Robert Verslyus A380

 

review

The Airbus A380, nicknamed 'Superjumbo', is a double-deck wide-body jet airliner. Its the world's largest passenger jet (with the Antonov An-225 being the larges civil aircraft since it carries cargo and no passengers). The Airbus A380 development program was officially launched in June 1994 and the first flight took place from Toulouse, France on April 27, 2005 and led to a flight test program involving five Airbus A380s. The first A380 entered commercial service with Singapore Airlines on 25 October 2007 with a inaugural flight between Singapore and Sydney.

The A380 seats 555 passengers on two decks in a three class arrangement or up to 853 people in all economy class configurations. A380 has 49% more floor area and produces 50% less cabin noise than its direct competition, the Boeing 747-400. Initial production of the A380 was troubled by a few delays that made many airlines reconsider their A380 orders. The A380-800F freighter orders were cancelled and Airbus negotiated a revised delivery schedule and compensation with 13 customers of the passenger version.

This Airbus A380 is for sure not a very detailed aircraft, but at least it is freeware. The flight dynamics are quite easy, although the fuel/payload model is not right. The main landing gear angle is not right and all 4 engines are equipped with thrust reversers (should be only the two inboard engines). The textures lack in detail and there aren't many repaints at all.














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Added on: 07/21/2008 • Views: 13107 • Downloads: 1050 • User rating: 3.00 (6 Votes)
 

the good

  • Frame rate friendly
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    the bad

  • Simple model
  • The landing gear is not at the right angle
  • Outboard engines shouldn't have thrust reversers
  • The textures lack details
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    specifications

    License
    : Freeware
    Panel
    : No
    Virtual Cockpit
    : No
    Wingview
    : Yes
    Sound
    : Yes
    Developed for
    : FS2004
    Compatibility
    : FS2004 FSX
    Wingflex
    : Yes, gear compression based
    Landing gear
    : Realistic
    Rudder effect
    : Realistic
     

    frame rate index

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    FSX
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    notes

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    Comments

    Posted By: Francois Charpentier

    on 01/27/2009 at 8:13:36

    If you are looking for a better A380 freeware, try the work of the gmax'ac, which you can download at https://gmax-ac.fr/ (french language)
    Posted By: Chris

    on 01/31/2009 at 14:01:45

    The Gmax Academy Airbus A380 has been reviewed and is added to the list. Thanks for the suggestion.
    Posted By: Fsimpro

    on 02/16/2009 at 16:51:52

    this aircraft actually isn't so bad. although the gear angle is off, it is EXTREMELY frame rate friendly - eats up as many frames as the default Cessna 172, and the wingflex looks very nice.
    Posted By: M4ST3RPI3C3

    on 02/24/2009 at 12:34:25

    KLM isn't even thinking about buying the A380, so why is there a KLM paint?
    Posted By: gxfbdgxv

    on 05/23/2009 at 10:07:37

    Because the man who made this airplane is Dutch! :D
    Posted By: marcelo

    on 06/12/2009 at 16:46:29

    where can i download this airplane.....the site is forbidden or something like that
    Posted By: LEVEL-D-787

    on 07/23/2009 at 15:44:17

    How do you get the panel to work, because on mine its just cold and dark

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