The Boeing Model 247 was an early United States airliner, considered the first such aircraft to fully incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semi-monocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear. Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and deicing boots for the wings and tailplane.
On 8 February 1933, Boeing flew the prototype of a new civil airliner which was identified by the company as the Boeing Model 247. This had derived via the design of the single-engined civil Model 200 Monomail and the twin-engined Model 215 (US Army designation B-9) bomber, each of which had a cantilever monoplane wing.
A revolutionary aircraft, the Boeing 247 has since become regarded as a prototype for the modern airliner, for it was a clean cantilever low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction with twin-engine powerplant, retractable landing gear, and accommodation for a pilot, copilot, stewardess and 10 passengers. With one engine inoperative it could climb and maintain altitude with a full load, and introduced a new feature for a civil transport aircraft by being equipped with pneumatic de-icing boots on wing, tailplane and fin leading edges to prevent ice accretion from reaching a dangerous level.
Four Boeing 247 were operated by Deutsche Lufthansa as a fast passenger transport, between 1934 to 1945.
General characteristics
Length: 51 ft 5 in (15.7 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 1 in (22.6 m)
Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Empty weight: 8,921 lb (4,055 kg)
Loaded weight: 16,770 lb (7,621 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 16,805 lb (7,623 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney S1H1-G Wasp radial engine, 550 hp (410 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 200 mph (320 km/h)
Cruise speed: 188 mph (304 km/h)
Range: 745 miles (1,200 km)
Service ceiling: 25,400 ft (7,620 m)
Rate of climb: 1,148 ft/min (350 m/min)
Original FS5 model creator: Rich Boehringer 1996.
All reworked to FS98/CFS1 with new textures, damage profile and moving parts: Edmundo Abad 2010.
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Converted to CFS1 and repainted as Lufthansa Boeing 247D # D-AGAR, all silver.
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I have included new textures, moving parts and damage profile for use with CFS1, with armament of two 7.62 mm side machine guns.
Also special thanks to Juan Concha & Roberto Ibarra, former FACH officers, by the great provided information for the development of this virtual model.
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Installation FS98/CFS
1. Unzip to Temporaly directory "boeing247lufthansa.zip".
2. Copy "boeing247lufthansa" folder to X:\CFS\aircraft directory.
