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Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

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

The A-MLU addition

The release history adds a separate A-MLU aircraft and corrects its engine and fuel configuration. PAN smoke colours and PAN-painted A liveries remain different presentation choices from the PAN aircraft's tank and aerodynamic configuration.

v1.4.8/v1.4.4 and current version

Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

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

The A-MLU addition

The release history adds a separate A-MLU aircraft and corrects its engine and fuel configuration. PAN smoke colours and PAN-painted A liveries remain different presentation choices from the PAN aircraft's tank and aerodynamic configuration.

v1.4.8/v1.4.4 and current version

Aermacchi MB-339 ↗Simulator documentation

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

The A-MLU addition

The release history adds a separate A-MLU aircraft and corrects its engine and fuel configuration. PAN smoke colours and PAN-painted A liveries remain different presentation choices from the PAN aircraft's tank and aerodynamic configuration.

v1.4.8/v1.4.4 and current version

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
Aerostar 600 ↗Simulator documentation

Aerostar 600 · A2A Simulations · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024

Aircraft condition and inspection

A2A documents persistent condition by livery, adjustable wear and failure rates, and an interactive walkaround. The tablet controls fuel and payload and provides maintenance, engine-analysis and electrical-system views.

A2A official Aerostar 600 product page, checked 12 September 2026; developer-documented features.

SourceAccu-Sim Aerostar 600 ↗A2A Simulations
Airbus A310-300 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Airbus A310-300

Airbus developed the A310 to serve a market below the larger A300. The first prototype flew in 1982, and the type entered airline service the following year. Its broad fuselage and two underwing engines retain the family resemblance, but it brought a new wing and a shorter cabin.

The A310-300 extended the design's range and used fuel in the horizontal stabilizer for trim management. Electronic displays and flight management sit alongside controls that predate the A320's sidestick fly-by-wire family.

Aircraft / family

SourceAirbus A310 ↗Wikipedia contributors
Airbus A320 family ↗Research-based aircraft background

Airbus A320 family

The original A320 first flew in 1987 and entered service in 1988. Airbus subsequently stretched the design into the A321 and shortened it into the A319 and A318. The family made digital fly-by-wire and sidestick controls familiar to a large part of the airline world.

The A319, A321 and A320neo differ in fuselage length, engines, fuel arrangements and equipment. In the simulator, the original bundled A320neo, the later V2 aircraft and independent developers' products also have their own systems and documentation.

Aircraft / family

SourceAirbus A320 family ↗Wikipedia contributors
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

Loading a large object also changes the weights

The BelugaXL's cargo page loads and unloads visible cargo, with assigned weights for some objects. Starting that load can override a previously entered zero-fuel weight or SimBrief payload. The manual calls for checking the final weights on the payload page after cargo loading, including when a plan was imported first.

iniBuilds BelugaXL manual v1.0.0, 16 September 2024; documented simulator behaviour · PDF p.31

SourceAirbus Beluga XL ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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

Airbus A330 family ↗Research-based aircraft background

Airbus A330 family

Airbus developed the A330 alongside the four-engine A340. The two programmes shared substantial airframe and cockpit work, but the A330 used two engines. The initial A330-300 entered service in 1994; the shorter A330-200 followed in 1998.

The family includes several engine choices, different fuselage lengths and later A330neo developments. These distinctions reach inside the cockpit: engine indications and fuel arrangements are not identical across every version. The simulator products cover different variants, each with its own developer documentation.

Aircraft / family

SourceAirbus A330 ↗Wikipedia contributors
Airbus A340 ↗Research-based aircraft background

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.

Aircraft / family

SourceAirbus A340 ↗Wikipedia contributors