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vPilot created by Ross Carlson is still being actively developed and used by majority of MSFS, P3D and FSX users. xPilot developed by Justin Shannon is a pilot client for X-Plane, as of August 2020 this project was moved to be an open-source to help with development [48]
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs for MS-DOS, Classic Mac OS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.It was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed significantly from Microsoft's other software, which was largely business-oriented.
FlightGear Flight Simulator (often shortened to FlightGear or FGFS) is a free, open source multi-platform flight simulator developed by the FlightGear project since 1997. [4] David Murr started this project on April 8, 1996. This project had its first release in 1997 and continued in development.
Precision Manuals Development Group was founded by Robert S. Randazzo, Senior Developer, in January 1998. Originally conceived as a small technical publishing company, PMDG's first product, the 747-400PS1 User's Guide was released in February 1998, to assist non-pilots with mastering the aircraft.
DCS World 2.8 was released as an open beta in October 2022, improving atmospheric effects and AI basic fighter maneuvers. [63] DCS World 2.9 was released as an open beta in October 2023, featuring support for Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR , improvements to multiplayer voice chat , higher fidelity data link and radar simulation, and new graphics and ...
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental of Lufthansa, its launch and largest operator. The passenger version, named 747-8 Intercontinental or 747-8I was formally launched on November 14, 2005, by Boeing. [138] It can carry up to 467 passengers in a typical three-class configuration over a range of 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at Mach 0.855.
The City of Canberra, registered VH-OJA and named after Australia's capital city, was the first Boeing 747-400 delivered to Qantas. [note 1] It was not modified for the flight in any way – such as by the installation of extra fuel tanks – but some items of equipment were removed from the galleys and cargo compartments to save weight.