I would respectfully request that those of you who appear to be 'arguing' amongst each other please refrain from doing so here.

Please consider this Reply as a Verbal Warning.

On 8/7/2026 at 7:41 PM, JYW said:

Maybe I'll finally pick up the DC-6.

Can anyone advise how it's running in MSFS 2024 these days?

I did a flight a couple days ago and it works great for me (7800xt3, 5057ti, 64g ram). I run it on a 49" widescreen msi monitor at full res.

I have real world time on the R3800 engines and they are a highlight for me. The autopilot takes a bit of learning. Pressurization is interesting too.

Should read 5070ti and r2800. Small screen, fat fingers......

I have just noticed something after purchasing the PMDG 777-200LR. I noticed that it has an option for up to three auxiliary fuel tanks, but the 777F has this disabled. Is that correct?

EDIT: I think I have answered my own question. It seems that they both have exactly the same standard fuel capacity, but the LR has the option for three additional tanks for ultra long range flights.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by Christopher Low

2 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

I have just noticed something after purchasing the PMDG 777-200LR. I noticed that it has an option for up to three auxiliary fuel tanks, but the 777F has this disabled. Is that correct?

EDIT: I think I have answered my own question. It seems that they both have exactly the same standard fuel capacity, but the LR has the option for three additional tanks for ultra long range flights.

Boeing 777-200LR was offered with three optional auxiliary body fuel tanks, providing approximately 21,000 liters (5,550 US gallons) of additional fuel capacity in total. Boeing lists the standard wing-tank capacity at 47,890 US gallons (181,260 L), with the three optional body tanks adding the additional capacity.

The actual fuel-tank configurations were part of the aircraft's customer-specific configuration, so the presence and configuration of the auxiliary tanks depended on the aircraft ordered by the customer.

For the 777 Freighter, auxiliary fuel tanks are a much less attractive operational option because additional fuel capacity also means additional weight. In cargo operations, the operator is often better served by maximizing payload and, where operationally practical, using a technical fuel stop rather than carrying the additional fuel weight for the entire sector.

In other words, a freighter operator may choose to carry more revenue-generating cargo and make a fuel stop when necessary, rather than sacrifice payload capacity for additional auxiliary fuel. That is an operational and economic decision based on the specific route, payload, fuel requirements, and economics of the flight.

So, in the PMDG 777-200LR, the availability of auxiliary fuel tanks reflects a real Boeing customer configuration option. The important distinction is that Boeing's published documentation identifies three optional body tanks as a configuration, rather than a generic requirement that every 777-200LR have them installed.