August 20, 20241 yr Aerosoft released a video today previewing their upcoming Frankfurt scenery, and at the end, there's an A340-300 taking off from runway 18: (Video should play from the right timestamp, otherwise fast-forward to 9:44.) As has been discussed before, they have received a grant from the German ministry for economic affairs to produce an A330neo and A340. (Linked article is in German, but Google Translate should handle it.) Is this a glimpse of the in-development A340? There's no way to know, of course, how far along in development this is, but it's a nice teaser. Worth watching the whole video by the way if you're looking forward to the Frankfurt scenery.
August 20, 20241 yr I will 110% certainly buy an Aerosoft A340. The nicest looking bus of them all. Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
August 21, 20241 yr That realy is an outstanding job to do and as yet it simply looks already fantastic so thank you for the Team doeing the big Hub EDDF Frankfurt for MSFS, can't wait for this release, and as a German i am a huge fan of the Frankfurt Airport . Thanks to the People and Team who brought this project to life for MSFS ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
August 21, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, martinboehme said: As has been discussed before, they have received a grant from the German ministry for economic affairs to produce an A330neo and A340. Go on...take the money and run...woo woo woo https://youtu.be/qbGFrrifeEs?t=49 Edited August 21, 20241 yr by Mace Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
August 21, 20241 yr Author 7 hours ago, Fsxpilot777 said: That's the LVFR A340... Wasn't aware they had done one - you may be right! Particularly since it's the -300 variant, which is also what LatinVFR offers. 4 hours ago, DaWu said: The number 4 at the end could be either a date or 4 engines That's what I thought, too. (Anyone remember "4 Engines 4 Long Haul"?) I think it's most likely though to refer to the date that the Frankfurt scenery releases.
August 21, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, martinboehme said: 4 Engines 4 Long Haul Oh don't remind me of that. Worst thing Airbus has done. Ever. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
August 21, 20241 yr Author 49 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said: Oh don't remind me of that. Worst thing Airbus has done. Ever. I think that was a Virgin Atlantic slogan though?
August 21, 20241 yr Anyone notice the CRJ taxiing with its nose gear at a 90 degree angle? As for that number "4", are there any suggestions what it could mean? 4 months to go in development? April 2025 release date? Release price? Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
August 21, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, martinboehme said: I think that was a Virgin Atlantic slogan though? No that was Airbus' advertising of the A340 when the 777 came out. There was an ad that basically said "over the ocean you better have 4 engines" and it came with a dark picture of an empty ocean, implying "because in a 2 engine aircraft you'll drown in the vast ocean". Can't find it right now via Google. But it caused a big controversy, did a great job compromising the whole industry. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
August 21, 20241 yr Author 20 minutes ago, Fiorentoni said: No that was Airbus' advertising of the A340 when the 777 came out. There was an ad that basically said "over the ocean you better have 4 engines" and it came with a dark picture of an empty ocean, implying "because in a 2 engine aircraft you'll drown in the vast ocean". Can't find it right now via Google. But it caused a big controversy, did a great job compromising the whole industry. Ah, thanks, always thought Virgin originated it, but obviously they just jumped on the bandwagon. I've found an article: https://www.campaignlive.com/article/airbus-sparks-fresh-controversy-four-engines-better-two-ad/153735 Particularly strange given that they were already selling the A330 at the time...
August 21, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, martinboehme said: Ah, thanks, always thought Virgin originated it, but obviously they just jumped on the bandwagon. I've found an article: https://www.campaignlive.com/article/airbus-sparks-fresh-controversy-four-engines-better-two-ad/153735 Particularly strange given that they were already selling the A330 at the time... Ah yes that's it. Yes it was just a total marketing meltdown. And didn't even help the A340 in sales, obviously. For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
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