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|download = http://fgnl.freehostia.com/en/aircraft/boeing747-400.html | |download = http://fgnl.freehostia.com/en/aircraft/boeing747-400.html | ||
|development = http://code.google.com/p/flightgear747-400/source/checkout | |development = http://code.google.com/p/flightgear747-400/source/checkout | ||
}}[[ | }}[[File:747-400 pushback eham.jpg|thumb|270px|A KLM Boeing 747-400 ready for [[Howto: Implement pushback|pushback]] at [[EHAM|Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]].]]The '''Boeing 747-400''', is the most recent version of the [[Boeing 747]] in service. The -400 series is the best selling and the most advanced model of the 747 family. | ||
The 747-400 is being replaced by the [[Boeing 747-8i]], expected to enter service in 2010. | The 747-400 is being replaced by the [[Boeing 747-8i]], expected to enter service in 2010. | ||
==Aircraft help== | == Aircraft help == | ||
{{Main article|Boeing 747-400 Tutorial}} | {{Main article|Boeing 747-400 Tutorial}} | ||
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All buttons/switches in the cockpit can be controlled using the mouse. Most buttons exist of a toggle, where clicking it toggles it either on or off. Switches can be turned clockwise with the left mouse button and counter clockwise using the middle mouse button. Some buttons/switches have a cover on them, clicking it will either open or close it, so the button/switch can be pushed/turned. | All buttons/switches in the cockpit can be controlled using the mouse. Most buttons exist of a toggle, where clicking it toggles it either on or off. Switches can be turned clockwise with the left mouse button and counter clockwise using the middle mouse button. Some buttons/switches have a cover on them, clicking it will either open or close it, so the button/switch can be pushed/turned. | ||
===Duo flight crew=== | === Duo flight crew === | ||
Currently the pilot monitoring really cannot do anything else than monitoring. All switches and controls must be operated by the pilot flying. | Currently the pilot monitoring really cannot do anything else than monitoring. All switches and controls must be operated by the pilot flying. | ||
* '''Pilot flying:''' launch the 747-400 as usual. | * '''Pilot flying:''' launch the 747-400 as usual. | ||
* '''Pilot monitoring:''' launch the 747-400-fo (First Officier) and position yourself somewhere close to the PF's positions. Now open the <tt>Boeing 747-400 > Select MP-pilot</tt> dialog and click the prefered PF's callsign. | * '''Pilot monitoring:''' launch the 747-400-fo (First Officier) and position yourself somewhere close to the PF's positions. Now open the <tt>Boeing 747-400 > Select MP-pilot</tt> dialog and click the prefered PF's callsign. | ||
===Procedures=== | === Procedures === | ||
====Startup==== | ==== Startup ==== | ||
# Press the continuous ignition switch on the overhead panel. | # Press the continuous ignition switch on the overhead panel. | ||
# Pull the start select switch for engine #4. | # Pull the start select switch for engine #4. | ||
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# Now repeat step 2 and 3 for engines #1, #2 and #3. | # Now repeat step 2 and 3 for engines #1, #2 and #3. | ||
====Takeoff==== | ==== Takeoff ==== | ||
# Set flaps to 20, it will take a minute to extend, so you'd better do this during taxi. | # Set flaps to 20, it will take a minute to extend, so you'd better do this during taxi. | ||
# Smoothly apply full throttle. | # Smoothly apply full throttle. | ||
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# Retract gear as soon as the aircraft is climbing with atleast 500 ft per minute. | # Retract gear as soon as the aircraft is climbing with atleast 500 ft per minute. | ||
====Approach==== | ==== Approach ==== | ||
# At 10000 ft MSL set the inboard landing light switches to ON. | # At 10000 ft MSL set the inboard landing light switches to ON. | ||
====Landing==== | ==== Landing ==== | ||
# Set the flaps as directed by the flap extension schedule. | # Set the flaps as directed by the flap extension schedule. | ||
# At glideslope alive: | # At glideslope alive: | ||
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#* Set flaps to 25 or 30. | #* Set flaps to 25 or 30. | ||
====Landing roll==== | ==== Landing roll ==== | ||
# Close all thrust levers. | # Close all thrust levers. | ||
# Set speedbrakes to UP. | # Set speedbrakes to UP. | ||
====Shutdown==== | ==== Shutdown ==== | ||
# Set all fuel cutoff switches to OFF. | # Set all fuel cutoff switches to OFF. | ||
# Turn continuous ignition OFF. | # Turn continuous ignition OFF. | ||
[[ | [[File:747-400_cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|3D cockpit of the Boeing 747-400 (under development)]] | ||
== Development status/Issues/Todo == | == Development status/Issues/Todo == | ||
The latest version is always available at [http://fgnl.freehostia.com www.flightgear.nl.tp]. The author would happily receive your comments. | The latest version is always available at [http://fgnl.freehostia.com www.flightgear.nl.tp]. The author would happily receive your comments. | ||
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* Splitting panels and instruments between both pilots, so you can simulate a real flightdeck crew of two. | * Splitting panels and instruments between both pilots, so you can simulate a real flightdeck crew of two. | ||
==Related content== | == Related content == | ||
* [[Boeing 747-400 Tutorial]] | * [[Boeing 747-400 Tutorial]] | ||
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[[Category:Civilian aircraft]] | [[Category:Civilian aircraft]] | ||