NEWS! - Aircraft Updated : Airbus A340-600 v1.4.0 by Toliss

[Stephen]

NEWS! - Aircraft Updated : Airbus A340-600 v1.4.0 by Toliss

 

 

ToLiss has updated the A340-600 to v1.4.0. Usually when another new ToLiss aircraft is released in this case the excellent A330neo, then the new features introduced then trickle down to the other Airbus Aircraft in the Series. And that is the case here.

 

Main change is the ISCS (Interactive Simulation Control System) menu, which is now available on the EFB Tablet, and not just as a pop-up menu. MCDU (Multifunction Control Display Unit) improvement package, the ECAM (Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring) improvements package, FMGS (Flight Management and Guidance System) or autopilot, again a big new improvements package. More Failure modes, added simulation of trapped hydraulic fluid, pitch influence on the RADALT valve, quick starts for APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) and Engines are now also available from the ISCS, the guard on the flap lever is now animated, and you can now reroute the inner tank transfer via the aft pumps if required. And there is also a load of bug fixes.

 

Version 1.4.0 (December 6th 2024)

New features:

- The ISCS is now available in the EFB, once enabled by the user.

- MCDU improvements:

. CLR command is now indented in scratchpad as in real life

. DIR TO page prefills the RADIAL IN on the DIR TO page as required

- ECAM improvement package: 

. Overspeed warning now triggers based on actual flap/slat position and not lever position (PFD barber pole is still lever position driven as in real life.)

. Removed duplication of system titles if the same system shows multiple subsequent rows of ECAM messages.

. Weight display logic for SD: Prior to engine start, the dashes are now cyan. Weights now only show after engine start, like in real life.

- FMGS improvement package:

. Added possibility to use Airport ICAO codes as waypoints

. Bug fixes for the path computation leading to an overall much stabler path computation in complex procedures.

. Empty flight plan shows as PPOS / Discon rather than just "End of flpn" and can be built up from there.

. VIA selection is now automatic, if there is exactly one VIA that matches the selected FINAL and STAR.

. Constraints of first waypoint in STAR are not dropped anymore.

- New failure modes: 

. Slow and rapid decompression

. Added high lift failures, including loss of SFCC channels and slats/flaps lock

. Windshears with both Predictive and Reactive W/S detection and indication.

- Added simulation of trapped hydraulic fluid in asymmetric actuators such as landing gear or spoiler actuators. 

- Added pitch influence to the RADALT value, so that the RADALT decreases when you pitch up (like IRL)

- Added limitation with filtering to the maximum number of waypoints shown on ND when WPT overlay selected.

- Quick starts for engine and APU are now available in the ISCS

- Mapped flight number to x-plane dataref "sim/cockpit2/radios/actuators/flight_id" for third party plugin interfacing.

- Improved Master Warning flashing frequency.

- Terrain on ND drawing around the airport is now inhibited for areas of same elevation as the airport.

- The guard portion in the flap lever is now separately animated.

- Added CTR to inner tank transfer via AFT pumps if main ctr tank pumps are failed.

- Added selected heading value on ND, if in ARC mode, the heading bug is not visible.

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug with the date on Wind and Flight plan data printouts

- Fixed the undesired transparency of the mirror on the cockpit rear wall

- Fixed deicing animation for the wings.

- Fixed issue with the interaction between the CLR button and the status page

- Fixed issue with status page overflow.

- The emergency generator now consumes hydraulic fluid.

- The emergency generator now cuts out when the slats are extended

- The magnetic variation model now updates for the current year.

- Fixed FMA alignment of armed modes and issue with empty boxes

- Extended the permissible value range for FCU speed window to 399kts and Mach 0.99 like in real life

- Extended the permissible value range for FCU altitude window to 49000ft like in real life

- Fixed the width of the green lights on the FCU.

- Fixed behaviour of the FCU HDG managed dot when a managed mode (NAV, LOC, APPR) is armed.

- Fixed shape of the ADF2 needle on the ND.

- Removed GS indication on ND, when the associated ADIRU is OFF or invalid.

- Made the deceleration when descending through the SPD LIM altitude smoother.

- ISI startup correction: QNH is also visible during ISI startup; moved QNH to right location.

- Removed CHG CODE field for other phases than PREFLIGHT or DONE.

- Improved string termination on MCDU string datarefs.

- Fixed an issue with SID route in alternate plan on first alternate plan programming.

- Fixed an issue with waypoints preceded by a discon where the outgoing leg is of the CI/CD/CR/CA or VI/VR/VD type.

- Fixed FMA indication for managed descent on profile with significantly too slow speed.

- Fixed issue with the beta target leading to excessive rudder deflection and spoiler extension on the wrong side.

- Corrected Ctr Tank gravity feed into inner tanks 2 and 3

- Improved landing gear compression at low weights

 

 

 

The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300, its first airliner, and developed the A340 quadjet in parallel with the A330 twinjet. In June 1987, Airbus launched both designs with their first orders and the A340-300 took its maiden flight on 25 October 1991. It was certified along with the A340-200 on 22 December 1992 and both versions entered service in March 1993 with launch customers Lufthansa and Air France. The larger A340-500/600 were launched on 8 December 1997; the A340-600 flew for the first time on 23 April 2001 and entered service on 1 August 2002.

 

You can update to the new v1.4.0 by going to your X-Plane.Org Store account and download. The v1.4.0 update is also available to download via the new Skunkcraft Updater

 

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Yes! the Airbus A340-600 v1.4.0 by ToLiSS is available from the X-Plane.Org Store here :

Airbus A340-600 by ToLiSS

Price is US$89.99

 

Most accurate system functionality for any A340 aircraft in the flight simulation world

 

Requirements X-Plane 12 and X-Plane 11 - not available for MSFS

Windows, Mac or Linux

4 GB VRAM Minimum - 8 GB+ VRAM Recommended

Not for commercial use. For any commercial use enquiries, please contact [email protected]

Download Size: 1.2 GB
Current version: 1.4.0  (November 29th 2023)

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NEWS! by Stephen Dutton

9th December 2024

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