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{{non-stable}} {{infobox Aircraft |image =747-400.jpg |alt =Exterior view of a KLM 747-400 |name =Boeing 747-400 |livery =KLM |type =Airliner |fdm =JSBSim |status =Beta |authors =Gijs de Rooy |fgname =747-400 |download =http://fgnl.freehostia.com/en/aircraft/boeing747-400.html }}[[Image: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 747-8]], expected to enter service in 2010. ==Aircraft help== {{Main article|Boeing 747-400 Tutorial}} {| class="prettytable" |Ctrl + b |Speedbrakes |- |Delete |Thrust reversers |- |B |Parking brake |} ===Startup=== # Press the continuous ignition switch on the overhead panel. # Pull the start select switch for engine #4. # Set the cutoff switch on the pedestal to RUN. # Now repeat step 2 and 3 for engines #1, #2 and #3. ===Takeoff=== # Set flaps to 20, it will take a minute to extend, so you'd better do this during taxi. # Smoothly apply full throttle. # Push the stick slightly forward until atleast 80 kts. # Around 160 kts, slowly pull the stick back. # The plane should takeoff around 180 kts. # Retract gear as soon as the aircraft is climbing with atleast 500 ft per minute. ===Shutdown=== # Set all fuel cutoff switches to OFF. # Turn continuous ignition OFF. [[Image:747-400_cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|3D cockpit of the Boeing 747-400 (under development)]] == Development status/Issues/Todo == As of 24 May 2009 a beta version is available at [http://www.flightgear.nl.tp www.flightgear.nl.tp]. The author would happily receive your comments. * Sounds * FDM refinements '''Outside:''' * Fuselage lighting * Gear textures '''Inside:''' * Cabin '''Cockpit:''' * More (realistic) textures * More instruments and knobs/switches '''DualControl''' * Splitting panels and instruments between both pilots. ==Related content== * [[Boeing 747-400 Tutorial]] === Related lists === * [[Aircraft]] * [[Aircraft Todo]] {{Boeing}} [[Category:Aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft TODO]] [[Category:Airliners]] [[Category:Civilian aircraft]] [[nl:Boeing 747-400]]

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