February 16, 20179 yr HI, How do I obtain the 747-800 expansion pack? Thanks. Lucas. Firstly, there is no such thing as a 747-800. Secondly, if you mean the 747-8i and -8F, you can get it here, when it is released: http://www.precisionmanuals.com/index.html It has not yet been released, it will probably be several months away. Wes Meyer
February 16, 20179 yr Author Hi Wes, You're actually mistaken mate. Korean Air has a 747-800 in their fleet. Yes I was referring to those products. Ok no worries. I will keep an eye out. Lucas Gozzard
February 16, 20179 yr Lucas, not even the Korean Air website mentions a 747-800. B747-8i: yes. B747-8F: yes. A380-800: yes. B737-800: yes. B747-800: no. What happened to AVSIM
February 16, 20179 yr not even the Korean Air website mentions a 747-800. maybe iam wrong on this but found this http://www.travelingformiles.com/korean-air-accelerates-747-800-service-to-new-york/ I7-8700k,Corsair h1101 cooler ,Asus Strix Gaming Intel Z370 S11 motherboard, Corsair 32gb ramDD4,, gtx 1080ti Card, RM850 power supply Peter kelberg
February 16, 20179 yr My best attempt to explain is, that the -8 actually is the -800, but Boeing wanted to skip the two '0's to conform to the notation of the B787 variants and to remind people that the -8 uses some of the 787 technology. What happened to AVSIM
February 16, 20179 yr maybe iam wrong on this but found this http://www.travelingformiles.com/korean-air-accelerates-747-800-service-to-new-york/ Simple, the people who wrote that article made a mistake. Andrew Jones
February 16, 20179 yr Commercial Member Gents, For clarity: The 747-800 is not a thing. With the earlier variants, they were named as 747-100, 747-200, and so on. The company code was added as an infix. In other words, the company code "overwrote" the last two numbers of the variant: 747-467. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-400, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-467. With the 747-8, the company code is a suffix. In other words, the company code is simply tacked on to the end: 747-830. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-8, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-830. You would not refer to the aircraft as the "eight hundred." It's simply the "dash eight." Even when you're referring to the customer code, you simply say "eight - thirty," or "eight - nine L." This is exactly how you'd refer to a 400 customer code: "four - sixty seven," but this is due to the infix/suffix change. ---------- Also, the reference to some random publication as "evidence" that -800 is correct is about as 'correct' as relying on the news for aviation facts. Keep in mind that it was CNN who gave us the gem of "aircraft will struggle to maintain altitude when out of fuel." And when jetBlue had a gear malfunction, they called up some crack private pilot and simply called that person a "pilot" to come up with the crazy theory that the plane would flip and all kinds of other sensationalistic things, when in reality, any pilot worth bringing on air would've said the same anti-climactic thing: the plane will land, the nose gear will come down, the tire will wear or slip off, and there will be sparks. Done. TL;DR: Random internet sources (particularly outside of the aviation realm, but even in it) aren't exactly the best sources for aviation facts. ---------- EDIT: To answer the OP's question: you obtain the -8 by purchasing it in the same way the -400 was purchased. This of course, will only be an option when the -8 releases (which is has not yet). Kyle Rodgers
February 16, 20179 yr Hi Wes, You're actually mistaken mate. Korean Air has a 747-800 in their fleet. Yes I was referring to those products. Ok no worries. I will keep an eye out. maybe iam wrong on this but found this http://www.travelingformiles.com/korean-air-accelerates-747-800-service-to-new-york/ A quick look at Korean Air's own website lists it as the Boeing 747-8I. https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/traveling/fleet-info.html A quick look at Boeing's website lists it as the Boeing 747-8. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747/ One would hope that the aircraft manufacturer knew what they were talking about. Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
