Description
RAF Fairford is in Gloucestershire, UK, currently home to the USAF 420th Air Base Group of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
I was tired of seeing the MSFS 2020 generated buildings at RAF Fairford, particularly those multi storey apartment type buildings that were auto generated so I decided to remove them and replace them with something more suitable. Although the MSFS SDK has close to 200 hangar type buildings available, very few resemble those at RAF Fairford so I've had to use those that best matched.
The two main hangars north of runway 09/27 aren't modelled at all in the MSFS SDK so I've done the best I can with what was available. I have no experience of blender so I'm not able to create any custom buildings. Likewise, the two B-2 hangars aren't modelled in the MSFS SDK so changed them the best I can. The northern B-2 maintenance hangar is three buildings from the SDK merged together. There's nothing at all like the portable southern B-2 hangar in the SDK so I've used something from the SDK that was the best match.
If you want to shoot ILS approaches at RAF Fairford, don't forget to tune the ILS frequency into your aircraft systems, the real world ILS frequency of 111.100 is working for both runway 27 and runway 09.
Once you've downloaded the zip file, unzip the fairford folder and drop it into your Community folder.
Enjoy.
Updated 17 February 2021
Fixed some issues that came about from World Update 3 including the removal of some wonky autogen buildings.
Updated 9 February 2021
Added further detailing.
Other scenery creators have doen a wonderful job of adding airfield perimeter fencing, I'd like to do the same to RAF Fairford but I'm afraid I just don't have the patience to do it, sorry.
Updated 2 November 2020
Made some adjustments to the runway edge lighting
Hoping to make some changes next time to better align all the default misplaced taxiway lighting
Updated 30 September 2020
Runway 27 - Added working PAPI lights
Runway 09 - Added working PAPI lights
Runway 27 - Added working runway approach lighting
Runway 09 - Added working runway approach lighting
Runway 27 - Working ILS frequency 111.100
Runway 09 - Working ILS frequency 111.100
Added further airfield lighting
Added selectable hardstand parking to the South West, South and South East of runway 09/27
Updated 23 September 2020
Added working hardstand lighting
Added ILS antennas
Added jet blast barriers
Made some further building adjustments
Changed the default B-2 hangars
Comments(21)
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Log Inover 4 years ago
can u update this to work on sim 6 plz
almost 5 years ago
Excellent job. Please do some more RAF bases. I am interested in RAF Scampton, Waddington and Lossiemouth. Keep up great work and thanks.
almost 5 years ago
hello Havoc 11, "Arrivals Fairfort meeting" with your scenery...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xei3Mm-YDY&ab_channel=Brucedicesare
thanks for scenery.
almost 5 years ago
Very nice, thanks for sharing
about 5 years ago
about 5 years ago
over 5 years ago
Cheers
over 5 years ago
Update: I too used three SDK hangers together to create something very similar to the old RWW" Hanger that are still there. Unfortunatly I cannot see any way to change the coiour to match either what is there now or
I was very interested to see your comment about the 200 types of Hanger Buiilding available in the SDK. At Tilstock all 5 original WW2 hangers are still there so maybe one of those 200 will work for me (Appropriatly coloured and scaled). Now they are light green but I think during the way they would have been some sort of dark green. (There are colour Photoes at the Imperoial War Museum Webste fof the King or Queen visiting airfileds with hangers in the background so thats a fairly reliable reference.)
Update Jan 26th 2021: In new version 0.21 I too used three SDK hangers together to create something very similar to the old RAF Hangers that are still there. Unfortunatly I cannot see any way to change the coiour or texture to match either colour now or colour during WW2.
over 5 years ago
over 5 years ago
You'd need to find someone familiar with Blender to create the HAS and then it might be possible.
over 5 years ago
over 5 years ago
EGVA - RAF Fairford, UK
Enhance RAF Fairford in Microsoft Flight Simulator with this add-on, replacing generic buildings with custom, realistic structures. Includes updated hangars, runway lighting, ILS frequencies, and more. Immerse yourself in this detailed recreation of the USAF base in Gloucestershire, UK.
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Made changes following World Update 3 which included the removal of some wonky autogen buildings
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