With the exception of the 744, I’ve successfully sworn off any more airliners. But this one may just end up being compelling enough to join my fleet.

A comprehensive dev update was shared with some impressive information about the depth and fidelity of their simulation. Great screenshots, too.

They’re insisting the addon will truly handle like a 787 both in the air and on the ground - which is what piques my personal interest.

Lots of good info on pretty much every aspect of the aircraft:

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE 3

On February 26, we announced the VECTOR 787-9. Nearly eight months later, we are now on final approach, deep into internal Beta and entering the final stages of development, with less than three month

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I just saw this update too. If this Vector 787 is good, it will be a watershed moment for flight simulation, because there is no high fidelity 787 at the moment. My understanding is that the Quality Wings 787 was only medium fidelity, so if Vector exceeds Quality Wings, it will become the best 787 add-on for a flight sim.

Treating this dev the same as i treated FSS and TFDI. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". Will need to see a lot of empty pudding plates and satisfied customer feedback before i partake.

14 minutes ago, Maxis said:

Treating this dev the same as i treated FSS and TFDI. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". Will need to see a lot of empty pudding plates and satisfied customer feedback before i partake.

It’s the only sensible course of action. 👍

Less than 3 Months before release and they said upon reveal they are releasing this year.

So my bet is 22nd of December as Marketplace release.

I've seen some folks on FsElite criticizing the exterior model, especially the engines. I don't usually look at previews with a magnifying glass and kind of gloss over them relatively quickly, but I'm wondering if anyone who has seen the exterior modeling previews has any opinions on it.

I reckon it's going to be a Christmas present too!

One thing that is noticeable , they seem to be promoting their intensive testing of the aircraft on various different routes at different weights with different approaches programmed, so there's hope this will be a more "complete" product when released, if that can be said of software in general these days.

I am definitely looking forward to this release. I hope they are prepared for the Day 1 rush to buy and fly?

2 hours ago, Bdub22 said:

I've seen some folks on FsElite criticizing the exterior model, especially the engines. I don't usually look at previews with a magnifying glass and kind of gloss over them relatively quickly, but I'm wondering if anyone who has seen the exterior modeling previews has any opinions on it.

There are some people who would criticise the Sun for rising every day.

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2 hours ago, Bdub22 said:

I've seen some folks on FsElite criticizing the exterior model, especially the engines. I don't usually look at previews with a magnifying glass and kind of gloss over them relatively quickly, but I'm wondering if anyone who has seen the exterior modeling previews has any opinions on it.

I am the same. Until you see the final product its hard to judge. Looking at the engine, it looks a pretty close match to the GEnx engine American operates. The only thing I noticed is the spinner swirl is rotating in the wrong direction. This was compared with head on views of AA aircraft taken at Everett.

To be honest, I am not worried about it. I will spend 99% of my time in the cockpit and systems functionality for me matters more, where I think the focus and attention has been with this development.