AFS Design - Airbus A320 Family v3 for FSX Steam

AFS-design brings an excellent rendition of Airbus A320 - Family.

The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The family includes the A318, A319, A320, and A321. The first member of the A320 family, the A320, was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was first delivered in 1988. The family was soon extended to include the A321 (first delivered 1994), the A319 (1996), and the A318 (2003). The A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems in commercial aircraft. Although there has been a continuous improvement process since introduction, currently the A320 Enhanced programme includes greater improvements. The Airbus A320 family has over 4,300 aircraft built and an additional 2,300 aircraft on order as of March 2010. According to Airbus, it ranked as the world's fastest-selling jet airliner family according to records from 2005 to 2007, and as the best-selling single generation aircraft programme.

New in AIRBUS A320 - Family v3:

• Nav set switches


• Repaints: China Southern Airlines, Air Canada, KLM


• External cockpit section


• Winglets


• 3D elements in the virtual cockpit:


• Window frame, pilot seats


• Use 3D switch


• Gauges: Radar Height, Seatbelt, No Smoke


• Light switches


• MFD's now very easy to read


• Flaps


• Flight dynamic with stall limit


• Trim features


• Texture improvements


• Sound

The new AFS-design add-on contains the following models:

• AIRBUS A318


• AIRBUS A319 and A319 neo


• AIRBUS A320 and A320 neo - with cabin interior model


• AIRBUS A321 and A321 neo

All models are programmed according and created to the latest development of the simulator.

These models all have the following features:

• Detailed external and internal model including Virtual Cockpit with a friendly co - pilot


• Animations in the external model: flaps, slats, spoilers, three cabin doors and two hatches, animate gear


• Extensive lighting effects of windows and exterior lighting


• Exterior lighting: Beacon-, Strobes-, Nav-, Landing- and Taxi- Lights


• Virtual Cockpit: panel light, window reflections, highly detailed, including avionics for radio navigation


• Panel with FMC ( Flight Managment Computer ) and GPS ( Global Positioning System )


• Engine thrust reverser including animation and realistic flight dynamics


• All models with ATC-ID sign in the cockpit and exterior models.

All models have a fully functional cockpit:

• 2 Primary Flight Displays and 2 Multi-Function Displays


• 2 switchable EICAS displays


• EICAS Displays: FUEL, ENGINE, DOORs, MAP


• Center console with FMC, radio controls with transponders, trim wheel, throttle and engine control


• Upper panel with about 100 real deposited switches


• "Seatbelt" and "No-Smoking" sign with acoustic sound


• Autopilot features: ILS, FD, ALT, VS, HDG, NAV, SPeeD, Mach, Loc, Autothrottle/ Master, QNH

FMC (Flight Management Computer):

• New FMC for the Airbus A320 Family


• 15 different menus


• Gauge of miscellaneous flight parameters


• Use of flight plan


• Calculation of courses analogical wind, high level and aerodrome of destination


• Follow of waypoints


• Course gauge and autopilot control

These are equipped with a variety of liveries:

• Industrie House - A318, A319, A320, A321


• Air Berlin - A319, A320


• Germanwings - A319


• Lufthansa - A318, A319, A320, A321


• SWISS - A318, A319, A320, A321


• Air France - A318, A319, A320, A321


• easyJet - A319


• Grundlack - A318, A319, A320, A321


• LAN Airlines - A318, A319, A320


• United Airlines - A319, A320


• US Airways - A319, A320, A321


• China Airlines - A319, A320, A321


• British Airways - A318, A319, A320, A321


• Qatar Airways - A319, A320, A321


• Repaint Texture - A318, A319, A320, A321

Other Features:

• New textures (1024*1024) with specular shine, night lighting and Alpha technology


• Record sound of original Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines


• New taxiways of the special aerodrome Finkenwerder in Hamburg Germany, ICAO: EDHI