MB-339A/MB-339PAN

Name: MB-339A/MB-339PAN
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AERMACCHI JET MILITARY TRAINER

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Added: December 14, 2020
Updated: June 27, 2024

The Aermacchi MB-339 is a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Italian aviation company Aermacchi.

The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a replacement for the service's existing fleet of Aermacchi MB-326. Its design was derived from that of the MB-326, rather than a new design, and thus the two aircraft share considerable similarities in terms of their design. Aermacchi had found that the MB-339 was capable of satisfying all of the specified requirements while being the most affordable option available. The maiden flight of the MB-339 took place on 12 August 1976; the first production aircraft were delivered two years later.

Roughly half of all MB-339s entered service with the Italian Air Force, while the remainder have been sold to various export customers. As well as being used for training, the type is also flown by the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display team. The type has been used in combat by both the Eritrean Air Force during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War of 1998-2000 and the Argentine Naval Aviation during the Falklands War of 1982. In both conflicts, the MB-339 was typically flown as an attack aircraft. In Italian service, the aircraft is intended to be replaced by the newer Aermacchi M-345.

The package includes highly detailed rendition of the MB-339A and the MB-339PAN-MLU versions.

The MB-339 is a single-engine subsonic jet aircraft from Italian aerospace manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi. The two-seat jet has been used as both a trainer and an attack aircraft by the militaries of a number of countries throughout the world since its first flight in 1976. Additionally, it has served as the aircraft of choice for the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force, the Frecce Tricolori (“tricolor arrows”).

Engineers at Alenia Aermacchi based the design of the MB-339 off that of its predecessor, the MB-326, with a redesigned forward fuselage. The aircraft features a wing with a straight trailing edge, a gently swept leading edge, and tip tanks. The design, combined with a Rolls Royce turbojet engine, gives the MB-339 a top speed of 558 miles per hour, a ceiling of 48,000 feet, and a range of just under 1,100 miles -- performance, endurance, and precision control.

Climb into the cockpit of the Alenia Aermacchi MB-339 and prepare for exhilaration in the skies above. After swooshing off the ground, simply pull back on the stick with the throttle pushed all the way forward and start climbing at a rate of over 6,500 feet per minute -- then roll out tens of thousands of feet aloft and soar elegantly above the clouds, or bank into an aggressive choreography of aerobatic maneuvers. Pilots at the helm of this subsonic attack craft quickly learn one thing: the Aermacchi MB-339 delivers a tremendous range of aviation acumen, a remarkable confluence of power, precision, and finesse.

VERSION 1.4.4 RELEASED JUNE 17, 2024

MINOR UPDATE

Tweaks to battery capacity and discharge curve
Fixed MASTER CAUTION light not turning on during warning lights test
Fixed reversed mouse interaction for the NAV knobs
Solved minor issue in backseat armament panel flags
Solved duplicate polygon glitch in a couple of screws in the backseat model
Solved bug causing ADI ball slip indicator not to work
Changed smoke system so that Wing Lights and Recognition Lights states are used to propagate smoke status in multiplayer.
Redone smoke effects starting from Touching Cloud open-source effects
Added MB-339A-MLU PAN Livery to replicate the American Tour 2024 Ferry Flight
Added MB-339A PAN Livery to replicate the American Tour 1992 Ferry Flight

VERSION 1.1.0 RELEASED NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Flight model upgrade and miscellaneous fixes and improvements:

complete remake of the flight model in order to fix Modern flight model instability and Legacy model compatibility
adjustmentst to flap, gears and speed brake cycle time
improvements to HGU-33 helmet geometry
added animation to rear pilot figure
fixed DME not working for Tacan (NAV 2)
fixed bug preventing correct DME behaviour in some cases
fixed ADI glideslope indicator not working correctly in some cases
fixed incorrect behavior of ADI indexer
fixed miscellaneuos geometry issues
fixed miscellaneyos geometry smoothing issues
fixed bug preventing GSARM to work with VOR/ILS
cleaned up canopy textures
WWise sound configuration courtesy of Christophe de Bortoli (Erkin)

VERSION 1.1.2 RELEASED NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Quality-of-Life improvement

Fixed misalignment of control stick geometry
Fixed bug preventing TACAN Channel Selection on PAN variant
Fixed bug preventing TACAN Channel numbering stop at 99X
Fixed behavior of ADI GS Flag
Added ADI GS animation
Fixed orientation of NAV lights
Added checklists courtesy of "Lucas Aulen aka "Laulenture"
Fixed minor smoothing artifacts in geometry
Light Effects redone
Fixed bug preventing beacon to show correctly in some cases
Added timer function
Further tweaks to flight model, with better pitch behavior
Package renamed due to new naming restrictions
Fixed bug preventing beacon switch from working
Added possibility to remove gunsight from A model

VERSION 1.1.3 RELEASED DECEMBER 30, 2020

Fixed bug in ADI GS animation
Fixed bug in FD GS needle animation
Reduced sensitivity of FS ALT HOLD
Implemented additional check to engage FD GS from GS ARM

