New screenshots of the upcoming FBW A380

[blueshark747 1,847]

I'm grabbing it ASAP, this is a really big deal in flight simming!

[abrams_tank 7,471]

11 minutes ago, blueshark747 said:

 this is a really big deal in flight simming!

I think this will probably be the best A380 for a home flight sim when it comes out! I have a lot of confidence in the FBW team 👍

[Krakin 5,841]

She is looking mighty fine

[lwt1971 7,456]

This is the one bird I'm absolutely most looking forward to, one of the reasons being it's my favorite to fly in as a passenger IRL. The only other known one in development is iniBuilds' (AFAIK) and they've said it's still in the plan but on pause currently, as they focus on releasing their A300-600 pax and cargo versions by end of this month, and then their "long-haul modern airbus" which they've said is not an A380 (so likely a A330 or A350) to be revealed by eoy. Given all this, I hope FBW can drop their first public alpha some time in 2024 and bring us all the goodness of flying this magnificent bird! Maybe to align nicely with the release of MSFS 2024? 🙂 🤞

Also saw Lucky38i's comment on fselite https://fselite.net/content/flybywire-shares-new-a380-previews/ , the FBW team look like they're doing something very special here (for both the first proper A380 for any flight sim and one that is freeware): "Yes we have a number of A380 type-rated pilots to help with referencing and testing."
 

Edited December 18, 2023 by lwt1971

[Fiorentoni 4,358]

1 hour ago, abrams_tank said:

I think this will probably be the best A380 for a home flight sim when it comes out! I have a lot of confidence in the FBW team 👍

Isn't it the only A380 so far? Never heard of one before, for whatever sim.

[abrams_tank 7,471]

3 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said:

Isn't it the only A380 so far? Never heard of one before, for whatever sim.

I think there are some A380s made for various flight sims before but the fidelity were very poor. For example, here is one for MSFS: 

 

 

[RobJC 2,073]

I will definitely be diving into this one when released. 

[Luis Hernandez 586]

31 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said:

Isn't it the only A380 so far? Never heard of one before, for whatever sim.

I remember the Project Airbus one, either with their own gauges or with vasFMC. But that was for FS9. vasFMC was a CTD fest, but the PA gauges were not bad at all. It even had autotrim! I still have it in my laptop.

Edited December 18, 2023 by Luis Hernandez

[JBDB-MD80 1,485]

8 hours ago, Andreas Stangenes said:

Alright. That's great for us. Seems like a wasted economical opportunity, but I'm not going to complain 🙂 

You can always give them a donation to show appreciation for what they do for the community. Buy them a coffee or something but are surely not obligated to do so.

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by JBDB-MD80

[edpatino 1,976]

I think the A380 is one of the most awaited aircraft for MSFS2020.

As a fan of the A220 I wonder if it continues to be developed and will be released at some point.

[Paul K 1,365]

I flew in an SIA A380 from London to Singapore in September. Genuinely the quietest, most comfortable airliner I've ever travelled in. What a pity they didn't sell as well as hoped for.

[Watsi 2,574]

2 hours ago, Paul K said:

I flew in an SIA A380 from London to Singapore in September. Genuinely the quietest, most comfortable airliner I've ever travelled in. What a pity they didn't sell as well as hoped for.

Maybe they should have made 'em freeware too. 😄

[FBW737 518]

It was a paradigm shift in the way airline industry operated that doomed the A380. It used to be the case that one would fly from major hubs to regional airports but since the regional airport got developed with better facilities and longer runways a large shift from getting connections  to getting direct flights to where you going killed the demand for the A380. It had a very short career for an Airliner. A fraction of that of the 747. The 747 went the same way for the same reason.

[Watsi 2,574]

Some airlines, like Emirates, still operate in that way. They need big big jets to get their major hubs populated. But most other airlines tend to more different destinations (directly) in smaller planes. Also big 4 engine aircraft are way more expensive in fuel cost and also landing fees.
I do understand the shift, but as an aviation enthusiast I'm also sad that the big ones are going to die.

[Lord Farringdon 510]

2 hours ago, Paul K said:

I flew in an SIA A380 from London to Singapore in September. Genuinely the quietest, most comfortable airliner I've ever travelled in. What a pity they didn't sell as well as hoped for.

I have flown several times on Singapore Airlines A380's and I wholeheartedly agree, they are the most comfortable airliner. Quiet, steady in mild turbulence and with great locker space for the window seat passenger. On most of the landings I couldn't clearly discern when we had actually touched down!

Unfortunately, the airlines always market their new airliners so that it seems to be all about our comfort and great experience. The trouble is, we rarely receive either of those things as the airline attempts to eek out every dollar by carrying as many passengers as possible in less spacious accommodation.  The A380 sort of turned that model upside down and passengers have actually enjoyed the experience and the relative spaciousness. Such a win for the customer at the airlines expense was never going to last long and so the A380 didn't get past 251 airframes being built with only 130 of them still flying as of May 2023. There were a number of other factors such as pandemic, practicalities of hub and spoke operations, and of course the fuel efficiency of the big twins, but it all added up to consigning one of the best customer aircraft ever built, to the history books.     

 

Cheers

Terry