A340-500/600 Expansion for MS Flight Simulator X/2004

by Just Flight

Product Features

• Fully functional weather radar, showing cloud density, rains and storms
• High-quality Gmax exterior and interior models
• Printed manual that includes speed charts, checklists and a unique step-by-step tutorial flight and procedures guide, written by Captain Mike Ray, United Airlines pilot
• Paint Kit texture templates (PhotoShop format) to enable you to create your own liveries using a suitable graphics program
• High-resolution 32-bit reflective textures, dynamic shine and night lighting

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NDZ0H2
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.5 x 1.2 inches
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: June 30, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,911 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #36 in Video Games > PC Games > Simulation > Flight

Product Description

Flight Simulator X - A340 500/600 recreates the experience of flying the A340 Airbus, one of the most popular four-engine jets in the air today. Its high-quality model design is coupled to realistic textures, all at an affordable price. You can admire your aircraft, then jump in and fly the world's long-distance routes without having to go to college to learn how to do it. Optimized loading options available to be as frame-rate friendly as possible Realistic flight dynamics based on manufacturer specifications and tested by real pilots Realistic animations - primary flight surfaces, hydraulic gear suspension, flaps, roll spoilerons, speed brakes, thrust reversers, cargo and passenger doors Very realistic autopilot operation - all the real aircraft autopilot operations are simulated Simulated systems - IRS (Inertial Reference System), flight controls, fuel systems, electrical (battery, APU plus more), anti-ice, hydraulics, pressurization, air conditioning, lights and more Interactive Virtual Cockpit as the real aircraft Animated screens in the passenger cabin Fully compatible with FSX airport animations including fuel truck, jetway, baggage truck, pushback truck System Requirements - FS2004 or Flight Simulator X (Service Pack 2/Acceleration Pack - fully compatible in normal DX9 mode), PC with 2.0GHz (3.0GHz for FSX), 512Mb RAM (1.0Gb for FSX), 128Mb+ 3D graphics card, Windows Vista/XP (NB - Vista-compatible in FSX only), 3.0GB free space, and DVD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good details but..., March 31, 2008

By 

Dan - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: A340-500/600 Expansion for MS Flight Simulator X/2004 (DVD-ROM)

I bought this dvd but when I started using it unfortunately I found out the following defects:

1) The arplanes don't stay still even with the parking brake pulled and the engines on idle (minimum power). They keep "inching" forward.

2) Transponder cannot be set. The tower keeps telling me that there is something wrong with my transponder. At that point I went to set the frequency by hand using its console but it does not accept the value that I want to set. It automaticaly goes back to zero untill the tower cut me off and cancels my IFR flight following.

3) There is a nice effect with sparks when, rotating during take off, the tail of the plane touchs the gruond. On my Flight Simulator the sparks start as soon as I turn on the engines and they won't ever go away.

Graphic and details are great but I cannot play with them because of those troubles. I would like to use these plane more and find out all it can offer but unfortunately my experience with this product stops at two stars...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big...Too Big!, November 5, 2009

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C. Ricchiuti - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: A340-500/600 Expansion for MS Flight Simulator X/2004 (DVD-ROM)

A340-500/600 is gorgeous and a true beast of an airliner if there ever was one. Much more clear and crisp exterior details than the big three Boeing jets included in FS2004. The real airline liveries are always nice. Rolls-Royce Engines sound like real engines especially when run up to full power. The add-on engine sound is set so loud that the engine sound settings in FS2004 must be lowered down to almost 10 on the slider otherwise it may overpower your speakers and distort the sound as it did on my 2.1 speakers at first. The aircraft handles like a big aircraft should and truly feels heavy when taking off - more so when landing. Only complaints are with the 2D cockpit panels. The right MFD panel that displays engine information (thrust%, fuel levels, etc.) cannot be maximized or enlarged thus the information is small and barely legible, at least for me, for them to be informative when needed. All in all, a superb addition to FS2004.

A word of warning before installing this add-on. The system requirement for hard drive space on the box indicates "1.0 GB". After installation, I was blown away to see that the Just Flight A340 has taken up nearly 4.5 GB of HD space. It is larger than the entire FS2004 program itself which is about 2.7GB on my system. Apparently there are other add-ons pre-loaded onto the disk which subsequently get installed also. The instructions say that all I have to do is purchase a key online to unlock the add-ons and guess I will not have to download them. No mention of this on the packaging until you open it up and read the included manual which then says "The product disc contains a large amount of additional free, demonstration and purchasable software." Would have been nice to acknowledge this on the box and indicate the additional HD space needed. To my knowledge, there was no "custom install" option given to install only the A340. The add-ons loaded on this disk include the following:

Airbus Collection
Airliner Pilot
F117A Stealth Fighter
Lancaster
Tiger Moth
Spitfire and Tempest Double Pack
Flying Club - C152
Flying Club - PA34 Seneca II
Flying Club - PA38 Tomahawk
Flying Club - PA28 Warrior
PlusPak Jet Airliners 1
PlusPak Commuter Aircraft 1
Traffic 2005 (Download Version)

So if you like any of these then go for it. Otherwise you will give up a lot of HD space. Do they mean the A340 aircraft itself only requires 1.0 GB to use? Am I missing something? This makes me very skeptical about buying another Just Flight product since there was no way to know this information up front and how much space will have to be surrendered without our consent.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Expansion Pack Ever, July 20, 2008

By 

Gregory J. Tyrey (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: A340-500/600 Expansion for MS Flight Simulator X/2004 (DVD-ROM)

I bought this for my son like a month ago and he say's it's great!
But he also said that the ILS and the autopilot took time to get used to.
So overall I rate this 5 stars.