Flight Simulator Airbus A330

About the Airbus A330 aircraft for flight simulator for FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.

The A330-200 was developed to compete with the Boeing 767-300ER. The A330-200 is similar to the A340-200 or a shortened version of the A330-300. With poor virtual airline sales of the A340-200 (of which only 28 were built), Airbus decided to use the fuselage of the A340-200 with the wings and engines of the A330-300. This significantly improved the economics of the plane and made the model more popular for virtual airlines than the four-engined variant. Its vertical fin is taller than that of the A330-300 to restore its effectiveness due to the shorter moment arm of the shorter fuselage. It has additional fuel capacity and, like the A330-300, has a Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 233 tonnes. Typical range with 253 virtual airline passengers in a three-class configuration is 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles). Power is provided by two General Electric CF6-80E, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. All engines are ETOPS-180 min rated. First virtual airline deliveries, to ILFC/Canada 3000 Virtual Airlines, were in April 1998. The A330-200 is available as an ultra-long range corporate-jet by Airbus Executive and Private Virtual Aviation. The Boeing equivalent is currently the 767-300ER and in the future will be the 787-8.

Showing all Flight Simulator based Virtual Airlines that operate the Airbus A330.

Virtual Airline	Aircraft Registration	Seating Layout	Hours Flown
	9V-STB	F0 B30 Y275	558 Hours Flown
	RP-C3337	F0 B0 Y335	445 Hours Flown
	VH-QPA	F0 B36 Y263	372 Hours Flown
	RP-C3340	F0 B0 Y335	369 Hours Flown
	G-XLXA	F12 B16 Y232	336 Hours Flown
	VH-QPD	F0 B30 Y275	328 Hours Flown
	9V-STD	F0 B30 Y275	278 Hours Flown
	RP-C3333	F0 B0 Y335	247 Hours Flown
	VH-RTF	F0 B38 Y265	236 Hours Flown
	VH-EBI	F0 B36 Y199	208 Hours Flown
	VH-EBH	F0 B36 Y199	207 Hours Flown
	9V-STC	F0 B30 Y275	205 Hours Flown
	VH-RTE	F0 B38 Y265	200 Hours Flown
	VH-RTH	F0 B38 Y265	197 Hours Flown
	VH-QPF	F0 B30 Y275	189 Hours Flown
	VH-RTD	F0 B38 Y265	183 Hours Flown
	B-6097	F24 B0 Y263	178 Hours Flown
	VH-RTC	F0 B38 Y265	177 Hours Flown
	RP-C3330	F0 B4 Y327	153 Hours Flown
	RP-C3335	F0 B0 Y335	150 Hours Flown
	VH-EBJ	F0 B38 Y265	146 Hours Flown
	A7-EDB	F20 B20 Y235	143 Hours Flown
	VH-RGQ	F0 B36 Y223	141 Hours Flown
	VH-RTG	F0 B38 Y265	139 Hours Flown
	G-XLXB	F16 B12 Y228	132 Hours Flown
	VH-RUC	F0 B36 Y299	132 Hours Flown
	VH-RUD	F0 B36 Y299	124 Hours Flown
	VH-RTA	F0 B38 Y265	107 Hours Flown
	G-XLXC	F0 B0 Y300	104 Hours Flown
	VH-EBG	F0 B36 Y199	103 Hours Flown
	VH-EBM	F0 B38 Y265	95 Hours Flown
	VH-RUB	F0 B36 Y299	90 Hours Flown
	VH-EBE	F0 B38 Y224	80 Hours Flown
	UAE-8756	F20 B20 Y200	78 Hours Flown
	VT-JWF	F0 B30 Y240	73 Hours Flown
	VT-JWL	F0 B30 Y240	72 Hours Flown