February 16, 20179 yr Gents, For clarity: The 747-800 is not a thing. With the earlier variants, they were named as 747-100, 747-200, and so on. The company code was added as an infix. In other words, the company code "overwrote" the last two numbers of the variant: 747-467. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-400, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-467. With the 747-8, the company code is a suffix. In other words, the company code is simply tacked on to the end: 747-830. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-8, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-830. You would not refer to the aircraft as the "eight hundred." It's simply the "dash eight." Even when you're referring to the customer code, you simply say "eight - thirty," or "eight - nine L." This is exactly how you'd refer to a 400 customer code: "four - sixty seven," but this is due to the infix/suffix change. ---------- Also, the reference to some random publication as "evidence" that -800 is correct is about as 'correct' as relying on the news for aviation facts. Keep in mind that it was CNN who gave us the gem of "aircraft will struggle to maintain altitude when out of fuel." And when jetBlue had a gear malfunction, they called up some crack private pilot and simply called that person a "pilot" to come up with the crazy theory that the plane would flip and all kinds of other sensationalistic things, when in reality, any pilot worth bringing on air would've said the same anti-climactic thing: the plane will land, the nose gear will come down, the tire will wear or slip off, and there will be sparks. Done. TL;DR: Random internet sources (particularly outside of the aviation realm, but even in it) aren't exactly the best sources for aviation facts. ---------- EDIT:To answer the OP's question: you obtain the -8 by purchasing it in the same way the -400 was purchased. This of course, will only be an option when the -8 releases (which is has not yet). A brilliant explanation on coding by Kyle. (assuming you didn't know this, which I didn't!). It's the "dash eight" which hasn't been released yet. But easy to see how confusing 747 coding is. Forum rules apply, Lucas; full names on postings. Bernard Walford
February 16, 20179 yr Gents, For clarity: The 747-800 is not a thing. With the earlier variants, they were named as 747-100, 747-200, and so on. The company code was added as an infix. In other words, the company code "overwrote" the last two numbers of the variant: 747-467. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-400, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-467. With the 747-8, the company code is a suffix. In other words, the company code is simply tacked on to the end: 747-830. Due to this, the proper reference to the aircraft is the 747-8, and a reference to the aircraft plus customer code is 747-830. You would not refer to the aircraft as the "eight hundred." It's simply the "dash eight." Even when you're referring to the customer code, you simply say "eight - thirty," or "eight - nine L." This is exactly how you'd refer to a 400 customer code: "four - sixty seven," but this is due to the infix/suffix change. ---------- Also, the reference to some random publication as "evidence" that -800 is correct is about as 'correct' as relying on the news for aviation facts. Keep in mind that it was CNN who gave us the gem of "aircraft will struggle to maintain altitude when out of fuel." And when jetBlue had a gear malfunction, they called up some crack private pilot and simply called that person a "pilot" to come up with the crazy theory that the plane would flip and all kinds of other sensationalistic things, when in reality, any pilot worth bringing on air would've said the same anti-climactic thing: the plane will land, the nose gear will come down, the tire will wear or slip off, and there will be sparks. Done. TL;DR: Random internet sources (particularly outside of the aviation realm, but even in it) aren't exactly the best sources for aviation facts. ---------- EDIT: To answer the OP's question: you obtain the -8 by purchasing it in the same way the -400 was purchased. This of course, will only be an option when the -8 releases (which is has not yet). Im aussming one would have to own the -400 base pack first. Im clarifying this because a lot of people are expecting to get the -8 as a standalone Flying Tigers Group
February 16, 20179 yr Im aussming one would have to own the -400 base pack first. Im clarifying this because a lot of people are expecting to get the -8 as a standalone I believe so. Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
February 17, 20179 yr Keep in mind that it was CNN who gave us the gem of "aircraft will struggle to maintain altitude when out of fuel." No doubt this is what CNN was thinking of. Please see Post #22 in this thread: http://www.avsim.com/topic/493429-unrealistic-787-wing-flexon-pmdg-777-main-landing-gear-does-not-lift-on-rotate/page-2 Mike
February 17, 20179 yr Commercial Member No doubt this is what CNN was thinking of. Haha...yep. Classic. Kyle Rodgers
February 17, 20179 yr Boeing is in the process of dropping the -x00 for all models - soon it will just be 737-8, 777-3, 767-3 etc. https://worldairlinenews.com/2017/01/06/boeing-completely-drops-its-long-standing-customer-codes-for-all-aircraft-types/ Wes Meyer
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