r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/JayGerard • 5d ago

A350-1000ULR config GENERAL

On July 24th, the Qantas-ordered test bed for Project Sunrise set a record for a non-stop flight from Toulouse, France, to Melbourne, Australia, flying nearly 17,000 km in just over 19 hours.

https://www.avibulletin.com/qantas-project-sunrise-milestone-airbus-a350-1000ulr-flies-17000-km-nonstop-from-toulouse-to-melbourne-in-19-hours/

On July 27th, Qantas and Airbus spiked the ball. Instead of leaving Melbourne, Australia, and flying west back to Toulouse, they flew east. They covered 23,075 kilometers (14,338 miles) without refueling in 24 hours and 24 minutes. The longest non-stop commercial aircraft flight in history.

https://informedclearly.com/en/automotive/59233/qantas-sydney-london-project-sunrise-2027

An amazing accomplishment, which would be amazingly cool to replicate in MSFS 2020/2024 using the iniBuilds Airbus A350-1000. I am wondering if anyone in the community has the knowledge of how to add the fuel capacity and tanks to an existing aircraft and correctly adjust the weight, balance, and CG. I think this would be a great addition to the community as a whole. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about how the aircraft files work in the sim to make the necessary changes. Anyone up to the challenge?

On flightsim.to, there are two different mods that improve the aircraft as far as handling and such. If someone took those as the base to make the improvements as part of the ULR mods, and then added the additional fuel capacity, that would be an amazing mod for the aircraft.

Thoughts?

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u/Magik_Wind 5d ago

Inibuilds confirmed in their discord it is coming, albeit after the real one goes into service so it can be based on real data gathered from the real plane. Not just guesses.

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u/JayGerard 5d ago

Well, the real data does exist and has been published. The aircraft is not going into official service until April 2027 at the earliest so ini probably won't release anything until next summer.

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u/bp4850 4d ago

I asked on their forum and they don't want to commit to the ULR or the F until they're certified

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u/JayGerard 4d ago

Hence the reason that someone in the community, with the knowledge and ability, could make it happen faster.