	VH-RUE	F0 B36 Y299	72 Hours Flown
	VH-EBC	F0 B38 Y224	69 Hours Flown
	VT-JWG	F0 B30 Y240	68 Hours Flown
	HL7538	F6 B24 Y234	66 Hours Flown
	VH-RUA	F0 B36 Y299	65 Hours Flown
	N272AY	F6 B24 Y269	64 Hours Flown
	PT-MVD	F4 B36 Y183	61 Hours Flown
	C-GFAF	F8 B8 Y295	61 Hours Flown
	HL7539	F6 B18 Y246	60 Hours Flown
	VH-RTI	F0 B38 Y265	59 Hours Flown
	9V-STF	F0 B30 Y275	53 Hours Flown
	VT-JWJ	F0 B30 Y240	52 Hours Flown
	G-XLXD	F0 B0 Y300	50 Hours Flown
	VH-RUG	F0 B36 Y299	50 Hours Flown
	9V-STG	F0 B30 Y275	49 Hours Flown
	UAE-6576	F20 B21 Y233	49 Hours Flown
	VH-RTB	F0 B38 Y265	48 Hours Flown
	A6-ERO	F20 B20 Y200	45 Hours Flown
	VT-JWK	F0 B30 Y240	43 Hours Flown
	VH-RTK	F0 B38 Y265	42 Hours Flown
	9M-ASB	F0 B36 Y299	42 Hours Flown
	9V-STK	F0 B30 Y275	36 Hours Flown
	VH-EBL	F0 B36 Y201	35 Hours Flown
	HL7552	F6 B24 Y234	35 Hours Flown
	9V-STJ	F0 B30 Y275	33 Hours Flown
	UAE-9976	F20 B20 Y200	31 Hours Flown
	VH-RTL	F0 B38 Y265	30 Hours Flown
	VH-RTJ	F0 B38 Y265	29 Hours Flown
	VH-QPB	F0 B36 Y263	26 Hours Flown
	SU-GCI	F0 B0 Y300	24 Hours Flown
	HL7710	F12 B28 Y243	24 Hours Flown
	HL7720	F12 B28 Y243	22 Hours Flown
	C-GFAH	F20 B20 Y235	22 Hours Flown
	B-6121	F0 B24 Y252	21 Hours Flown
	VH-QPG	F0 B30 Y275	20 Hours Flown
	VH-RUF	F0 B36 Y299	20 Hours Flown
	9M-ASA	F0 B36 Y299	20 Hours Flown
	SU-GCF	F0 B0 Y300	18 Hours Flown
	SU-GCK	F0 B0 Y335	16 Hours Flown
	UAE-887	F0 B0 Y335	16 Hours Flown
	C-GFAJ	F6 B8 Y301	15 Hours Flown
	PT-MVQ	F4 B36 Y183	14 Hours Flown
	B-6082	F0 B24 Y252	13 Hours Flown
	PT-MVR	F4 B36 Y183	13 Hours Flown
	UAE-2343	F20 B20 Y235	12 Hours Flown
	SU-GCG	F0 B0 Y300	11 Hours Flown
	A-PLKM	F5 B10 Y265	9 Hours Flown
	Y-NBVC	F5 B10 Y265	9 Hours Flown
	VH-EBB	F0 B38 Y224	9 Hours Flown
	VT-JWH	F0 B30 Y240	9 Hours Flown
	SU-GCE	F0 B0 Y300	8 Hours Flown
	A7-EDA	F20 B20 Y235	8 Hours Flown
	G-WWBD	F6 B18 Y246	8 Hours Flown
	VH-QPC	F0 B36 Y263	7 Hours Flown
	UAE- 6777	F20 B25 Y225	7 Hours Flown
	UAE-1121	F0 B0 Y335	6 Hours Flown
	UAE-325A	F20 B20 Y235	5 Hours Flown
	PT-MVM	F4 B36 Y183	3 Hours Flown
	B-6096	F24 B0 Y263	2 Hours Flown
	UAE-2123	F20 B25 Y225	2 Hours Flown
	SU-GCH	F0 B0 Y300	0 Hours Flown
	PT-MVP	F4 B26 Y183	0 Hours Flown
	C-ANNG	F30 B50 Y110	0 Hours Flown
	C-STTH	F20 B50 Y175	0 Hours Flown
	PT-MVH	F4 B36 Y216	0 Hours Flown
	VH-EBN	F0 B38 Y265	0 Hours Flown
	VH-EBA	F0 B0 Y300	0 Hours Flown
	VH-EBD	F0 B0 Y300	0 Hours Flown
	VH-EBF	F0 B0 Y300	0 Hours Flown
	VH-QPE	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	G-OJMB	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	G-OJMC	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	G-OJMD	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	UAE-3244	F20 B20 Y200	0 Hours Flown
	A-232	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	9V-STI	F0 B30 Y275	0 Hours Flown
	G-OJME	F0 B0 Y335	0 Hours Flown
	9V-STH	F0 B30 Y275	0 Hours Flown
	G-WWBM	F0 B0 Y300	0 Hours Flown

