A340-600 Update Description

This is a highly detailed, beautifully modelled legacy X-Plane 10 aircraft originally created by X-
Plane Paintshop, and made available for download as freeware. It has been fully converted for
use in X-Plane 11. I have updated it further with a modified ACF file primarily aimed at
correcting some configuration errors in the original ACF file, and improving its overall stability
and flight dynamics. This download contains the complete updated aircraft.

While this aircraft only has a 2-D cockpit instrument panel, it is one of the most complete and
accurate 2-D panels ever created for an X-Plane aircraft. The 2-D panel and instruments are
highly detailed, with very complete and accurate functionality, and are designed for use with
current HD computer monitors with 16 x 9 or higher aspect ratios. Pre-defined 2-D side views
are also included for panning left or right and looking out of the cockpit wndows at angles of 45
degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, and 180 degrees. Like other X-Plane aircraft with 2-D panels,
it should be flown with X-Plane running in "Windowed Simulator" mode.

The 2-D panel in this aircraft also includes a fully functional 2-D XP-11 FMS/CDU.

The included README file contains complete Installation Instructions, as well as some helpful
tips on using 2-D panels in X-Plane 11.

A340-600 Update 1.0.2 Description

The following additional changes are made in version 1.0.2 of this update:

1. The Taxi lights have been attached to the nose gear so that they are no longer visible when
the gear has been retracted.

2. The autopilot type has been changed from Custom to Airliner.

3. CWS Pitch and Roll modes, not Pitch Hold and Roll Hold, are now engaged by default when
the A/P is engaged. CWS mode is re-engaged when HDG SEL or V/S mode is disengaged.

4. The current vertical speed is now loaded by default when V/S mode is engaged.

5. All of the aircraft Airfoils have been updated, and the wing airfoils have been modified slightly
to smooth out the lift coefficient curves.

Installation Instructions

To install this updated aircraft, Extract the ZIP file and then simply copy the entire Airbus A340-
600 folder to the X-Plane 11 / Aircraf folder, or subfolder of your choice. You can also create an
additional subfolder named "Download Aircraft" to hold this and any other downloaded aircraft
you may have installed.

2-D Panel Tips

Since Laminar provides zero information on using 2-D panels in the X-Plane 11 user manual,
learning to properly use 2-D Panel View mode in X-Plane has been a continuous discovery
process.

To fly an aircraft that only has a 2-D cockpit panel, you should first go to the X-Plane 11 Graphics
Settings screen and set X-Plane to run in "Windowed Simulator" mode, not "Full Screen
Simulator". When running in a window, X-Plane 11 will automatically scale the 2-D panel view to
fit the window horizontally, and the vertical portion of the panel you can then see will depend
on the aspect ratio of the window that X-Plane is running in. Use the ALT + W keys to display or
return to the default 2-D Forward Panel view. A "Quick Look" can then be saved to quickly and
easily return to this default 2-D forward view.

On current 16x9 or larger monitors, it can be easily viewed while running X-Plane in a maximized
window. My monitor is ultra-wide, so if I use a maximized window I end up with a very narrow
vertical panel view, so to see more of the panel vertically I reduce the aspect ratio of the window
by dragging the sides in until I get an aspect ratio of about 16 x 9, and I can easily see the
primary flight instruments on the panel, and also see the runway out of the front cockpit
wndow. Then, I save this view as a Quick Look, to use as my default forward view.

Defining and saving additional "Quick Looks" allows you to get around the limited vertical panel
visibility in 2-D Panel view mode. 2-D Quick Looks can be easily defined to view the parts of the
panel that are not visible in the default view. To define a Quick Look to see the bottom portion
of the panel, start with the default forward 2-D view, then use the "move view down" keyboard
key or joystick button to scroll all the way to the bottom of the panel, then save this view as a
Quick Look. Scroll up with the "move view up" key to create another Quick Look for viewing the
overhead panel.

While viewing a 2-D panel, you can also use the "Pan View Left" or "Pan View Right" keys or
joystick buttons to quickly look left or right at a 45 degree angle. If the aircraft has 2-D side
views defined, you will look out the left or right cockpit windows. Repeatedly panning left or
right will increment your view by 45 degrees more each time, until you have looked in a full
circle. This provides the same, or even greater, overall external visibility you get in a full 3-D
cockpit.

Some legacy aircraft that use 2-D panels, like this one, also include a 3-D cockpit object. In these
aircraft you can also use 3-D view mode to move and pan around the cockpit, and define
additional 3-D "Quick Looks" for viewing out of the cockpit windows.

The 2-D panel in this aircraft includes a fully functional XP-11 FMS/CDU. However, there is no
LNAV button on the panel. Instead, the SRC button, located just above the FMS/CDU, is used to
switch the autopilot between NAV 1, NAV 2 and F-PLN (LNAV) tracking modes. A seperate VNAV
button is also provided.

Some buttons and switches on this 2-D panel are fully functional but not well labeled, and also
don't include instrument description text (Tool tips). Here are some examples:

1. Clicking on the center of the Heading knob engages the autopilot HDG mode.

2. The inner ring of the Heading knob adjusts the autopilot Heading Bug, while the outer ring
adjusts the autopilot maximum Bank Angle from 5 degrees to 30 degrees.

3. Reducing the target altitude and then clicking on the center of the Altitude adjust knob will
engage FLCH descent mode, causing the throttle to retard all the way to idle, while the aircraft
descends to the new altitude. In FLCH mode the autopilot automatically maintains the target
airspeed during descent using elevator trim.