Boeing 747

UPDATED


General information
Often referred to as the queen of the skies, the Boeing 747 is the second largest commercial jetliner after the A380. Its iconic "hump" upper deck along the forward part of the aircraft make it among the world's most recognizable aircraft and was the first wide-body produced.

Variants

The current variants of the 747 are:

747-100

747SR

747-100B

747SP

747-200

747-300

747-400

747 LCF Dreamlifter

747-8

Information for Infinite Flight

Flaps setting for takeoff: 10 degrees

Flaps setting for landing: 30 degrees

Optimal landing speed (normal weight): 140-160 knots

Aircraft vR speed (normal weight): 152 knots

Cruise speed: mach 0.85

Flaps 5: 170 knots

Flaps 1: 200 knots

Flaps 0: 220 knots

Liveries in Infinite Flight

Boeing 747 VC-25: Air Force One

Boeing 747-200:

• Generic
• Air Canada
• Alitalia
• Iberia
• Iran Air
• Japan Airlines
• Northwest airlines
• Olympic
• Pakistan airlines
• PAN AM
• SAS
• South African Airways
• KLM
• Air Portugal

Boeing 747-400

• Generic
• Air France
• KLM
  Asiana
• Lufthansa
• British airways
• Cathay Pacific
• Qantas
• United Airlines
• Thai Airways
• Delta Airlines
• China Airlines
• Malaysia Airlines
• Air India

Boeing 747-8

• Generic
• Air Bridge Cargo
• Air China
• BBJ
• Boeing
• Boeing Freight
• Cargolux
• Korean
• Lufthansa
• Nippon Cargo
• Transaero

Boeing 747 SOFIA: SOFIA
Boeing 747 SCA: Shuttle Carrier

The Boeing 747-400 is available for free, with other variants available for purchase.


What's Coming Up and the Boeing 777/A330

Every week from now, I will be writing a newsletter.

Flying development studio's next major update-what will it have? That is a frequently pondered question. The developers of Infinite Flight's current big project is bringing the queen of the skies, the Boeing 747 into the game. It will contain many variants, even ranging to a 747 with a space shuttle. There will be a full virtual cockpit, as well as animated functions. The updated 747 will most likely be a free DLC.
The developers also added some more ATC functionality for multiplayer.
Here are some photos:






More pictures at www.infinite-flight.com

Up to our next topic.
I have put up a poll a month back, asking what is your favourite aircraft. Here are the results:
Boeing 737/Airbus A320
12 (24%)
Airbus A380/Boeing 747
15 (30%)
Airbus A330, A340/Boeing 777,767
19 (38%)
Airbus A350/Boeing 787
1 (2%)
DC9/ MD11/727
1 (2%)
Turboprops (cesnna172,208 etc)
2 (4%)
Other aircraft
0 (0%)

The Boeing 777/A330 was the winner of the poll (38%) with the A380 and 747 not trailing far behind. The 737 and A320 is next. Only one person voted for A350/Boeing 787.

It is obvious that most of us aviation enthusiasts prefer passenger jets. 

It can also to be said that a lot of people like the 777/A330, and I can totally understand why. These two aircrafts are easy to control, have a neat cockpit, and are both very good looking aircraft. The 777 and A330 is my personal favourite: it really is that bit easier to fly.

People probably also voted for 747/A380 because they're very big aircrafts.

Some people vote for the 737/A320 because of its cockpit layout, style of flying or the size.

Let me just say, that the A350 and 787 are the future of passenger jets. Today's focus are environmentally friendly aircraft. Those two aircrafts focuses on minimal fuel usage, and minimal environmental impact, while also having the characteristics of the 777 and A330.

Fuel will get more and more expensive, and using our remaining fuel efficiently is important.

This concludes this week's newsletter. In general, I discussed what's coming in the next update, preferred aircraft, and the future of aviation.

Currently, I am working on editing posts to make them more informative and understandable. The ones on my lists are:

landing tutorial

take off tutorial

And pretty much all of the posts made during the first days of our website.

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