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[[Image:A340cons3.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Airbus A340-600]] displaying contrail effects]]
[[Image:A340cons3.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Airbus A340-600]] displaying contrail effects]]


The '''Airbus A340-600''', made by [[:Category:Airbus|Airbus]] Industries, is the longest [[:Category:Civilian aircraft|civil]] [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]] in world. It was was added to [[FlightGear]] by Liam, starting in early November 2009. Currently it is on the 3rd release (23rd december 2009).
The '''Airbus A340-600''', made by [[:Category:Airbus|Airbus]] Industries, is the longest [[:Category:Civilian aircraft|civil]] [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]] in world. It was was added to [[FlightGear]] by Liam, starting in early November 2009. Currently it is on the 5th release (available from the official flightgear aircraft downloads page: http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/ )


Designed as an early generation [[Boeing 747|747]] replacement, the A340-600 caries up to 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (or 419 in a 2-class layout), with a range of over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with 25% more cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on 23 April 2001. Virgin Atlantic began commercial services in August 2002. The A340-600 is more than 10 m longer than a basic [[Airbus A340|-300]], making it the longest airliner currently in production; more than four metres longer than the [[Boeing 747-400]] and 2.3m longer than the [[Airbus A380|A380]]. The Airbus A340-600 will continue to hold the record for being the worlds longest commercial aircraft until the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is rolled out in 2010.
Designed as an early generation [[Boeing 747|747]] replacement, the A340-600 caries up to 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (or 419 in a 2-class layout), with a range of over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with 25% more cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on 23 April 2001. Virgin Atlantic began commercial services in August 2002. The A340-600 is more than 10 m longer than a basic [[Airbus A340|-300]], making it the longest airliner currently in production; more than four metres longer than the [[Boeing 747-400]] and 2.3m longer than the [[Airbus A380|A380]]. The Airbus A340-600 will continue to hold the record for being the worlds longest commercial aircraft until the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is rolled out in 2010.
You can follow updates on this aircraft project on [http://flightgearliveries.ning.com/page/airbus-a340 Liam's Hangar] or on this wiki. You can download the most recent (for version 2.0 and later) on http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/


==Development status/Issues/Todo==
==Development status/Issues/Todo==
===Complete===
===Key Features===
* Aircraft Model
* YASim FDM
* YASim FDM
* Splash Screen
* Fully Textured
* Sounds
* Autostart control
* Autostart control
* Cockpit Window glass
* Lights
* Lights
* Wing view/Tail view/Gear view/Cabin view
* Wing view/Tail view/Gear view
* Livery Selection Dialog
* Livery Selection Dialog
* Engine fires
* Engine fires
* Tyre smoke on landing.
* Tyre smoke on landing.
* 3D cockpit.
* 3D cockpit. (subject to future enhancements)
* 4 Rolls Royce Trent 500 engines.
* 4 Rolls Royce Trent 500 engines.
* Vapour trails/Contrails.
* Vapour trails/Contrails.
* Cabin SFX (Seatbelts and Safety Briefing sound effects) dialog options.
* Cabin SFX (Seatbelt alarm, various atmospheric cabin announcements).
* Pushback (Goldhofer), compatable with both CVS and non-cvs users.
* Pushback (Goldhofer).
* A nicely detailed interior.
* A nicely detailed cabin (with two classes) displayed with interior views.
* Some instruments added to the cockpit.
* Engine moisture on takeoff.
* Landing Gear Animations
* Engine moisture on takeoff
 
'''Liveries:
* Airbus Industries (complete)
* Virgin Atlantic (complete)
* Lufthansa (complete)
* Cathay Pacific (complete)
* Qatar (complete)
* Iberia (complete)
* Thai Airways  (complete)
* Etihad Airways (Grand Prix complete. Moose is available on [http://kuwaitcreator.jimdo.com/app/download/3332653251/4b334d16/70ab8470a85e5beb6bb8601eee5384b3a5bf7327/A340+Etihad+Airways.zip This link]  )
* South African Airways (complete)
* China Eastern (complete)
* Hainan'''
 
Airlines marked (complete) are included in the base package.


The flightgear user Kuwaitcreator has also made several versions of A340-600 liveries, available from [http://kuwaitcreator.jimdo.com/liveries/airbus-a340-600/ his hangar].
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* Complete animations
* Complete animations
* Smoothen some surfaces
* Smoothen some surfaces
 
* Movable jetway integration
'''Inside:'''
* Cockpit instrument redefinement, fix the joystick
* More instruments in the cockpit, Joystick Yoke.
 
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(for progress screenshots, visit [http://flightgearliveries.ning.com/page/airbus-a340 this link])
 
'''Problems with the aircraft'''
* The AutoPilot system (Fixed and Updated)


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Airbus A340-600
Airbus2.jpg
Type Airbus Long-Range Civil Airliner
Author(s) Liam
FDM YASim
--aircraft= A340-600
Status Under development
Airbus A340-600 displaying its official Airbus house livery
Airbus A340-600 in Virgin Atlantic livery
Airbus A340-600 displaying contrail effects

The Airbus A340-600, made by Airbus Industries, is the longest civil airliner in world. It was was added to FlightGear by Liam, starting in early November 2009. Currently it is on the 5th release (available from the official flightgear aircraft downloads page: http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/ )

Designed as an early generation 747 replacement, the A340-600 caries up to 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (or 419 in a 2-class layout), with a range of over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with 25% more cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on 23 April 2001. Virgin Atlantic began commercial services in August 2002. The A340-600 is more than 10 m longer than a basic -300, making it the longest airliner currently in production; more than four metres longer than the Boeing 747-400 and 2.3m longer than the A380. The Airbus A340-600 will continue to hold the record for being the worlds longest commercial aircraft until the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is rolled out in 2010.

Development status/Issues/Todo

Key Features

  • YASim FDM
  • Autostart control
  • Lights
  • Wing view/Tail view/Gear view
  • Livery Selection Dialog
  • Engine fires
  • Tyre smoke on landing.
  • 3D cockpit. (subject to future enhancements)
  • 4 Rolls Royce Trent 500 engines.
  • Vapour trails/Contrails.
  • Cabin SFX (Seatbelt alarm, various atmospheric cabin announcements).
  • Pushback (Goldhofer).
  • A nicely detailed cabin (with two classes) displayed with interior views.
  • Engine moisture on takeoff.

To-do

Outside:

  • Complete animations
  • Smoothen some surfaces
  • Movable jetway integration
  • Cockpit instrument redefinement, fix the joystick

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