Aussie Low Fares!

Jetstar Airways currently has 49 A320-200 aircraft in its fleet and has been operating the type for over 20 years. They also have begun receiving a number of new A320neo and A321neo aircraft in the past couple of years, so the Airbus will be the backbone of Jetstar’s fleet for many years to come.

This particular airframe (MSN 5323), currently registered VH-XNJ, is a 12-year-old A320-232 powered by two IAE V2500 engines. It was originally delivered to Jetstar Asia, a partially owned Singaporean subsidiary of the Jetstar Group, as 9V-JSP in October of 2012. It flew for Jetstar Asia for nearly 10 years before being transferred to Jetstar Airways in Australia in early 2022. Currently, VH-XNJ is based at Jetstar's main hub at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) and is flying domestic flights to the likes of Hobart, Brisbane, and Launceston.

This project actually started over a year ago when I first made the word mark to put on the fuselage. It then sat in storage for a while as I worked on other things. I decided to modernize it and finish it over the last couple of weeks and I really like how it turned out. This is likely my last project before I get the 717 out so stay tuned!

Credits to GalacticaAsia for the Original Plane

CONTROLS:

Pitch, Roll, Yaw, & Trim — Normal
VTOL — Flaps
Brake — Reverse Thrust

AG1 — Arm Speed brakes (requires gear down)
AG2 — Strobe Lights
AG3 — Landing Lights
AG4 — Cabin Lights
AG5 — Arm Pax Door
AG6 — Pushback
AG8 — Engines, Nav/Taxi/Beacon lights

BUILD NOTES:

– Modified physics parts to match weight and fuel burn of real aircraft
– Replaced rotators with control bases to improve performance cost
– Refined engine cowling and added VGs
– Switched to text labels for cabin windows
– Added a full livery with a movable parts as is standard with my builds

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3/18/25