More about the Airbus A330 for virtual airlines, flight simulator and online flying FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.

The A330-200F is a mid-size, long-haul all-cargo aircraft capable of carrying 64 tonnes over 4,000 NM / 7,400 km, or 69 tonnes up to 3,200 NM / 5,930 km for virtual airlines. It introduces a new versatile main-deck cargo loading system that will be able to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several different arrangements will be possible on the main deck, taking up to 23 Side-by-Side (SBS) pallets, aimed at the high volume, high value commodities or Single Row (SR) loading of 16 pallets (96”x 96”x125” SR pallets) and/or nine AMA containers aimed at the general cargo higher density virtual airline markets. To overcome the standard A330's nose-down body angle on the ground, the A330F will make use of a revised nose landing gear layout as an option for virtual airlines. The same leg will be used, however it will be attached lower in the fuselage, requiring a distinctive blister fairing on the nose to accommodate the retracted nose-gear. Power is provided by two Pratt & Whitney PW4000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. As of 1 Jan 09, Airbus had 65 firm orders from nine customers: Aircastle Virtual Airlines 7, BOC Virtual Aviation 5, Etihad Virtual Airways 3, Flyington Freighters 12, Guggenheim Virtual Aviation Partners 2, Intrepid Virtual Aviation Group 20, MatlinPatterson Virtual Airlines 6, MNG Virtual Airlines 2 and OH, Avion Virtual LLC 8. Additionally ACT Virtual Airlines has signed an MOU for 2. The first delivery will be to Flyington Freighters Flight simulator in Spring 2010. Other wide-body virtual airline freighters include the B767-300F, DC-10F, MD-11F,B777F.

The A330-300 is the biggest member of Airbus' twinjet virtual airline family and is closely related to the four engined long range A340 with which it shares near identical systems, airframe, flight simulator flightdeck and wings, the only major difference being the twin (versus four) engine configuration for virtual airlines. The A340 and A330 were launched simultaneously in June 1987. Although developed in parallel the A330-300 made its first virtual airline flight after the A340, on November 2 1992. It was the first aircraft to achieve simultaneous European Joint Virtual Airline Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) and US FAA Virtual Airline certification, on October 21 1993. Entry into virtual airline service took place by the end of that year. Differences from the A340 aside from the number of engines are slight changes to the wing and internal flight simulator systems, including fuel tankage. The A330 (like the A340) takes advantage of a number of technologies first pioneered on the A320, including the common advanced EFIS flight simulator flightdeck with flight simualtion side stick controllers and flybywire computerised flight simulator control systems for virtual airlines. While the standard A330-300 shares the same fuselage length as the A340-300, Airbus has studied various stretched (A330-400) and shortened (A330-100 and 200) versions. The shortened A330-200 was formally launched in 1996 as a long range 767-300ER competitor, and is described separately. One stretched, high capacity concept studied for a time featured lower deck seating in place of the forward freight hold.

The Airbus A330 is available for all versions of Flight Simulator and x plane including but not limited to FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.