Jens B. Kristensen Boeing 247

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, wing flaps and retractable landing gear. While Boeing's 247 and 247A had speed-ring engine cowlings and fixed-pitch propellers, the Model 247D incorporated NACA cowlings and variable pitch propellers.Other advanced features included control-surface trim tabs, an autopilot, and deicing boots for the wings and tailplane. The 247 first flew on 8 February 1933, and entered service later that year. Subsequently, engines and airframes became larger, and four-engine designs emerged, but no significant changes to this basic formula appeared until cabin pressurization and high-altitude flight were introduced in the early 1940s with the first pressurized airliner, the 307 Stratoliner.

Jens B. Kristensen developed this average detailed Boeing 247 add-on for both FS9 and FSX. The exterior is average detailed, and the textures are nice. The panel is simple and the VC is very simple. Virtual passenger cabin is modeled and you can view the wings through the windows in the cabin. There are no sounds included, so the default DC-3 sounds are used instead.






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