[Troubles with 1.21]

Hi Shaun.

I will try a complete reinstall then!

Thanks a lot

Ciao

Andrea

[Troubles with 1.21]

Hi,

just installed v. 1.21 troubles I discovered (but, apart load manager already present in version 1.20):

load manager got a dry operating weight completely wrong being the real DOW of an A320 let's say from 42 to 44 tons (depends on airline specific equpment and seats configuation) the load manager giving 37400 kg (this issue had been corrected in version 1.20 but reappared in 1.21);

engine parameters are completely wrong (like the previous editions): ground idle of CFM56 real Airbus (according to real A320 FCOM) should be: (sea level 1013 mb 15°C=ISA conditions and static): N1%=18-20 N2=58-60 with 390-460 ° EGT and fuel flow of 250-500 kg/h (let's say 350): Airbus X gives: 23-25% n1 I can't remember N2 but should be 63-67% and fuel flow 1100-1150 kg/h! (this is not caused by a FSX limitations or by the fact that this simulation is "basic" another software house made a FS9 basic edition of the A320 giving the correct engine parameters...so not so difficult to simulate!)

but thungs are also wrong at higher power settings: at max rated takeoff thrust airbus X gives a fuel flow (sea level 1013 mb etc) of only (about) 2560 kg/h now, considering a CFM56 rated at 27000 lbs of static thrust (12250 kg) and a static specific fuel consumption that for a "high-bypass" turbofan like the Snecma-CFM56 should be around 0,35 kg per kg of trusth I should read about 4300 kg/h on the fuel flow meter, (considering that the airplane is not static but it's moving the fuel flow should be also a little higher also if the power should be a little lower but anyway I should read a value between 4200-5000 kg/h) a 2600 kg/h would mean engines are developping about only60% of the rated static thrust!

The last but the most important: after lift off when I, i.e. at 500 ft AGL, put the A/P engaged the plane goes nose down in a dive and crashes! No Working FBW! (no joystick issue having calibrated it before flying as usual) Like version 1.20 but worse than version 1.40, now the plane is unflyable! (I would check my trim settings but with version 1.40 I, without changing any trim, obtained a flyable aircraft after taking off and engagina my A/P!!!

Any chanche to have soon a flyable "basic" plane, (please)?

Ciao

Andrea Buono

[Some advices...]

Hi Mathijs,

Anyway as soon as I'll have some ideas that maybe could helping you in make your airbus better I'll tell you.

Best Regards

Andrea

[Some advices...]

Hi Mathijs,

Anyway as soon as I'll have some ideas that maybe could helping you in make your airbus better I'll tell you.

Best Regards

Andrea

[Some advices...]

Hi Mathijs,

...is exactly...the message I've seen and I was talking about....(sounds really good!)

Some ideas...(keeping in my mind your goals and strategies)...let's me see...i.e. "tuning" the engine parameters trying to match them to real one by referring on fuel flow, EGT, N1 and N2...

As soon as I'll have others suggestions I'd like to let you know....

Best Regards and Good Luck!

Ciao

Andrea

[Some advices...]

What COULD make an advanced version a gold-mine nonetheless is a very good 'basic' version, like we have right now (well, almost: I am looking forward to v1.20). If this version really catches on, people might get interested in a more advanced version (even when they are not hardcore). Those 'new-basic-hardcore's-pilots' combined with the already existing hardcore group might be an interesting target group for Aerosoft. But I still don't think it will bring in as much money as this current version will do.

Hi Jeroen,

You're right: your analysis is very deep...for the reasons you're so well illustrated my too hope this "basic" airbus X edition will be a very good edition and will be a success...for that I hope in a (future) advanced version:

1) 'cause I really believe than Aerosoft team is one of the few around the "software-house world" that could make it;

2) 'cause I've read an old post on these forums, by Mathijs Kok, talking about that possibility...

regarding money I think that if a company is better than others by producing better and more advancing software ecc. it's right for that company to earn more money...

Anyway now I'm looking forward for the 1.20 version...

Best Regards

Andrea

[Some advices...]

Hi to all,

my name's Andrea Buono and I'm an "hardcore simmer" with more than 20 years of "experience".

I've been awaiting for a good replica of the Airbus A320 (and derivates) from ages...

Now your "Airbus X" could be the right idea! Yes I know it's a "just-born" product but I can feel it could be a great product in the future..I've seen it has still a lot of "issues" to be fixed but It's seems to me that Aerosoft want really do good things and being an "old dog" I know the talent, capacity and serioussnes of Mathijs...

I'd like only to give an advice to Mathijs Kok...I've seen by reading another post that Aerosoft could consider to make a more realistic editon of this A320 for very interested hardcore-simmers, I can well understand that commercial interests of Aerosoft nowadays could be different: in fact the intention of this software house, as declared here and in its product page was "to produce a good quality A320 software but not complex like PMDG etc" so that it could be purchased and used but a very large variety of FSX costumers. My advice to Mathijs is that: A more realistic version could also be a really "gold-mine" for Aerosoft: I know that in Europe a lot of very dedicated "hardcore simmers" are awaiting for that and I too would be agree to spend some more euro to have my Airbus X upgrated to that "as real as we can" version and Aerosoft could use its "know-how" obtained by this version of Airbus X to produce its realistic version (i.e. realistic engine parameters and gauges (EPR for IAE version), A318/319 extensiuons a failure generator with checklist indicated on EICAM PAGE "Eicam actions" a virtual copilot calling Vspeed and normal cheklist, a WXR radar) very good source of business! And I believe that Mathijs could be one of the only men able to to do that...

Ciao

Andrea - Como I

[Engine Startup / Engine Page]

Hi to all,

regarding engine: at ground idle (according the the real airbus FCOM CFM56 engine) paramteres should be (ISA ground level etc.) N1= 19-20% , N2= 56-58% FF=270-500 kg/h EGT=390-460° at takeoff full power being the specific fuel flow rate (about) 0,35 kg of fuel per kg of thrust and considering 27000 lbs of static thrust (12.250 kg) FF should be around 4200-4400 kg/h (depending i.e. of true airspeed etc.) next days I'm going to check for FF vs. weight, speed at various altitude during cruise and climb time...

Best Regards

Ciao

Andrea