X-Plane SDK
XPLMSetUsersAircraft
From X-Plane SDK
XPLMSetUsersAircraft
XPLM_API void XPLMSetUsersAircraft(
const char * inAircraftPath);
This routine changes the user's aircraft. Note that this will reinitialize the user to be on the nearest airport's first runway. Pass in a full path (hard drive and everything including the .acf extension) to the .acf file. Since the full path of the sim is represented in CFM/HFS format on OS X (for legacy reasons), it is best to use XPLMGetSystemPath to prefix your call. This code loads the default 747.
char buf[1024]; /* dangerous, could overrun */ XPLMGetSystemPath(buf); strcat(buf, "Aircraft"); strcat(buf, XPLMGetDirectorySeparator()); strcat(buf, "Heavy Metal"); strcat(buf, XPLMGetDirectorySeparator()); strcat(buf, "B747-400 United"); strcat(buf, XPLMGetDirectorySeparator()); strcat(buf, "United-Air.acf"); XPLMSetUsersAircraft(buf);
