Boeing 747-400
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Boeing 747-400 | |
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Exterior view of a KLM 747-400 | |
Type | Airliner |
Livery | Boeing, KLM |
Author(s) | Gijs de Rooy, Jentron (some FDM), Syd Adams (displays, Nasal) |
Status | Beta |
FDM | JSBSim |
--aircraft | 747-400, 747-400-fo |
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The 747-400 is being replaced by the Boeing 747-8i, expected to enter service in 2010.
Contents |
Aircraft help
See Boeing 747-400 Tutorial for the main article about this subject. |
Key | Function |
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Ctrl + b | Speedbrakes |
Delete | Thrust reversers |
B | Parking brake |
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
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 ussual.
- Pilot monitoring: launch the 747-400-fo (First Officier) and position yourself somewhere close to the PF's positions. Now open the Boeing 747-400 > Select MP-pilot dialog and click the prefered PF's callsign.
Procedures
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 to rotate. Rotate toward 15° pitch attitude.
- The plane should takeoff around 180 kts.
- Retract gear as soon as the aircraft is climbing with atleast 500 ft per minute.
Approach
- At 10000 ft MSL set the inboard landing light switches to ON.
Landing
- Set the flaps as directed by the flap extension schedule.
- At glideslope alive:
- Gear down.
- Set flaps to 20.
- At glideslope capture:
- Set flaps to 25 or 30.
Landing roll
- Close all thrust levers.
- Set speedbrakes to UP.
Shutdown
- Set all fuel cutoff switches to OFF.
- Turn continuous ignition OFF.
Development status/Issues/Todo
The latest version is always available at www.flightgear.nl.tp. The author would happily receive your comments.
- Engine startup sounds.
- FDM refinements.
Systems
- Fuel (partly done)
- Hydraulics
- Electrical
Outside:
- Fuselage lighting.
- Details like pivot tubes and air inlets.
- Main gear textures.
Inside:
- Cabin.
Flightdeck:
- More (realistic) textures. All current textures are temporarily.
- More instruments and knobs/switches.
DualControl
- Splitting panels and instruments between both pilots, so you can simulate a real flightdeck crew of two.
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