Old Warden Aerodrome

Old Warden Aerodrome, situated in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, boasts a rich aviation heritage dating back to the early 20th century. Established in 1932, it was initially a private aerodrome for the Shuttleworth family. However, during World War II, it played a crucial role as a base for various military operations, including training Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots.

Post-war, the aerodrome transitioned into a hub for vintage aviation enthusiasts. It became synonymous with the Shuttleworth Collection, a renowned museum of vintage aircraft and vehicles. The collection showcases iconic planes from the early years of flight, meticulously restored to their former glory, which frequently take to the skies during airshows.

Today, Old Warden Aerodrome continues to serve as the venue for the Shuttleworth Collection’s displays and airshows, attracting aviation enthusiasts from around the world. These events offer spectators a unique opportunity to witness historic aircraft in action, from graceful biplanes to roaring World War II fighters. Additionally, the aerodrome hosts educational programs and workshops, preserving not just the physical artifacts of aviation history but also imparting knowledge about the pioneering era of flight to future generations.

Old Warden has been faithfully recreated by Burning Blue Design undertaking on-site visits, ensuring the highest levels of accuracy. It features:

• Over 240 custom 3D objects each with full Physical Based Rendering (PBR) textures
• Based on up to date layout with accurate runways and taxiways
• Highly detailed cafe and tower interiors
• Dynamic animated spectators
• Animated hangar doors with interior parking (parking spot 20)
• Fully modelled Shuttleworth estate, including Shuttleworth House, Shuttleworth College, Swiss Garden and Home Farm
• Completely custom animated flags, windsocks and working signal square
• Real-life static aircraft from the Shuttleworth Collection
  • Blériot XI – The World’s oldest airworthy aircraft
  • Avro 504K – E3273
  • de Havilland DH.88 Comet – G-ACSS
  • Supermarine Spitfire – AR501
  • Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.Ib – Z7015
  • de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II – K2585
  • Sopwith Camel – D1851
  • de Havilland Chipmunk T10 – WP903
• Full night lighting and dynamic weather compatibility
• Enhanced high resolution colour corrected ground textures

This addon recreates a busy airshow day at Old Warden Aerodrome. Hundreds of additional spectators, a busy car park and realistic ambient sounds come together to give you the perfect backdrop for your own fly-by or acrobatic demonstration.

Featuring:

• Over 500 dynamic animated spectators (time/weather dependant)
• Over 300 dynamic cars
• Additional static Aircraft
• Ambient crowd and cafe sounds
• Compatible with all PC versions of Burning Blue Design Old Warden Aerodrome

Once you have purchased and downloaded the product, double click on the zip file to open it. You should see the airport’s folder inside, this will need to be extracted and placed into your Microsoft Flight Simulator Community folder, if you don’t know where the community folder is, we have a full guide on how to install our packages here.

If you still have trouble locating your community folder this easy to follow video will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSkMzWLFR0

There is also a community tool called ModmanFX which makes installing and removing Microsoft Flight Simulator packages incredibly easy, you can get it here: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/modmanfx

• Due to a bug introduced in Sim Update 12, default Bing ground textures can sometimes be displayed instead of the custom aerial images included in our scenery. Asobo has acknowledged this issue and it will be fixed in Sim Update 15.
• Transparent and translucent glass panes can appear very dark when subject to particle effects such as rain, snow and fog. This is a known bug that hopefully Asobo will fix in the near future.

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Further Information and Licensing:

A number of the static vehicles used within the scenery were 3D models used under the Creative Commons Attribution License. The models were reskinned to match their real life contemporaries. For further information and full attribution on any of the individual models please contact us here: https://burningbluedesign.com/contact/

Creative Commons License