How To Add Aircraft To Prepar3d

Freeware P3Dv4/v5 Downloads & Add together-ons

This is the official Fly Away Simulation file library listings for all freeware add-ons and mods compatible with P3D - and more than specifically P3Dv4 and P3Dv5 that take been listed and so far in our downloads library.

Display of an Emirates Airbus A380 add-on after being installed in P3Dv4 (also compatible with v5). Nigh of our users have now upgraded to v4 or v5 and this latest version has brought some major changes in the way the simulator handles third-party add together-ons. The simulator core was upgraded to 64bit so many older FSX aircraft models (more specifically gauges and other external modules) are incompatible. Developers accept been working hard to make older shipping compatible and new releases are beingness listed in this library all of the time.

Some of the expansions bachelor in this section include aircraft, scenery and utilities/tools such as AI boat traffic and autogen editors.

New downloads are being added all of the time and then bookmark this page to stay upwards to engagement.

All of the files here are freeware which means they are gratuitous to download and use. Yous don't fifty-fifty need to sign-in to download the files - no registration required. However, y'all have the option of faster downloads by enabling our PRO membership.

If y'all're new to the flight sim customs terminology, P3D means Prepar3D, P3Dv4 means Prepar3D v4 and P3Dv5 means Prepar3D v5.

View the categories past using the bound links below.

Aircraft
Scenery
Other Mods
FAQ

Shipping

The P3D aircraft section is growing daily so delight be sure to check out this page frequently. We have a team of testers going through each FSX add-on (thousands of them) and confirming compatibility with the latest v4. Once they have been marked equally compatible, they volition announced on this page. Every bit well every bit mark older downloads, our file library team is constantly searching and accepting new compatible shipping.

Featuring big civilian jets such as the Airbus A380 and the shortly to be released Boeing 747 add-ons. Military aircraft, civilian lite aircraft (full general aviation) and fifty-fifty helicopters will feature here.

All of the files listed below are guaranteed to be compatible with P3Dv4 and the latest nex-gen release, P3Dv5.

Scenery

More diverse and populated than the aircraft section above are the scenery add-ons.

Most of the scenery files created for FSX also work quite well in P3Dv4 and P3Dv5. This is because there are no third-party gauges (namely DLL files) required to use the scenery that are used in near aircraft models for their panel displays.

This section is of course nevertheless growing just we accept a vast range of photorealistic scenery and mesh terrain add-ons/mods available.

All of the freeware scenery files beneath are guaranteed to be P3Dv4/P3Dv5 compatible. In one case we work through our archives and consummate the tagging, many more will be visible.

Do keep this page bookmarked equally new files volition be listed here. Bank check at to the lowest degree one time a week.

Other Mods

This section covers addons that are do not fit into either aircraft or scenery. So far we only have 1 file - a global AI traffic mod for watercraft such equally ships/boats.

FAQ

Equally v4/v5 of Prepar3D is quite new and drastically dissimilar from previous versions, many of our users have questions regarding the compatibility of FSX files in this version. Previous P3D versions seemed to be completely uniform with all of the original FSX add-ons but this is no longer the case.

You may find the FAQ items beneath helpful.

Practice Prepar3D v4 addons piece of work in Prepar3D v5?: Most of the add-ons including aircraft and scenery bachelor for Prepar3D v4 will indeed piece of work in Prepar3D v5 i.eastward. if they were working with the 64-scrap model of v4 they should be fine with v5. Withal, nosotros are testing each of the add-ons listed above to ensure compatibility with the latest P3D v5. The downloads/add-ons featured on this page will exist tested to ensure v5 compatibility. If for some reason they exercise not work with v5 then this volition exist stated.
What Changed in P3Dv4-v5 onwards?: Prepar3D v4 shifted the core engine over to a 64-flake model which enabled bigger and better things for the simulator. In that location are no longer retention limits (RAM) and new add-ons and features can employ the full hardware contour of modern computers. However, this fabricated a lot of older FSX add together-on aircraft obsolete in the new version.
Are whatsoever of the quondam FSX add together-ons compatible?: Yes, a lot of the existing FSX add-ons are compatible fifty-fifty if they were developed many years ago. Shipping add together-ons are the chief upshot even so scenery and AFACD files are usually always uniform providing they exercise non use any "advanced" features and stick the default feature/SDK set.
Does this folio include all of the compatible add-ons y'all take?: No, this page just contains add-ons that have been tested andguaranteed to work with Prepar3D v4. There are many thousands of FSX add together-ons that are non listed here that will work with v4 and v5 - it's just a matter of trying. You can view the entire FSX file library here.
I know a FSX add-on that will piece of work in P3Dv4 and P3Dv5 and you lot haven't listed it here.: If you lot know an existing FSX file in our library that is guaranteed to work with P3Dv4 and v5 and nosotros haven't listed it here, delight permit us know by opening a new back up ticket and contacting the states.
How often will this page be updated?: We are focusing extra efforts on tagging relevant downloads for v4 and v5 compatibility every bit our users are asking for this. We are too sourcing new v4/v5 compatible add-ons daily. This page will likely exist updated weekly with new add-ons.