinguishes the flap-motor circuit breakers from the breaker supplying the flap-position indicator. Fuel-quantity indication likewise depends on its own powered circuit and selector. These documented separations explain why checking only a main control may leave part of the simulated panel unpowered.
Gathered An-2 user manual · PDF pp.17–19
An-2 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Trim and cockpit heating are described beyond the main controls
All three trim axes have controls and neutral-position indications in the documented installation. Other panels group window heating, while floor ventilation and a thermometer behind the left pilot’s position support cabin management. The manual maps their locations within the unusually large cockpit.
Gathered An-2 user manual · PDF p.20
An-2 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Automatic slats and cockpit preparation
The An-2 guide describes the real aircraft's automatic leading-edge slats, then identifies trim circuit breakers and the control lock in its simulator cockpit documentation.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.8,12,21
An-2 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The original MSFS 2020 release
The March 2023 release includes wheeled, float and ski configurations, with a choice of traditional instruments or a GPS-equipped wheeled variant. This is the original MSFS 2020 Marketplace package.
2023-03-21 · release and package scope
Antonov An-2 · ATSimulations · MSFS 2020
MSFS_ANTONOV_AN-2_USER_MANUAL.pdf
Official An-2 MSFS 2020 product manual captured 2026-09-30
Antonov An-2
The An-2 first appeared in 1947. A radial engine, braced biplane wings and fixed landing gear form its utility-aircraft layout. The aircraft carried people and cargo and also worked in agriculture and other specialist roles.
Its large cabin carries passengers or cargo. The generous wing area and high-lift devices are part of its short-field design. Simulator products offer different cockpit equipment and working configurations.
Aircraft / family
Flight test: Antonov An-2
Pat Malone · article credited in the magazine PDF; web edition November 2012
Antonov An-2
Barry Schiff · 5 October 2001
Antonov An-2
J. K. Caldwell · June 2025, updated July 2025
An-225 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Six engines and a specialised loading interface
The An-225 guide shows separate pitch, roll and yaw trim controls and indicators, together with autopilot and hydraulic panels. Its electronic flight bag covers loading and ground services as well as navigation-related information.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.14-17,32
An-225 Mriya · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The tablet connects loading with flight planning
Cockpit EFBs manage ground power, aircraft states, weather and moving maps, with links to the flight-management system.
iniBuilds manual v2 · 2023 MSFS 2020 interface
