https://github.com/mSparks43/747-400/releases/tag/2.0

Special Thanks

kudosi: kudosi was extremely instrumental in providing all of the complicated engine and atmospheric formulas to calculate N1, N2, EPR, and EGT for both the GE and PW engine variants. his tireless work to help model the engine behaviors was the key input needed to code the EEC module. kudosi also helped with review and testing and compared XP results to real-world 747-400 flight data to ensure a realistic experience.

dyno: dyno was a great help in testing the engine variants and providing feedback on technical issues and abnormal behaviors. His efforts were greatly appreciated, especially on last-minute requests to test things prior to release.

v1rota7e: v1rota7e provided valuable insight into real-world operations of a 747-400. He gave guidance on engine and EICAS behaviors, and gave feedback during test flights on where he saw things that were both good and bad from a realism point of view.

jcomm: jcomm helped considerably resolving vspeed and speed tape and other behaviours which proved difficult to resolve.

Everyone else: A huge thank you to all the others who helped, tested, crashed, took her for long and short hauls and filed issues when they found things awry.

Changes 02/11/2020 - 23/09/2021:

• Reworked autopilot logic
• New fmod sounds (Matt726-S and crazytimtimtim)
• AutoATC integration (beta, WIP) - voice commands/ATC/ACARS/DPDLC/Flightplanning/Live METAR & TAF (full functionality requires Android application, turn off center radio to remove "ACARS NO COMM" message when not connected)
• Updates for Terrain Radar integration (DrGluck)
• Autothrottle improvments, speed up autothrottle to 5 seconds min to max
• Updated approach/loc mode switching
• Panel clipping fixes
• xtlua bug fixes
• ND updates - textures and icons (MCCVeen, Matt726-S)
• Engines
  • spool up times (assistance from kudosi)
  • accurate by type engine performance and display (Marauder28 and kudosi)
• Updated landing gear
  • body gear steering
  • increased shock absorption (reduce/prevent bouncing)
• Spoiler fixes
• CMC/ACMS (Matt726-S)
• ECS page
• Autobrake CAS msgs (flfy)
• Split rudder
• transponder/tcas fixes
• Livery specific aircraft configuration (Marauder28)
• cockpit panel textures overhaul (Matt726-S)
• VR specific commands for home cockpit
• Accurate slat behaviour
• New VR configuration file. (bigoil7 Valtime)
• CG% & TRIM calcs (Marauder28)
• Slip/skid indicator fixes (flfy)
• PAX/CARGO loading (Marauder28)
• Accurate Vspeed minimums (jcomm)
• ILS manual/autotune logic
• ILS LOC/GS dots
• Fix CDU swipe and electrical CAS
• Main batt discharge warning
• Antiicing fixes
• Tank to engine logic
• Top of descent distance calculation and icon
• Numerous flight director behaviour fixes
• Liveries by fscabral
• Saudia livery (aboodilatif)
• Made cockpit lighting more orange and other lighting fixes
• Comm 1 and 2, and display power logic
• Checklist (Matt726-S)
• Door page (crazytimtimtim)
• Cost indexing to vnav cruise (gHashFlyer)
• Pull up and windshear on PFD (Matt726-S)
• APU
  • Battery
  • Inlet door logic (Juppie902)
  • power logic (crazytimtimtim)
• Font updates (Matt726-S)
• Yaw damper only on when IRU aligned (crazytimtimtim)
• Clear takeoff flaps ref after 1000 feet
• Sound Options (crazytimtimtim)
• VNAV LRC page (gHashFlyer)
• Added support for metric fuel weight displays (gHashFlyer)
• HOLD FMA logic
• Always deploy speedbrake when reverse thrust is applied
• Numerous PFD and FMA fixes
• "RF" and "LO" lower eicas warnings (crazytimtimtim)
• Variable IRS align timing

 

Wow !

This comes as a BIG SURPRISE, in the right time, because I am building up expectations on X-Plane's NG, and at the same time enjoying again XP11 including the new Skyscapes !

Will surely try it as soon as possible, which, due time restrictions will not happen before next Tuesday 😕

Congratulations Sparks !!!

Thank you very much to the team for this!

Nice surprise. Was any work put into better route drawing on ND?  It was bonkers in the version I tried.

6 hours ago, jcomm said:

Wow !

This comes as a BIG SURPRISE, in the right time, because I am building up expectations on X-Plane's NG, and at the same time enjoying again XP11 including the new Skyscapes !

Will surely try it as soon as possible, which, due time restrictions will not happen before next Tuesday 😕

Congratulations Sparks !!!

Huh?  it says you were on the team?

4 hours ago, Greazer said:

Huh?  it says you were on the team?

Well, far from that, although I would really like  to have the skills ( programming and knowledge about the details of the 744 systems ) to... Sparks is very kind in including me in the list of people who contributed to his gathering of knowledge / data allowing him to model some detailed aspects of the 744 systems, but my contribution was so minimal, mainly that of asking at a forum where a few experts really talk about this matters as if they were drinking coffee, and exchanging some PMs where I offered my view on some details, that I really think he was just too kind ! Sparks already had good knowledge about those matters and just a few doubts about how the real thing does it, doubts that I myself have these days about pretty much everything regarding details on aircraft systems... Long goes the time when I could replicate each and every detail about how this or that worked on some specific systems that enchanted me on some aircraft 🙂  These days I load a sim, look for nasty weather conditions, and go for a 15 min at max session flying a circuit around the airport ....

It's an excellent achievement and dedication to the objective of modding the default 744 and rising it to a new level of detail, given the limitations of the X-Plane platform, and at the same time it's openness to programmers talents through it's SDK.

I haven't yet had the chance to try this new version, but will ASAP. 

Edited September 26, 20214 yr by jcomm