VERSION 1.2.0 RELEASED MARCH 15, 2021

Quality of Life improvements:

remastered all external textures with higher detail
changed HSI DME last digit animation (now continuous)
fixed landing gear extraction and damaging speeds
fixed bug that caused deletion of panel cover if gunsight is removed from A model
decreased FD vertical bar sensitivity
changed rule of GS engagement from GS ARM
improved engine dynamics
redone Wwise engine sounds, based on real world samples
fixed minor bug in Tacan/Frequency conversion
fixed minor bug in RDU display not showing the correct frequencies for COM1 in some case
added indication of X/Y Tacan channel
improved cockpit self shadowing
rear view mirror are now foldable
added gear warning sound and silencer
added streamers and covers if the aircraft is parked
added underwing pylons to A model (add weight to the relevant load station)
added external fuel tanks to A model (add at least 51lbs to releval station - cosmetic only)
fixed VR cockpit collisions
fixed external light bug introduced by Sim Update 3
fixed external views HUD
fixed minor bug preventing fine OBS selection in some instances
GPS number keys can now be used to select waypoints (1 to 10)
added g-stain sound
fixed minor inaccuracies in warning test switch behavior

VERSION 1.2.1 RELEASED MARCH 27, 2021

Added MLU model with 500l wingtip tanks as separate aircraft
Improved internal engine sounds (jet whine volume increased)
Rear pilot figure of MB-339 pan has now HGU-55 helmet and olive drab suit (as most commonly seen IRL)
Fixed taxi and landing lights orientation

VERSION 1.2.2 RELEASED APRIL 10, 2021

Updated localization file for World Update IV
Fixed minor glitch in cockpit view canopy relfection
Fixed minor glitch causing gunsight to appear on PAN external model

VERSION 1.2.3 RELEASED JUNE 20, 2021

Internal build - Not released

VERSION 1.3.0 RELEASED AUGUST 17, 2021

Fixed glitch causing heat blur effect to disappear in certain conditions
Internal reorganization of 3D models (nodes and hierarchy)
Added high altitude contrail effect
Added Sim Update V landing special effects
Redone ADI and backup ADI animation
Repackaged to Sim Update V standards
Improved fuel flow indications, consumption and range*
Minor improvements to flight model
Implemented Sim Update V cockpit interface (necessary for XBox)
Restored Mouse Drag functionality on many controls
Fixed minor misalignment of ADI bank needle
Fixed glitch preventing proper placement of HSI lubber line
Fixed several minor glitches in virtual cockpit model
Fixed several minor glitches in external models
Copilot figure is now optional: will disappear if copilot weight is set to 70lbs or less
Added backup ADI setting and mouse area
Added Marker Sensitivity Switch
Cabin Press switch now functional, also cabin press indications are now more realistic
VOR and TACAN power switches must noe be set to ON to get readings on the HSI
Added several animations in the cockpit (cosmetic only, may receive proper implementation in future)
Armament will now display "TANK" if a tank is loaded on a pylon on A and AMLU variants
Added smoke system (white and colored)**
Added PAN model variants loaded with green and red smoke

NOTE: it seems that there still a problem with fuel flow vs. altitude vs. Mach no. dependency in MSFS. This new version implements a new formula to calculate fuel flow indication, which should provide values closer to the real aircraft in many conditions. However, actual fuel consumption (and range) is calculated differently by the sim engine: this is set to provide the best range in most conditions, so actual range of the aircraft can be now overestimated at low altitudes (but should be correct and medium and high altitudes).

** NOTE: the smoke system is implemented to work as in real life, that is, in order to operate it:

SMOKE switch must be set to ON (this is the master power switch for the smoke system)
WHITE switch must be set to ON (this is the power switch for the white tank)
COLOR switch must be set to ON (this is the power switch for the color tank) ...then, to activate the smoke, you will need to use the following toggle switches (you may want to assign them to stick buttons):

WING LIGHT TOGGLE -> WHITE SMOKE RECOGNTION LIGHT TOGGLE -> COLOR SMOKE

When the system is working, the relevant advisory lights will illuminate. The default PAN model has white smoke on both tanks. Red and Green smoke variants are available as "repaints". NOTE: due to a simulator bug, effects may not show if activated in the internal views in certain conditions.

VERSION 1.3.1 RELEASED AUGUST 27, 2021

Fixed bug causing landing/taxi light switch animation not to work
Fixed bug causing incorrect interaction while pressing the G-Valve test pushbutton
Fixed reversed animation in Cabin Press switch
Fixed incorrect material assignment in ejection handle base
Improved mouse interaction with some knobs (altimeter setting, HDG and CRS)
Fixed missing description localization for A-MLU version

VERSION 1.3.2 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Minor improvements and new liveries

Changed RPM indicator reference variables, as the previous ones did not work as intended after SU5
Added Pony 0 Special Color for Frecce Tricolori 60th Anniversary
Added "Al Fursan" livery for aerobatic version
Added blue smoke for Al Fursan livery
Added Peruvian Air Force livery
Increased special effects visibility distance and persistance

