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47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
iniBuilds added a governor for convenience; its EFB Auto and Manual modes determine how the cockpit switch operates.
Guide 1.0.2, 23 January 2024 · MSFS 2020 · PDF pages 11–13
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Classic Cockpit hides GPS and transponder units and enables the older VHF panel.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 19
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The guide requires Modern Cockpit for transponder use.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 20
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Click the panel rivet immediately left of the EFB.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 18
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The EFB map shows a World Map route; its Home page displays departure and arrival METARs.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 15
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
A backlit checklist sits left of the instrument panel, with adjacent scrolling controls.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF pages 8–9
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The simulator checklist’s blue eye moves the view to the relevant control.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 8
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
EFB options display them; both disappear when the rotor begins turning.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF pages 24–25
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The January 2024 Local Legend 14 release includes conventional skids and floats, with seven liveries for each configuration. This is the Ranger package for MSFS 2020.
2024-01-30 · release and package scope
The Ranger brought a different appearance to the Bell 47 lineage. Its enclosed cabin and covered tail boom distinguish it from the exposed structure associated with the familiar 47G. It retained a single piston engine and a conventional main-rotor and tail-rotor arrangement.
Its history includes presidential transport, but its scale remains that of a light helicopter. The MSFS manual also documents a simulator convenience governor; that feature needs to be understood as part of the add-on, rather than silently attributed to the original aircraft.
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Steve Maxner interview, 4 February 2002 · transcript pages 14–17
1 October 2010 · historical account using contemporary reports and Barrett’s correspondence
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