iniBuilds has recently made their A300-600R(F) and Beluga ST compatible with X-Plane 12 under an open beta program, allowing anyone with a copy of both products to experience their classic Airbuses on the new platform.

The A300 and Beluga, previously available on X-Plane 11 only, bring accurate flight dynamics, failures, a custom FMS, an extensively tuned flight model, PBR texturing, high-resolution cockpit displays, an electronic flight bag, interactive loading, and more. The X-Plane 12 open beta brings the following changes:

Flight model:

•    Adjusted aerofoils to better reflect supercritical aerofoils MCRIT.  Fuse body area rule adjusted on A300 F and PAX to reduce drag and better reflect performance.

•    Weight and balance system changed to new XP12 payload system. This allows for better CG in A300 PAX and F along with payloads that now dynamically adjust vertically for the Beluga ST

•    Adjust engine performance to better reflect thrust output during climb and CRZ phase in XP12

•    Adjust drag profile of A300 PAX and F to better reflect flag drag.

•    Adjusted Beluga ST fuel burn profile using XP12s more fine FF adjustments

•    Adjusted empty weight CG position for A300F PAX and Beluga

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Systems: 

•    Change flap system to work in XP12 for A300 and Beluga 

•    Custom fuel flow adjusted to work in XP12 for the A300 and Beluga

•    Change EFB CG slider to work with XP 12 weight and balance.

•    Adjusted start times to work with XP12 engine model. 

•    Updated Airac reading to work with XP12. 

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Art/ lights:

•    Updated A300 and Beluga to use XP12 lights in both the flight deck and exterior.

•    Adjusted elements of flight deck to work better in XP12s lighting environment.

We have also pushed small updates to the BelugaST adding back in some cargo options (for both X-Plane 11 & X-Plane 12

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It’s available for roughly $12.36 (temporarily) on the iniBuilds Store, requiring at least 3.5 GB of free disk space (each) to install.

Stay tuned to Threshold for more flight simulation news!

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