These MSFS98 aircrafts are repaints  of  Camil Valiquette's Pro Series 1.11 , BUT... their main advantage is their very  precise flight models which have been   designed from the scratch by... me.   Since , I am not  an Airbus 340 pilot I still do not know many things about this aircraft , BUT...as soon as  I learn  something  new about  it , I  update its flight model... So if you have any comments about this aircraft or any additional information I would appreciate your help...

Latest version is version 2.0 which can be downloaded here

IMPORTANT NOTES :

Well, I tried to make this flight mode as accurate as possible, but unfortunately many parameters of the air file are still unknown…So, regarding the flight characteristics of this flight model I have to say the following…

A. Taxiing :

• During taxiing at low speeds , less use of rudder has a greater turn effect,
• As long as the airspeed increases (take off-landing roll) the rudder becomes more effective with more extreme movements,
• When you want to turn please try to do it with LITTLE rudder and at speeds between 5-15 knots. Of course if you use differential braking or thrust you can steer the A340-313 far more easily…Don’t forget that even in real life the A340-313 has no body steering and as a result it is very difficult to turn !!!

B. Take-off :

• When you have 100% fuel use 15-20 degrees of flaps and start rotate at ~150 knots
• At 220-240 knots you may retract all flaps and continue climb at 250knots-1900fpm until you reach FL100
• Above FL100 set autothrottle at M0.82 and continue climb at 1800-1900fpm…

• At higher altitudes you may have to decrease the climb rate to maintain a speed of 0.70M-075M.

C. Cruise :

• Cruise speed is 0.82M at FL300-450
• The range of the A340-313 is 7150nm at 35,000ft - 0.82M
• For M0.82 at FL350 use N1 between 101%-96% (depends on the weight) and you will have a range of 7150nm
• Preferably use FL400 or FL410 when you want to fly long distances

D. Descend :

• When you want to descend, start descending at 3times the height you have in nautical miles from your destination…e.g. if you fly at FL410 start descend at 3x41=123nm from the airport... this is a common rule for the jet aircrafts. Descend rate is between 1800fpm-2000fpm.

• Start descend and let the airspeed to drop to 0.75-0.70M then continue to FL 150 with 300-320knots IAS and then until FL100 270knots IAS. At FL 100 and below have 250knots IAS or less.

E. Landing :

• During maneuvering use speeds between 170-210 knots IAS
• During approach use 15-20 degrees flaps and 170-160 knots
• After Outer Marker reduce to 150 knots and 25 degrees of flaps (one step before full flaps)
• Use of full flaps is not recommended … gbut you may reduce speed to 142-147 knots IAS and use full flaps
• The most important thing during landing is to have 57,390 LBS of fuel or LESS.

F. Autopilot :

• Especially to maintain the right speed (and N1s) it would be wise to use autothrottle.
• Unfortunately many parameters of the autopilot are not known yet and as a result it is not very accurate especially with heavy winds…

NIGHT FX (PRO SERIES 1.11) :

• For lighting tail and cockpit bleu dots: (press L).

• The wings landing lights will automatically light on from 0 to 250 Knots and light off over 250 knots.

• The side fuselage glint from the wing landing light can be seen with flaps,15° extended to full. A second wing landing light will appear.

• Autopilot is not able to establish full ils… especially in case of heavy winds
• STALL Speed is 155 knots (clean)… but in FS98 it stalls in 120-130 knots.

And here are my recomendations regarding  panel and sound... all these files can be found at :

www.flightsim.com

Panel

FS98 panel--Airbus A340

Name: a340-r15.zip Size: 2,788,209 Date: 03-01-1999
FS98 panel--Airbus A340 v1.5. This version includes an "Avionics Switch" to turn "on" or "off" the electronic instruments on the panel for greater realism. It also includes "Moving Trim Wheels" and many other new gauges. The package includes a full freeware version and two optional shareware gauges giving "Moving Map Mode" (this also requires ND99_10.ZIP). Designed for 1024x768, but will work at 800x600. Fully tested in all 3D and normal modes. For high resolutions a fast PC is recommended. By Roy Chaffin.

FS98 Navigation Data 99

Name: nd99_10.zip Size: 2,046,909 Date: 02-15-1999
FS98 Navigation Data 99 Version 1.0. Database utility for Navigation Display MAP/PLAN modes. Updated version with airports, intersections, etc. Needs at least one of the following panels: A320-RCS, RCS-A340, TA747-400, TA777-300. By Tony D'Ambrosio.

Sounds

FS98 Airbus A320/A340 Sound Pack

Name: a340sndp.zip Size: 1,337,468 Date: 11-05-1998
FS98 Airbus A320/A340 Sound Pack. Features soothing internal cabin sounds for long haul flights, enhanced wind wav to add realism to cabin surround sounds, new flap sounds and heavy jet touchdown wavs. Wind file also adds a spooling up and down effect. Filtered and sampled in 16bit stereo. By Mike Hambly (Flightsim-Developers).