The FlightFactor Boeing 777-200ER V2 has been in development for at least three years, being announced in August 2021. The Flight Factor team has now released the aircraft in “open Beta” status after a few months of semi-opened Alpha stage.
The Boeing 777 is the largest twin engined wide body airliner, and took its first flight in 1994. It has been manufactured in the Boeing factory in Everett, Seattle but relies on parts made in Japan and Australia too. Over 1700 aircraft have been built in the 20 year production term, with airlines such as British Airways, American Airlines, Japan Air Lines and Emirates being prominent customers. The 777 was built to bridge the gap between the existing 767 and 747 and to capitalise on the ageing DC10 and L1011 tri-jets. The first of the 777 line to launch was the -200 with a range of over 6000 miles, while the later ER model reached over 8000 miles. Boeing extended the airframe by 10 metres with the -300 and an extended range of 8400 miles in the 300ER.
FlightFactor has gone above and beyond with their V2, which is a complete build from the ground up using the latest technologies. It’s also built on the expertise of ‘Ramzzess’, the founder of FlightFactor who, at the beginning of the development, obtained his 777 certification, meaning that this aircraft would benefit from his real world expertise. The team boasts that their flight model is within 2% and 5% of standard certification testing. A plethora of advanced systems and features include an enhanced 3D modelled cabin with adjustable configurations on the fly, working oxygen masks for pilots and cabin, dynamic window blinds and manipulations such as doors, compartments, and escape ropes. In terms of systems, FightFactor’s 777 includes independent FMC’s, Airport Visual System to help taxiing and navigating the airport, look ahead GPWS, RAAS, weather radar and dual EFB’s.
The team has also implemented a full ground handling system which allows you to drive and control the pushback truck. To keep things interesting when flying, there are nearly 1000 failures implemented, including tyre blow outs, bird strikes and more. In case things get too dicy, the FlightFactor 777 has an innovative crew interaction system consisting of a co-pilot that can help during different phases of the flight and read out checklists. The release also has situation and save functionality to restore previous flights or to test your flying capabilities.
Although the aircraft is available to purchase for everyone, it is worth remembering that the aircraft is still in live development with some features not completed at the time of release. The team is said to be working hard to implement the final touches and improvements of the systems and other functions to ensure that this release is the most advanced Flight Factor aircraft yet.
To pick up the FlightFactor Boeing 777-200ER for X-Plane 11/12, head over to the X-Plane Store and you can add it to your hangar for $99 Ex. VAT.
Feature List
- Proprietary flight model, within 2%-5% on standard certification tests.
- Weight and balance fully calculated from the basic weights
- Accurate dimensions based on exterior drawings
- Very detailed exterior modeling with high resolution textures.
- Very high resolution 3D cockpit
- Very detailed passenger cabin graphics
- Every door opens, every compartment can be walked into.
- Electrical, Hydraulic, Fuel, Air and other engineering systems
- GPS, VOR, DME, ADF, COM, ILS
- TCAS with TCAS version 7 functionality
- Classic STBY Instruments and ISFD
- Full set of working overhead Circuit Breakers
- ADIRU/SAARU
- Flight Control Systems
- EFIS
- Two Flight Management Computers (FMC)
- Three Control Display Units (CDU)
- Cabin Intercom pages for control of crew and ground communications
- Three Autopilot Flight Director Systems (AFDS)
- GPWS
- Weather radar with beams and ground clutter
- Two Electronic Flight Bugs (EFB)
- CPDLC
- Electronic MMEL
- Working pushback truck
- Passenger bus and stairs or optional gate configuration
- Fuel truck, de-Icing truck, GPU, ground-start units
- Fully proprietary sound system
- In-cockpit custom sounds
- Airport environment sounds
- Cabin sounds
- In flight cabin announcements
- Interactive Checklists and Procedures
- FO help in different phases of flight
- Voice control of the FO
- Almost 1000 failures simulated
- Ability to save the flight at any stage
- Set up different cold and dark options
- EFB with Navigraph integration for chart viewing
- Flight Factor Airport Visual System (AVS)
