Introduction
Rapidly-expanding project to bring an array of upgrade options to the default King Air 350i.
Alpha performance testing is underway and needs YOUR support & feedback! Particularly from r/w King Air drivers out there (even more particularly from anyone with experience on a modded KA!). Anyone with a relevant POH/Maintenance Manual for Blackhawk King Air and/or the -67A engines get in touch!
Features
- Config-based performance upgrade to the default Textron Beechcraft King Air 350i, based on the Blackhawk XP67A Engine+ package, simulating uprated PT6A-67A engines and 5-bladed propellers.
- Newly-default WT Garmin G1000NXi cockpit upgrade implementation, with appropriate aircraft-specific 'plugins' (soon to be made available by WT).
- Implementation of the new CFD flight model.
- Visual implementation of the 5-bladed propellers (Raisbeck/Hartzell or MT) to complement the performance enhancements (& CFD prop and flight models).
- Consideration for a Collins ProLine 21 cockpit option later in development (for this mod & backwards compatible with standard Asobo KA350i)
23 days ago
emgarcia69
5 months ago
iang
WOW, what a different plane! I'm in love again. I know this is only on the default livery, but is there any way i can use this currently on my preferred livery?
1 years ago
Skyways
Hello i added this file, found the Plane with the livery, but still the G3000 nav's not G1000 i moved the folder into community via Winra, so any idea's why its not changed the nav's?
1 years ago
Aerox1000
Install guide (worked for me):
Put the folder named "DHesq-aircraft-blackhawk350i" inside your Community folder or enable it through whatever mod manager, then launch MSFS, look for the default KingAir and choose the NXi LIVERY, it should be the last one in the livery menu.
Visually it's the same aicraft, but performance and systems will change. Visuals will be updated later on and SU11 compatibility is being investigated as we speak.
Hope this helps!
1 years ago
I have put the folder named "DHesq-aircraft-blackhawk350i" in my Community folder and finding the NXi LIVERY, but I don´t see any performance increase!
What are I doing wrong?
1 years ago
ponhan
arkady86
does this mod show up as a separate aircraft or does it change the default aircraft i cant seem to find it anywhere
1 years ago
Same here, any solution?
1 years ago
marcospauloleal
steven83017
Thank you so much for this mod, especially the avionics update. The default aircraft avionics package just doesn't cut it.
I've downloaded and installed the mod, and it appears (as expected) as an additional livery - N388RU? However, once I load a flight, the aircraft still has the default avionics and 4 blade props.
Any thoughts?
Thanks again.
1 years ago
Same to me!
1 years ago
lgasperinjr
pilot101
Hello! I downloaded the mod from GitHub.
Quick report: I see the NXi version in the livery selection and after flying it I can confirm @Blaze32 's impressions. However, as I was starting my approach (RNAV into LIRZ), my displays suddenly blacked out, looked like a bug rather than a failure. When switching the aircraft off (after a VFR landing), as I switched off the Master Avionics I saw the displays flicker to life for just a fraction of a second (just a few frames) before going back to black.
Hope this helps.
Apart form that everything was going smoothly, I like the way this Kingair climbs, that's one angry bird! Thanks for your patience!
1 years ago
Awesome feedback, thank you. Tweaking CFD stuff is a bit of trial and error, but obviously a bit difficult to gauge accuracy without access to a POH etc. Focusing on modelling atm as 'new' props may well help with this when calculating CFD given their new shape etc.
1 years ago
DHesquire
arkady86
downloading looking forward to testing the king out now more then happy to help test it
1 years ago
Lhcfs2020
I'm confused by the "placeholder" in the discription... So is this mod already working / functional? Or not yet?
1 years ago
Apologies, updated description but not headline thingy - 0.1 onwards will be on here now, 'usual' Community folder install. Check the changelogs but ignore dates on roadmap for now, they were just the date I created them
1 years ago
DHesquire
THEOLI4D
Hello, I have to thank you for the initial release of this mod. Already it has been a wonderful and much needed upgrade over the default and previously available mods (which are mostly broken now). As feedback, I'd like to point out my observation of the pitch up moment when reverse thrust is applied during landing and a slight lack of nosewheel steering authority while taxiing. Aside from these two items I have to say that I have greatly enjoyed flying the King Air lately. Thank you so much for your work, I look forward to continued improvements.
1 years ago
Awesome feedback, thank you. Tweaking CFD stuff is a bit of trial and error, but obviously a bit difficult to gauge accuracy without access to a POH etc. Focusing on modelling atm as 'new' props may well help with this when calculating CFD given their new shape etc.
1 years ago
DHesquire
Blaze32
Hi
How is it going? It is said in the roadmap section 02.October. I see there is little delay. When can I expect any update?
1 years ago
hubertsz2
Thank the heavens! I'm so excited to see a better flight model for this thing. I fly it often and have been hoping that someone would eventually make a flight model overhaul. This is a bit more than what I'd imagined and I'll gladly take it lol.
2 years ago
but the folder seems not working and there are no instructions about how to install it
1 years ago
dyxhxgxgx
Blaze32
How do you install this, tried it in community folder and the sim only had the default king air, tried replacing the king air files in the Onestore folder and the sim still had the default king air.
2 years ago
same question
2 years ago
maxone112
lugs5678
i´cant see inside the sim. only the original 350.
2 years ago
maxone112