Flying the Boeing 747-430

Install the Boeing 747-430 into your FS2000 or FS98 \aircraft folder. If you haven't alredy done so, follow the instructions on our installation page. Flying the Boeing 747-430 is a thrill. This is a 747 Model 430 with four General Electric CF-80C2B1F turbofan engines. Each is capable of generating 58,000 pounds of thrust, enough to lift 870,000 pounds off the runway surface. The manufacturer's serial number is 24761 and fuselage number 796. Placed in service by Lufthansa in July 1990, it has 20 first class, 75 business class and 292 economy class seats. These following are not meant to be authoritative. Rather, follow these easy steps and you'll be able to take the Lufthansa for a test flight. Takeoff You'll want to operate from an airport with an 8,000+ feet, hard paved runway. Slowly taxi into position and hold. Set the flaps for 10 degrees. When you're lined up on the runway, set the brakes and move the throttle levers forward. When N1 indicators on the engine readout reaches 70%, release the brakes and give it full throttle. Keep the nose wheel on the runway centerline as you accelerate. When you've reached 130 knots ground speed, pull back on the yoke slightly to 15 degrees and the nose will lift off the ground. When airspeed reaches about 145 knots, she's really off. When abeam the end of the runway, gear up. Climb out at about 2000 fpm rate of climb, but don't exceed 20 degrees Landing As with any "heavy", the key to a succesful landing of the Boeing 747-430 is the approach. When you're flying a heavy, it's important that you have a long, straight-in final. You'll want three or four miles to achieve a nice, stabilized approach with a 1000 fpm descent rate. Approach speed on short final is about 160-180 knots depending on weight with 20 degrees of flaps. Landing speed is about 150 knots with 30 degrees of flaps assuming that the gross weight of the aircraft is 650,000 pounds.

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