747 Flight Simulator

The jumbo jet brought the world a little closer- or at least made it so we could get there a little faster.  But have you ever barrel rolled a 747?  No?  Me either, but this doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want to or that it can’t be done.

If you want to try aerobatics in a jumbo jet the 747 flight simulator may be what you are looking for.  It allows you to fly one of these iconic jumbo jets without the expensive training or year’s worth of flight time required to fly the real thing.  Plus you have the added benefit of being able to “lawn dart” in without killing 300 people and losing your pilot’s license. To me, that is a definite plus.

Boeing 767 Flight Characteristics

A good, realistic flight simulator is able to give you the sensation of really being in the pilot’s seat of these great giant planes.  A quality 747 flight simulator for example will be able to replicate down to the finest of details the flight characteristics of the Boeing 747 as well as everything that makes it fun to fly.  From how it handles as you speed along the runway, to flying at cruising altitude, and even the jolt of landing, the flights you are able to take in a good 747 flight simulator are by far more realistic than ever before.  The only thing really missing is the smell of your co-pilot’s cheap aftershave.  Really, you can live without that though.

Setting Up Your 747 Flight Simulator

But, what would the costs and commitments be setting up your 747 flight simulator? Less than buying a 747 and your mom wouldn’t even let you park it in the driveway.  It all really depends on just how realistic you wish to get.

Setting up a basic flight simulator is less than an hour and costs much less than you might image even if you have to buy both the software and the controllers.

Building a full cockpit to fly in can run up a bit of a bill and be time consuming to put together, yet is still much cheaper and quicker than you would be able to get into the real thing.  But all you really need to get started is a computer, and a dream to fly.

Also consider that as computers advance, flight simulators will only get more accurate in their mimicking of flight. That is to say the flight model or physics engines will only become more agile and responsive. The various aspects of the program can only improve with the added computer power from tomorrow’s machines.

With more powerful computers always just over the horizon, more complex flight simulators are right behind. With each level of complexity your 747 flight simulator will come ever closer to the real thing.

Which once again makes me ponder a simple question; if doing a barrel roll in a computer game on the screen is kinda cool, how great would it be in VR?      HMMMMmm

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