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One of PMDG's most loved products (PMDG 777) has had another variant added to its line, the freighter better known as the 777F. This brings a bunch of new features and functions to the already amazing 777.
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The Boeing 777F
The Boeing 777F has been a key part of the cargo world since it rolled off the factory floor in 2008, with many large cargo companies using them to this day including - Fedex, Air France Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, etc... So it only made sense for the team at PMDG to bring across the much-loved however it doesn't end here - Robert from PMDG has said this is the second of four installments of the 777 (2/4). The 777F is something that a lot of people have been on edge waiting for. Now we can enjoy custom avionics used within the 777F.
Features
vionics & Flight Deck:
- Advanced simulation of all avionics and system management operations of the 777 flight deck, including system states, sensor management, data bus communications, system state monitoring, message suppression and nuisance indication suppression logic.
- Full simulation of the 777 Master Caution and Warning System, including transient alert suppression for all systems and sensors to match the actual airplane.
- Accurately simulated display drawing process, to include color draw phasing, screen mapping, and data presence/loss display.
- Full electronic checklist with open loop and closed loop sensing, normal and non-normal procedures, as well as annunciated and unannunciated procedures for trouble shooting complex problems in flight.
- PMDG Universal Flight Tablet, with full simBrief integration and Navigraph support for users with charting subscriptions, as well as PMDG feature controls, performance tools, weather support and other useful flying tools.
- Crew Alertness Monitoring (which can be made optional for convenience!)
- Numerous flight deck features are animated with some items such as the tablet and sunshades moveable around the flight deck for convenience at different phases of flight.
- Fully featured cockpit lighting, including the unique master dimming system, moveable map and reading lights, panel back lighting and screen dimming.
Air Conditioning System:
- Cabin temperature will stabilize normally depending on the volume of air being pushed through the cabin by the environmental system, outside temperatures, and whether the aircraft is subjected to solar heating.
- Full simulation of cabin conditioning, including bringing ground air through the mix manifold to provide conditioned air during ground turns without the APU running.
- Cabin Air Conditioning follows the scheduled temperature management programmatically, warming and cooling the cabin based on the flight phase to ensure the cargo remains comfortable no matter what phase of flight it may experience.
- Automatic and manual temperature control is modeled in full.
Auto-flight System:
- Full simulation of the Boeing 777 autoflight director and autopilot systems, including all mode switching, phase of flight changes and appropriately tuned gains for phase of flight.
- The entire 777 C*U fly by wire system is modeled, including Normal and Direct modes, along with all supporting data structures and system control and monitoring.
- Fully simulated path and speed management for manual flight, as well as buffet protection, flight envelope protection and artificial feel to enhance pilot awareness of the trim and energy condition of the airplane.
- Entirely customized fly-by-wire logic accepts control inputs to the simulator, then manages control outputs to yield appropriate results within the MSFS atmospheric model.
- Flight Management System uses Navigraph data and is capable of depicting and flying all real world derived and ground based procedures that are appropriate to the 777 aircraft type.
Brakes and Tires:
- Full autobrake and anti-skid system modeled, including all probes and sensors, data logic and internal testing systems.
- Brake wear modeled per real world specifications and will affect utilization of brake pads based upon braking and taxi habits.
- Dynamic modeling of tire wear based upon landing behaviors, brake selection, taxi distance and RTO events.
- Brake pin indicators and other landing gear preflight features modeled, including accumulation of brake dust as brakes wear.
- Maintenance features allow for replacement of tire/wheel assemblies, as well as brake units that have worn to limits. (When new tire/wheel assemblies are installed, brake dust no longer shows on the assembly that was changed.)
- Wear and loss of rubber surface on tires is visible during preflight.
- Brakes are subject to Brake Temperature Soak. After heavy brake use, the brake temperature will climb for some time.
- When the brake disks are very hot, they glow, with color accurately indicating the temperature of the brake assembly (lighter/brighter is hotter).
- Brake cooling depends on many factors, from ambient temperature to airflow. When you taxi, you will see the front brakes cool faster than the two aft brakes.
- The anti-skid system is active in all braking modes and assists with touchdown skids and hydroplaning. Each wheel is monitored and controlled independently.
- The complete anti-skid system, from wheel speed sensors to regulating valves and control logic, is modeled.
- Modulated braking system accurately simulated to distribute brake wear that accumulates from taxiing the airplane.
- Tire wear will accumulate based on taxi distances, the number of takeoff and landing cycles, and heavy braking, whether manual or under auto brake all based upon tire manufacturer's data.
Cargo Main Deck:
- Fully detailed main deck cargo area, including the crew supernumary seating area with lighting controls, test functions, cargo door and lighting controls.
- All area power sources are correct to the airplane.
- The complete arming process of the doors is animated including the locking mechanisms and indicators.
- The cabin emergency lighting works and can be tested during preflight. Will illuminate for a loss of power.
- Full cabin and galley lighting can be manually or automatically controlled. Accurate simulation of various lighting sources throughout the main deck cargo area.
You can view the full feature list as there is a lot more, on the PMDG page Here
This is an amazing time in the flight simulator community, as we've just had the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 while getting quality study-level aircraft in MSFS2020. Now we have to wait for the aircraft to be put onto the new platform Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, as it will give limtless potential for developers to improve and add to their existing products.