A321NEO ACF Configuration

[atcogl]

Please can you give serious consideration to updating the A321NEO model to include the Airbus Cabin Flex (ACF) configuration which removes the L2 and R2 door, and includes overwing exits and an aft fuselage hatch door?

While the original A321NEO's were delivered with the same door configuration as the original A321ceo the vast majority of A321NEOs and all A321LRs currently in service are in the ACF configuration.

It's a little jarring seeing that 2nd door on liveries that don't operate any aircraft at all in that configuration.
The ACF is so widespread now that it really sticks out that this option is missing.
It's a really nice model and with the FBW enhancement it flies beautifully and is a really great Airbus experience. The ACF I feel would add a lot of value to the product.

Also just FYI the Air Transat livery is pretty nice but the right hand side the stars are the wrong way around, both the small blue star on the aft fuselage and the large white star on the upper body and tail. Also the registration should be above the window line not below, would be great if that could be fixed too!

Many thanks for any consideration.

[RicardoLVFR]

We have examined doing this, but its a lot more complex than what it seems.

The texture mapping (liveries) will have to be redone. We would have to add a couple of more windows in each side, modifying the modeling both outside and inside of the plane.

We will certainly give this a try, as its not a simple project, we need to dedicate some time for it. We will try to put this on our todo list.

[atcogl]

Understood. If however you have plans to release the A321XLR at some point then they will all feature the ACF config, there will be none in the older 4 door style, so it may be worth biting the bullet now in order to save you some time with the XLR?

In the short term a quick and dirty solution might be to just removed the door windows from the L2/R2 and L3/R3 doors on the model, and then artists can simply paint the cabin windows onto the aircraft as a texture. Some livery artists have already just used texturing to paint the 2 overwing hatches on liveries at flightsim.to and painted out the #2 and #3 door frames. It's not perfect but by removing the door windows it would at least allow a somewhat decent looking ACF to be made perhaps.

Anyway thank you for taking this into consideration, certainly appreciate it. Also if you could take a look at the Air Transat livery that would be great! I'd offer to do it myself but I understand you don't use traditional psd files for the texturing but paint in blender which I have no idea about yet!

Thank you!

[RicardoLVFR]

Understood. If however you have plans to release the A321XLR at some point then they will all feature the ACF config, there will be none in the older 4 door style, so it may be worth biting the bullet now in order to save you some time with the XLR?

In the short term a quick and dirty solution might be to just removed the door windows from the L2/R2 and L3/R3 doors on the model, and then artists can simply paint the cabin windows onto the aircraft as a texture. Some livery artists have already just used texturing to paint the 2 overwing hatches on liveries at flightsim.to and painted out the #2 and #3 door frames. It's not perfect but by removing the door windows it would at least allow a somewhat decent looking ACF to be made perhaps.

Anyway thank you for taking this into consideration, certainly appreciate it. Also if you could take a look at the Air Transat livery that would be great! I'd offer to do it myself but I understand you don't use traditional psd files for the texturing but paint in blender which I have no idea about yet!

Thank you!

There can be solutions, the main issue is adding those new windows where the doors are removed.

I think what we going to do is remodel completely the fuselage accordingly. We need to have things rightly done.

[atcogl]

Absolutely agree, thanks Ricardo.

I know that you've stepped away from doing more airports for MSFS for the time being but I do hope one day you go back to Roatan MHRO for MSFS as its still well used by Canadian airlines in the peak season. Would be a great destination to fly into in MSFS.

Thanks again, all the best

[WolfofDeath89]

I'm a xbox user, when I was playing, going from Munich to Liverpool John Lennon using the a321 and when I going to the runway taxing, the plane is like drunk or another words wobbling like its about to tip over

I also tried to lift the plane but somehow its when it hit the runway it was game over. I dont understand that other abuses has a maximum of 360 knots and I don't know why the a321 has maximum of 340 knots ???

[RicardoLVFR]

We have improved that for the next upcoming version of the 321neo with the new cockpit.