-Unzip the file and place the "b747_8i" folder in your "Flight Simulator 9\aircraft" folder.
-Start flight Simulator, and it will be under the listed under manufacturer:"Boeing" and Model:"747-8i."
** Notes
-The virtual cockpit looks best with zoom set to 0.75.
-The sound is the default sound for the 737-400. While no
sound packs exists yet for the 747-8, I suggest downloading
a good sound pack for a 747 or 777.
-I only have FS9 (FS2004), so that is the only program I have
tested this aircraft in. I have no idea if it will work in
any other version.
PHILOSOPHY
This project has been about a year and a half in the making. After releasing my 737NG series in early 2006, I decided that I wanted to fly a BIG, long-haul airliner. My choices were the 747-8 and the Airbus A380. I figured plenty of people would make quality freeware 380s, so there wouldn't be need for another one. Plus, the 747 has been an icon for me (and a lot of others) since I was a child and I thought drawing the latest, and likely last, in the series would be fun. It was, though it was also a lot of work. Boeing changed the configuration for the aircraft at least a couple times after I had started on the project and it was challenging and interesting to try and keep up with the real aircraft as it became finalized. It was also a challenge to draw something that doesn't actually exist. I was forced to guess on a few items, and I based my decisions on a combination of the 747-400, newer aircraft with designs that the 747-8 is based on (chiefly the 787) and what I thought looked best in Flight Simulator. I am pleased with the result and I hope you are as well.
Like my 737NG series, I made this with the intention of flying from the virtual cockpit. So, I crammed every instrument I could into the VC view. I tried to maintain some sense of realism, but it is clearly a Flight Simulator aircraft and does not look like the real thing. If you want an ultra-realistic looking aircraft, you'll have to pay -- in terms of money AND/OR framerates. Personally, I'll stick with freeware aircraft.
SEMI-LEGAL STUFF
These files are freeware, but they are mine. Please, don't upload or in any way distribute them with my permission.
**Use at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage that may come to your system if you use these files.
