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A340-600 · ToLiss · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Hydraulic failures change what surfaces can do
ToLiss describes hydraulic-actuator flow, hinge moments and control surfaces that can float after failures. The A340 also models reversion between fly-by-wire laws. Surface response changes with the simulated hydraulic and control-law state.
A340-600 product specification · Accurate systems
Airbus A340
The A340 shared substantial programme work with the A330 but used four engines for long-haul operations. The initial -200 and -300 were followed by the much larger -500 and -600 developments, which brought different engines and significant airframe changes.
The A340-600 has its own dimensions, fuel system and equipment. ToLiss's simulator documentation describes the specific flight-control and hydraulic modelling of its implementation.
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A380X · FlyByWire · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Fuel trim and flight controls are different systems
FlyByWire's A380X documentation separates trim-tank fuel management from the flight-control checks performed with the sidestick. It also identifies autopilot engagement and hydraulic shutdown procedures. Fuel transfer manages balance, while the sidestick checks concern the flight controls.
SOP snapshot; dated pages; installed aircraft build not observed · PDF pp13,29,40,83; after-start control check and climb
A400M Atlas · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The cargo door needs hydraulic power
In the simulated Atlas, a cargo-door command can produce an insufficient-pressure message. The manual traces this to the blue hydraulic system and identifies its guarded electric-pump control on the aft overhead panel. Door operation therefore involves both the tablet command and the aircraft's powered systems.
iniBuilds A400M manual v1.0, 18 September 2024; documented simulator behaviour · PDF pp.16–17
H125 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Cyclic trim and control assignments
The MSFS H125 guide documents longitudinal and lateral rotor trim together with a separate trim-reset binding. It also records a discrepancy between the hydraulic switch's cockpit operation and its hardware binding in this manual version. The manual's mapping pages list the external-control assignments.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4,7
H125 · CowanSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Separate controls for trim, hydraulics and mission equipment
The X-Plane H125 manual identifies cyclic trim, force-trim release and autopilot-off controls. It also describes the collective-mounted hydraulic switch and separate sling-load and servo-test controls. These functions have distinct purposes even when a desktop setup assigns several of them to buttons on the same device.
Cowan H125 guide copyright 2022 · PDF pp.8,21-24
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
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
Aérospatiale Gazelle · FlyInside · MSFS 2020
Open the aircraft to explore its machinery
The model includes opening inspection hatches and visible turbine, transmission and hydraulic components. Doors and covers can also be manipulated, alongside cockpit lighting and ventilation controls.
FlyInside Gazelle 341 listing · captured September 2026
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Two different meanings of trim
On Cowan's 206B3, engine trim adjusts the governed rotor-speed setting, while rotor trim changes the cyclic trim state. The latter has its own reset binding. The guide also records the hydraulic-switch binding limitation for this version.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4-5,9
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
LongRanger controls have their own guide
The 206L3 manual separately documents engine-RPM trim, longitudinal and lateral cyclic trim, and cyclic trim reset. It also identifies a hydraulic-switch hardware-binding limitation. These assignments cover the LongRanger package.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4-5,9
B-206 · FlyInside · MSFS 2020
A developer-specific helicopter model
FlyInside's Bell 206 guide describes its own helicopter operation, including longitudinal and lateral force-trim bindings, governor adjustment and a hydraulic switch. The manual discusses the changing corrections needed as speed changes. The controls and flight model belong to FlyInside's implementation.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.11,17,21
