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Boeing 747 family

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Boeing 747 family · Simulator versions
Product747-8i (-8F) ↗747-400 Global Super Tanker ↗747-400 LCF Dreamlifter ↗747-8 Intercontinental ↗Boeing 747-400 and 747-100 ↗Boeing 747 family · Felis ↗
Developer / publisherMicrosoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight SimulatorMicrosoft Flight SimulatorLaminar ResearchFelis
SimulatorMSFS 2024MSFS 2024MSFS 2024MSFS 2020X-Plane 11X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Product typeAircraftIncluded / first-partyAircraftIncluded / first-partyAircraftIncluded / first-partyAircraftIncluded / first-partyAircraftIncluded / first-partyAircraftThird-party add-on
AvailabilityReleasedStandardReleasedPremium DeluxeReleasedPremium DeluxeReleasedStandardReleasedDesktopReleased
Products and variants

747-200 Classic Passengers ↗X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · Released

747-200F Classic Cargo ↗X-Plane 12 · Aircraft · ReleasedStandalone freighter; an owner discount does not make it a base-aircraft expansion.

Documented highlights

Passenger and freighter equipment are documented together

Working Title's 747-8 guide covers the passenger and freighter configurations, hydraulic pump controls and yaw-damper setup. The modern two-pilot cockpit is a separate reference from the classic 747-200. The document also explains the aircraft's preparation and flight-management interfaces in the simulator.

The firefighting 747 has a separate guide

The Global SuperTanker guide documents autopilot engagement, disconnection and the separate warning-acknowledgement action. Its flight-management computer calculates take-off trim from loading. Those details belong to this specialist 747 configuration and its own source material.

The Dreamlifter differs behind the enlarged fuselage

The LCF guide states that the represented Dreamlifter has no auxiliary power unit. It also documents loading-based take-off trim and separate autopilot disconnect and warning-acknowledgement actions. The outsized cargo body is therefore not its only meaningful difference from a passenger 747.

A detailed documentation summary has not been added yet.

The bundled 747 has separate documentation

Laminar's 747 guide describes the implemented cockpit and autopilot systems and identifies hydraulic-pump selections. It provides the source context for the bundled X-Plane aircraft, distinct from Felis's classic 747-200 and the MSFS 747-8 family.

A classic three-crew 747 simulation

Felis's 747-200 documentation describes custom autopilot and autoland systems, a separate autothrottle and extensive aircraft systems. The classic cockpit's analogue instruments and navigation equipment provide a different experience from the later 747-8. Release notes also distinguish handling changes for X-Plane 11 and 12, which matters when matching a report to an installed version.

Manuals & resourcesBoeing 747-8i & 8f Instructions and Reference ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗Boeing 747 Global Supertanker Instructions and Reference ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter Instructions and Reference ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals ↗Boeing 747-400 POH ↗X-Plane 11 Desktop Manual ↗X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals ↗X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals ↗747-200 Classic Passengers ↗747-200F Classic Cargo ↗
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