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A340-600 · ToLiss · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Control-law changes are tracked by release
The A340 change history distinguishes normal-law Alpha Floor, alternate-law high-speed stability and later yaw-control corrections. It also separates X-Plane 11-specific fixes from other changes. The reviewed August 2026 release is v1.6.1 build 1696; this source provides version context rather than a promise that every installation has the same behaviour.
A340-600 v1.6.1 · v1.4.2, v1.5, v1.6.1
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. These features make failure state part of the systems description, rather than treating every control surface as a permanently available response to the pilot's input.
A340-600 product specification · Accurate systems
Airbus A340-600
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 stretched A340-600 is therefore not simply an A330 with two extra engines. Its dimensions, fuel system and equipment deserve their own reference. ToLiss's simulator documentation describes the specific flight-control and hydraulic modelling of its implementation.
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A350 Airliner · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Electronic checklists, airport maps and Brake to Vacate
The iniBuilds A350 includes -900 and -1000 variants, with separate loading limits in the manual. Its electronic checklist distinguishes automatically sensed items from pilot acknowledgements. The Onboard Information System provides documentation and performance tools. Airport Navigation Function maps require both a Navigraph subscription and airport coverage in the mapping database; Brake to Vacate uses a selected runway exit within that system.
iniBuilds A350-900 / -1000 · PDF pp.8,10,27,55,58,60
Airbus A350
The A350 evolved from an early proposal related to the A330 into the clean-sheet A350 XWB programme. Its first flight took place in 2013. Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines power the production family, with the A350-900 and longer A350-1000 serving different capacity needs.
The swept wings, curved wingtips and dark cockpit-window surround make the type readily recognisable. Inside, it belongs to Airbus's fly-by-wire wide-body lineage. Developer-specific manuals remain essential for understanding which variants, flight-management features and equipment a particular simulator implementation includes.
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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. Keeping those meanings of trim separate is useful when exploring a large, highly automated aircraft.
SOP snapshot; dated pages; installed aircraft build not observed · PDF pp13,29,40,83; after-start control check and climb
Airbus A380
The A380 arranged two passenger decks within a very large four-engine airframe. Its programme targeted heavily travelled routes and major hub airports. The aircraft's wide wing and extensive landing gear reflect the scale of the design.
Airline interiors vary substantially, so a single seating figure does not describe every A380. Its simulator implementations likewise have their own cockpit and systems scope. The available developer documentation is more useful than assuming that the aircraft's physical size establishes the depth of the simulation.
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A400M Atlas · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
A visual cockpit guide for the Atlas
The iniBuilds A400M guide is largely illustrated and identifies the flight-control unit, ground-spoiler and autobrake controls on the main panel. The archived edition is version 1.0, dated 18 September 2024. Its diagrams are particularly useful for locating controls in a cockpit whose turboprop engines and modern Airbus displays form an unusual combination.
A400M guide v1.0 · PDF pp.2-3, visually rendered; document structure
Airbus A400M Atlas
The A400M occupies the space between smaller tactical transports and larger strategic airlifters. Its high wing, rear loading ramp and four large propellers are organised around moving troops and bulky cargo. Airbus developed it as a replacement for older transport fleets including the Transall C-160.
Its turboprops and modern electronic cockpit make an unusual combination in a simulator. Cargo handling, transport missions and flight-deck systems offer different ways into the aircraft; the included manual documents the controls actually provided in the simulated version.
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H125 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
H125 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Stability assistance and upper modes do different jobs
Cowan's HeloSAS uses small cyclic corrections to stabilise the helicopter. The manual distinguishes force-trim behaviour with SAS engaged and disengaged, and explains the difference between spring-centred and non-centring controls. Its upper autopilot modes become selectable above 44 knots in the documented implementation. Stability assistance, rotor-speed governing and route-following modes are separate systems.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.1-2
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 developer's mapping pages are the appropriate reference when connecting external controls.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4,7
