Hi
What interests me very much how the aircraft planned and successfully developing?
For example, the 777 is a Lizensprodukt of Boeing. Driving the people from PMDG Boeing and ask whether you can make the 777 for FSX?
Are then made photos of real aircraft, from the cockpit and the cabin? Get the people of PMDG, then the manuals of the real aircraft? That would interest me very much, such as the emergence of an airplane looks like?
 

Thanks for the info !

Sebastian,

 

Yes, we work closely with Boeing and our products are approved there.

 

We usually do a survey trip at the start of a project where we shoot photos, record sound, and so on the real airplane. We usually get the chance to fly the level D full motion simulator of the aircraft we're modelling as well. From there it's a lot of work with the engineering diagrams and manuals to do the programming. Once it's ready for testing, we have a "tech team" of real life pilots and engineers on the airplane who put the simulation through its paces in terms of systems accuracy and modelling. From there it goes to the "wide beta team" made up of simmers and private pilots who test it the way customers will eventually fly it.

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Those guys ^ do everything short of stealing an airplane out the hanger for us.
 

Interesting! I'm curious, how did Boeing react when you guys first approached them with your idea? Did it take a lot of persuading? It's surprising that they give the time of day for Microsoft simulator folks. 

Those guys ^ do everything short of stealing an airplane out the hanger for us.

 

 

Keep it quiet though, NSA is reading this

Good question, I am very curious with this answer as well. How do you get the ball rolling with a company like boeing. I mean, what do they get out of this. Usually these companies are so secretive with there data and information.

They? They get licensing fees, some advertising (people will not buy a 737 because they liked the NGX... but they WILL buy merchandise!), and - as the latest venues seem to lead to - a CBT, like, for their airline customers (via external partner - not that much unlike CAE makes big sims).

 

 

How to get the ball rolling? I suppose the start point would be the licensing office.

Keep it quiet though, NSA is reading this

 

 

This time, they are legal to do so!   :lol:

Sebastian,

 

Yes, we work closely with Boeing and our products are approved there.

 

We usually do a survey trip at the start of a project where we shoot photos, record sound, and so on the real airplane. We usually get the chance to fly the level D full motion simulator of the aircraft we're modelling as well. From there it's a lot of work with the engineering diagrams and manuals to do the programming. Once it's ready for testing, we have a "tech team" of real life pilots and engineers on the airplane who put the simulation through its paces in terms of systems accuracy and modelling. From there it goes to the "wide beta team" made up of simmers and private pilots who test it the way customers will eventually fly it.

Hello Tabs

Thanks for the info. It's really unbelievable how much work is in such an aircraft.

Thanks to that whole team of PMDG and all others who help for the work :excl:

Wish you all a happy new year 2014 :excl: