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The Boeing 747-400 is a widebody commercial airliner, and is the second-most recent version of the Boeing 747 aircraft. The -400 series is the best selling model in the 747 family.The 747-400 is to be superseded by the Boeing 747-8 as the latest commercial model, which is scheduled to begin deliveries in 2010. The last 747-400 was delivered in December 2009.

The 747-400 was announced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in October 1985. Compared to the 747-300 the 747-400 has 6 feet (1.8 m) wing tip extensions, 6 feet (1.8 m) winglets, and a glass cockpit, which dispensed with the need for a flight engineer. The 747-400 also improved on the -300 with an additional fuel tank in the horizontal stabilizer, engines with improved fuel efficiency and higher thrust, an all-new interior, revised fuselage/wing fairings and newer in-flight entertainment. Like the 747-300, the passenger version of the 747-400 has the stretched upper deck (SUD) as a standard feature. The SUD is almost twice as long as the original 747 upper deck. The SUD was previously offered as a retrofit and first appeared on two Japanese 747-100 SR models.[6] While the wingspan was increased, the overall weight of the wings was decreased due to the use of composites and aluminum alloys.

The first 747-400 was rolled out in January 1988 and flew for the first time on 29 April 1988. Certification was received on 10 January 1989 with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, 18 May 1989 with General Electric CF6-80C2s and 8 June 1989 with Rolls-Royce RB211-524Gs. The first 747-400 was delivered to Northwest Airlines on 26 January 1989, with service entry on 9 February.





* Let op, volg wel goed de instructies in de ReadMe file, anders doet het vliegtuig het niet en kan resulteren in een corrupte installatie in Flight Simulator en start vervolgens niet meer op.

* Let op, als je de PMDG MD-11 van mij al hebt geïnstalleerd, controleer dan goed na de installatie van de 747 dat je de goeie lijn invoegt vanuit de readme file in de aircraft.cfg.
Als je de verkeerde invoegt van de MD-11, wat mij onwaarschijnlijk lijkt omdat het niet logisch is dat je de lijn pakt uit de MD-11 ReadMe, dan moet je alle 2 de vliegtuigen opnieuw installeren, of zelfs FSX opnieuw installeren. Lees goed de ReadMe file en je hebt een prachtig vliegtuig. ;)

See you in the skies!