Aircraft data inaccuracies in game.

Started by Todorojoz, December 05, 2021, 03:46:24 AM

Todorojoz

I am requesting that the following Aircraft be looked at before their arrival in Age of Flight if possible.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Family

The -11, -21, -31, -32 seating capacity seems to be ok, though might be a little off compared to my excellent source of Wikipedia! Your sources are likely better.  :)

But the -41 and -51 are meant to be stretched planes that can seat more people. The issue here is that Douglas still had a similar max capacity due to exits I believe. So in game the -32 has a max capacity of 127 and standard capacity of 110. The stretched -41 correctly has the max capacity of 128, but due to the stretch, should be able to have 120 standard seats rather than the current 110, unless you believe Wikipedias claim of 125.

The -51 was then stretched again to a max capacity of 139, but should be able to actually seat 130 (135) in standard seating.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9 specifications section

Boeing 747 Family

I read with the last B747 update when you added the combi's that the data was hard to come by. There is one thing that stands out to me though.

-200M has only 21 cubic meters more than a -200B that carries an additional 131 passengers. This is also 80 cubic meters less space than a DC-10-30CF which is a smaller aircraft carrying the same number of passengers. The -300M has 210 cubic meters more space while being mostly a similar sized plane that just has a larger upper deck for pax. The -200M should have more space.


Todorojoz

Boeing 707 family

Another aircraft I found that hasn't launched yet, but will possibly too soon is the B707-320C.

As in the description and everywhere i read, this plane was intended to be a convertible aircraft. It was the most popular B707 variant as many airlines saw the cargo door as having great resellability. It would be nice for the B707 family to have a Combi aircraft like the DC8s have. I know convertible planes aren't the same as Combi, but not far off and it might be a compromise.

Mort

Quote from: Todorojoz on December 05, 2021, 08:34:31 PM
Boeing 707 family

Another aircraft I found that hasn't launched yet, but will possibly too soon is the B707-320C.

As in the description and everywhere i read, this plane was intended to be a convertible aircraft. It was the most popular B707 variant as many airlines saw the cargo door as having great resellability. It would be nice for the B707 family to have a Combi aircraft like the DC8s have. I know convertible planes aren't the same as Combi, but not far off and it might be a compromise.

Agreed on the 707-320C, would certainly make for an increased diversity in early jet age, particularly given the 707 line doesn't get the longevity afforded by the Super 60/70 series DC8s.