A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter heavy lift aircraft, startup model. It operates on invisible track and will load passengers and cargo at a suitable landing area. The aircraft has a cruising speed 878 kph and an all up weight of 364355 kg. It was designed to transport Boeing 787 fuselage parts.
The aircraft has an automatically operating landing gear. This retracts at takeoff speed (240 kph) set in the script. It lowers at speeds below 240kph. Flaps operate automatically, speed set in string table above. The speeds for tilting and landing gear retraction, flap operation may be altered in the string table above - speeds are in kph.
It does not have an operating interior, but does have various exterior views based on an invisible interior, use the [ and ] keys from the interior view. The aircraft will load and unload passengers at suitable airports. Load points in the cargo compartment allow loading, see the picture (loadpoints.jpg) in the model for the location of loadpoints and names. Initially it has a 787 fuselage section loaded at a.load2 point.
The aircraft has a number of animations that can be operated by keyboard keys, or the Aircraft Action Trigger, kuid2:76656:24060:1, when placed on track and set to the correct number:
- to start engines, press the B key or use trigger setting 2. An engine start rule is also available for AI.
- issue smoke and sound from the tyres when landing, use trigger setting 4.
- open rear door, H key.
- to flare the aircraft for landing, trigger setting 7 or key V.
- come to a gradual stop on landing, trigger setting 9.
- use reverse thrust on engines for 10 seconds trigger setting 13.
- set speed to 40% of maximum speed, for landing approach, trigger setting 14.