Also includes more A350 V2 info

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iniBuilds A380 Airliner Development Update - August 2026

Hello!Welcome back to another iniBuilds Aircraft Development Update! This time, we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the systems, features and technical advancements being introduced with the A380

Edited Friday at 04:09 PM1 day by Tuskin38

Really cool that they make a v2 of the 350, with a free upgrade for current customers 👍

9 minutes ago, Simicro said:

Really cool that they make a v2 of the 350, with a free upgrade for current customers 👍

After everything that happened with v1 version it would of caused uproar if it wasn't.

This section of the update on flight and ground handling for the A380 sounds promising, and perhaps some of that tech and techniques will make into the A350 v2 too, especially when it comes to ground handling and ground<->air transitions.

Flight Model & Aircraft Dynamics 💨

Recreating the A380’s behaviour has required several areas of the flight model to be approached differently from our previous aircraft.

One of the most obvious examples is the landing gear. the A380’s complete landing-gear configuration is represented within the flight model, including functional body-gear steering. The rear body-gear assemblies physically steer in response to pilot inputs, giving the aircraft surprisingly manageable ground handling despite its enormous size.

This has been combined with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s new suspension modelling, allowing the individual landing-gear assemblies to react more naturally while taxiing, turning and travelling across uneven surfaces.

The aircraft’s complex arrangement of multiple bogies has also required additional work around ground contact and compression.

By using additional contact points within the MSFS 2024 flight model, the individual gear assemblies can react progressively as they make contact with the runway. This becomes particularly noticeable during touchdown, where the aircraft can settle naturally across the different bogies rather than behaving as though the entire landing gear were a single rigid contact point.

Whether the aircraft touches down firmly, gently or with some roll angle, each assembly responds independently as the weight transfers onto the landing gear.

Dedicated A380-specific fly-by-wire rotation laws have also been developed.

These simulate the transition between the ground, rotation and airborne phases during take-off, while accounting for the A380’s enormous operating-weight range. Sidestick input is translated into an appropriate pitch response so that the aircraft remains consistent and predictable whether operating relatively light or close to maximum take-off weight.

The wings themselves are driven by a custom dynamic wing-flex system, responding to aerodynamic forces, aircraft weight, turbulence and manoeuvring loads. Rather than relying on a simple predefined animation, the wing movement continuously responds to the conditions acting upon the aircraft.

It will be accompanied by the same old group of moaners and groaners, that will be a given.

UNPLAYABLE!! etc etc

3 hours ago, jsbdave said:

UNPLAYABLE!! etc etc

😁 Yeah - "the font colour was orange for 2 seconds too long before changing to cyan - that's it, I can't fly it" 🙄

I'm looking forward to the updates of the A350. I just hope they don't screw things up by taking away the individual pop out gauges. Also release a cargo version of the 350. I would love to have a cargo version in my cargo fleet.

happy flying

5 minutes ago, Bigmack said:

I'm looking forward to the updates of the A350. I just hope they don't screw things up by taking away the individual pop out gauges. Also release a cargo version of the 350. I would love to have a cargo version in my cargo fleet.

happy flying

Cargo version would essentially be a new model, lots of differences from the pax version.

It's a shame they are not releasing V2 for MSFS20...for those of us not using 24 for airline flights due to scenery issues.

2 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

for those of us not using 24 for airline flights due to scenery issues.

Looks better than 2020s

2 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

It's a shame they are not releasing V2 for MSFS20

Why should they keep supporting an inferior platform? It’s also taking advantages of tech that only exists in 2024, so it wouldn’t be possible

Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by Tuskin38

1 hour ago, Tuskin38 said:

Looks better than 2020s

Why should they keep supporting an inferior platform? It’s also taking advantages of tech that only exists in 2024, so it wouldn’t be possible

'Looks better' is not necessarily the case, as the comparisons thread showed. Really depends on the area, as well as user preference, especially with the SU6 changes.

'Inferior platform' is also relative to what aspect is being compared. Number of features, autogen quality, loading time, etc? Sure, but those are not the only considerations.

That's why 2020 user base is still massive. All my statement says is that a product originally released for both 2020 and 2024 should remain so. Nothing more or less.

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by Nandengo12

A cargo A350F would be something I would definitely be interested in, but i suspect it's operating characteristics and handling could be different and the RW variant has not even entered commercial service yet, so i think that's some way off for Inibuilds.

2 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

'Looks better' is not necessarily the case, as the comparisons thread showed. Really depends on the area, as well as user preference, especially with the SU6 changes.

'Inferior platform' is also relative to what aspect is being compared. Number of features, autogen quality, loading time, etc? Sure, but those are not the only considerations.

That's why 2020 user base is still massive. All my statement says is that a product originally released for both 2020 and 2024 should remain so. Nothing more or less.

Stick with v1 then. Could be that v2 will implement features you cant even have in 2020, so what then? Creating a v2 for 2020 that offers basically nothing in addition to v1? Waste of time and resources, no?

1 hour ago, AnkH said:

Stick with v1 then. Could be that v2 will implement features you cant even have in 2020, so what then? Creating a v2 for 2020 that offers basically nothing in addition to v1? Waste of time and resources, no?

v1 still has CTD and optimization issues, that's why a lot of us were hoping for some baseline improvements in a new version.

PMDG and Fenix products do not have issues to this extent...

3 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

'Looks better' is not necessarily the case, as the comparisons thread showed. Really depends on the area, as well as user preference, especially with the SU6 changes.

'Inferior platform' is also relative to what aspect is being compared. Number of features, autogen quality, loading time, etc? Sure, but those are not the only considerations.

That's why 2020 user base is still massive. All my statement says is that a product originally released for both 2020 and 2024 should remaurope,in so. Nothing more or less.

My 2024 looks 10X better than what I ever had in 2020. And I've flown through Europe, Asia, the Americas and most of Africa. The great advancement in Helo handling and aircraft. The changes of SU6 works great on my rig. I'm out exploring new areas every day in 2024.

If I were a developer, why would I continue to try to keep developing for a dead-end platform, just because a few people decide they want to continue using, when the majority of its user base has moved on to the latest platform. You couldn't pay me to return back to 2020. I enjoy seeing developers pushing the limit of what 2024 offers. 2020 was great after years of updates and for its time, so was FSX and FS9, but I don't expect developers to keep supporting those

3 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

v1 still has CTD and optimization issues, that's why a lot of us were hoping for some baseline improvements in a new version.

PMDG and Fenix products do not have issues to this extent...

Most Developers have moved on from 2020. It's no longer from a sales profit point of view worth keep developing for. 2020 days are coming to a end very soon. It was great sim in its days, so was FSX and FS9 but even though some people still use those sims, developers are not obligated to keep wasting time and resources to maintain. If you desire to stay in the past, then that's your decision. I enjoy pushing new technology to its limits and moving forward. Don't expect developers to stay in the past with you. I'm sure they are looking at their profit margins and seeing that there are very low profits to keep developing for 2020 compared to 2024 sales profit. 2024 is 10X better than 2020 and the latest release of SU6 has made it even better. The A350 is a great release from Ini and some folks system can't handle it. But it has always ran fine for me and I'm looking forward to what they can do with the latest technology available to them. But again, remain in the past.

Happy skies.