Boeing 767 Series (FlightFactor)

The FlightFactor Boeing 767 Series brings commercial aviation’s quintessential twin-aisle pioneer to X-Plane with benchmark study-level systems fidelity. Developed concurrently by Boeing alongside the narrowbody 757, the 767 was engineered around a shared common pilot type rating, identical cockpit operational philosophy, and advanced transition-era avionics. Crucially, the 767 established aviation history as the aircraft that proved and popularized Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS-120 and ETOPS-180)—single-handedly dismantling the regulatory monopoly previously held by trijets and quadjets across transatlantic corridors. Flown extensively by world-class passenger airlines including Delta, United, American, British Airways, ANA, LATAM, and Austrian Airlines—while simultaneously anchoring the global express cargo operations of FedEx, UPS, DHL, and Amazon Prime Air—the 767 remains an iconic, versatile widebody workhorse.

Differentiating Passenger vs. Freighter Operations: Through FlightFactor's modular package hierarchy, virtual captains can operate both commercial airline sectors and heavy-duty cargo runs:

• Passenger Variants (-300ER, -200ER, -400ER): Modeled with fully populated multi-class passenger cabins, functional boarding doors, catering services, and real-time passenger deplaning logic. The -300ER represents the long-range international backbone, while the shorter -200ER offers sports-car-like climb rates, and the stretched -400ER (available in the Global Plus pack) introduces a modernized widebody fuselage with raked wingtips and 777-style flight deck displays.

• Freighter Variant (767-300F): Available via the Extended and Global tiers, the factory 767-300F strips out passenger seating in favor of a reinforced main cargo deck, an operational upward-swinging main cargo door, animated ULD pallet containers, and dynamic cargo weight-and-balance loading. It serves as an essential staple for virtual cargo carriers flying overnight express routes between major package hubs.

Classic CRT EFIS vs. Modern FPDS Avionics: FlightFactor accommodates both vintage airline operations and modernized fleets:

• Classic CRT EFIS: The base flight deck faithfully reproduces the transition-era cathode-ray tube (CRT) layout, featuring square Electronic Attitude Director Indicators (EADI) and Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicators (EHSI) flanked by electromechanical round-dial engine gauges and dual independent Pegasus Flight Management Computers (FMC).

• Modern FPDS (Flat Panel Display System): Available as part of the Global Package or standalone upgrade, the FPDS retrofit replaces CRT tubes with four large Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) flat-panel liquid crystal displays. This modern glass layout consolidates primary flight information, electronic navigation maps, and engine data into a contemporary glass-cockpit scan mirroring modern airline retrofit fleets.

Under the skin, systems depth is simulated down to component physics. Virtual captains can dispatch three distinct powerplant types: the General Electric CF6-80C2, the Pratt & Whitney PW4060, and the Rolls-Royce RB211-524H, each simulated with bespoke thermodynamic startup cycles, spool rates, and fuel flow curves. The aircraft models three independent hydraulic systems (Left, Center, Right) with functioning Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployment, authentic electrical bus-tie logic with automatic generator load shedding, triple Inertial Reference Systems (IRS) with realistic alignment drift, and interactive circuit breaker panels. Pre-flight dispatch, payload staging, and turnaround operations are governed by a window-mounted iPad Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) that supports direct SimBrief operational flight plan imports, pushback tug controls, real-time takeoff/landing reference speed calculations, and full AviTab integration.

Primary Missions & Operational Roles

• Transatlantic & Transcontinental Passenger Flagships: Flying classic 6-to-10-hour oceanic flag routes connecting European and North American gateways (e.g., London Heathrow to Boston, Frankfurt to New York JFK, or Chicago O'Hare to Dublin).

• Heavy-Duty Express Overnight Cargo (767-300F): Operating high-tempo package freight schedules for FedEx, UPS, DHL, and Amazon Air virtual fleets utilizing the fully modeled main cargo deck.

• High-Density Domestic Trunk & Hub Feed: Executing heavy domestic routes between congested airline hubs where passenger volume exceeds narrowbody capacity (e.g., Atlanta to Salt Lake City, or Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo).

• Classic CRT vs. Modern Glass Line Operations: Comparing transition-era CRT scanning techniques against the modern IS&S FPDS flat-panel retrofit during coupled LNAV/VNAV step climbs and CAT IIIb autolands.