VERSION 1.3.3 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Added special color liveries for 60th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori
Added older Frecce Tricolori livery
Fixed bug causing smoke tanks to appear in Virtual Cockpit on A variant
Changed token weight of pylons to 50 lbs (more realistic value)
Changed token weight of external fuel tanks to 150 lbs (more realistic value)
Fixed incorrect A-MLU engine configuration
Fixed incorrect A-MLU fuel quantity
Fixed minor glitch in armament panel animation

VERSION 1.3.4 RELEASED DECEMBER 18, 2021

Flight model improvements and minor fixes:

Improvements to high speed roll rate
High speed drag is now more realistic (resulting in higher speeds)
Fixed minor bug in GEN1 and GEN2 needles animation
Fixed minor bug in the behavior of the gear handle warning light
Redone smoke effects to fix problems due to SU6 and SU7 changes
Linked IFF mode knob to MSFS transponder state
Removed custom high G breathing sound (using default sounds now)
Implemented canopy defrost command
Added 214mo Gruppo Special Color
Cockpit shadowing improvements

VERSION 1.3.5 RELEASED JANUARY 7, 2022

SIM UPDATE 7 HOTFIX Quick update to fix the throttle issue introduced by MSFS build 1.21.18.0

Addes reference to Asobo Common Template to solve the throttle not working if the user had a physical control bound to THROTTLE LEVER AXIS

VERSION 1.3.6 RELEASED JANUARY 9, 2021

09-Jan-2022 Version 1.3.6 / 1.3.5 Quick fix to solve throttle control problems introduced by MSFS update 1.21.18.0 and minor mistake preventing wingtip tanks to show in virtual cockpit.

Added reference to Asobo Common Template to solve the throttle not working if the user had a physical control bound to THROTTLE LEVER AXIS
Fixed wingtip tanks visibility introduced in 1.3.5

VERSION 1.3.7 RELEASED OCTOBER 25, 2022

Minor update RECOMPILED FOR SU10

Fixed wingtip fuel quantity in MLU model
Fixed minor text misalignment in DATA 2 GPS page
General optmization of virtual cockpit code
Rework of virtual cockpit code to solve minimal incompatibility with SU10
Basic support of Tacan-only stations (bearing/range only if the station is not a VORTAC)
Moved flight manual to "Docs" folder, as opposed to a SimObject subfolder
Draft implementation of external tanks functionality: By setting a load of 150 lbs on STA2 and STA5, it is now possible to load fuel on EXTERNAL1 and EXTERNAL2 tanks.

VERSION 1.3.8 RELEASED OCTOBER 2, 2022

Minor update

Fixed bug introduced in 1.3.7 preventing NAV distance to show on HSI
Fixed minor bug in HSI behavior
Reworked fuel system to overcome limitations in sim GUI: Wingtip tanks will appear as Auxiliary tanks in the interface, but at least External tanks appear correctly and can be loaded.
Implemented CDI for pure TACAN (non-VORTAC) stations

VERSION 1.3.9 RELEASED OCTOBER 16, 2022

Minor update:

Fixed minor bug preventing GEN switches from working with joypad
Fixed minor bug causing missing texture in VC
Minor fix to Peruvian Air Force livery
Minor fix to Malayisian Air Force livery
Minor fix to UAE livery
Added Nigerian Air Force livery
Added Ghana Air Force livery
Minor tweaks to flight model (higher MOIs, tweaked control effectiveness) for smoother flight behavior
RECOMPILED WITH SU11 TOOLS

VERSION 1.4.0 RELEASED MARCH 28, 2023

100 ANNI UPDATE

Added 100 Anni Special Livery
Added working backseat
Reworked external lights rendering
Fixed minor animation glitch on pilot stick naimation
Fixed minor glitch in oxygen dilution control
Fixed minor glitch in gear silencer
COM1, COM2, TACAN and VOR/ILS Volume Knob are now functional
Flood, instruments and formation lights can be adjusted
Nav lights can be dimmed
Reworked smoke effect colors
Solved minor bugs in AHRS/GPS display
Added flaps and rudder to cockpit model
Redone glass material

VERSION 1.4.1 RELEASED MARCH 30, 2023

HOTFIX

Fixed bug in elevator trim needle animation

VERSION 1.4.2 RELEASED MAY 4, 2023

Minor Fix to Pony 1 "100 Anni" special livery
Fixed incorrect helmet assignment for MLU variant
Fixed incorrect helmet assignment for PAN backseat figure
Fixed regression causing external tanks not to work on PAN variant

VERSION 1.4.3 RELEASED FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Added T-Bird II livery
Fixed incorrect assignment of 60th Anniversary Pony 1 livery
Fixed incorrect assignment of textures for the Peruvian livery
Fixed turn and slip coordinator in backseat cockpit
Improved engine simulation
Minor tweaks to flight dynamics
NWS can now be toggled by the user (requires a key binding to SET NOSE WHEEL STEERING TO LIMIT event)
Fixed minor bug causing GS ARM to stay ON, if FD is set on standby
Fixed behavior of CDI FD needle if FD horizontal model is on standby

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