A320 Manta Classic v1.0

A320 Manta Classic v1.0

Presenting the A320neo depicted in a 1950s version of the fictional Manta livery of YouTuber 320 Sim Pilot. 320 Sim Pilot has been kind enough to use some of my liveries on recent streams and this was my way of showing some appreciation for him and the fantastic work that he does with his A320 tutorials and streams in helping myself and others get to grips with the airliner. Also, thanks to his discord which is full of lovely people who have been very encouraging as well as offering plenty of great suggestions for classic liveries to recreate.

History
This look made its debut when Manta took delivery of its first Airbus A320neo on April 9th, 1952. At the time, 320 Sim Pilot was offering tutorial demonstrations of airline operations in town squares around the world using a Link Trainer that was enhanced with the FlyByWire A32NX mod version 0.0.0.0.0.01 and later version 0.0.0.0.0.02 which included the printer. G-SIMX, which I have depicted here, would receive numerous updates and overhauls over the years, having its aluminium construction replaced with composite materials, and even being completely converted to an A321 in 2020.