The real aircraft
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The generic passenger configuration 200B (A), with 10 portholes at upper deck,
and 3 cargo doors on the right side.

The texture is N638US (B), a 251B powered by the JT9D-7R4G2 (C);
on upper deck, the left exit door and 6 portholes are obstructed.

JT9D-7RG4G2 has a nacelle with hole; inside turbofan, air is bypassed around the shaft,
providing a large part of thrust.


Model
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The proportions of (A) are respected.

Fuselage is shaped by a cylinder and the upper deck :
these 2 meshes though merged are still kept distinct.

This model might also be used as 747-100 (same dimensions and portholes ?).


Cockpit
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The engineer panel is not smoothed (solid).


VRP
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The model is aligned vertically along the nose axis, but is still centered
horizontally on the center of gravity :
- that is more handy with the Blender grid. 
- the alignment of VRP to the nose tip is finished by XML (horizontal offset).


Texturing
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Wing colors by N627US (D).

Wing : mirror the right wing to the left wing.
Rudder : map at once the logo on both sides.

Engine : the rose is for very hot parts.

Floor color by 9G-MKS (E).


TO DO
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- aft shape of JT9D-7RG4G2 engine ?

TO DO livery
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- KLM-NW logo, on the right side.
- release the Metapost file.


Known problems
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- pedestal is too narrow for INS.
- transparency ordering of cockpit glasses.
- the a of "nwa".
- the portholes should have a roundness.
- the livery is difficult to repaint (not a skin).


References
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(A) http://www.boeing.com/ :
    747 airplane characteristics, D6-58236.

(B) http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0996488/L/ :
    N638US by Danny Fritsche.

(C) http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?q=N638US :

(D) http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0820734/L/ :
    N627US by Wietse de Graaf.

(E) http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(MK-Airlines)/Boeing-747-2B5F-SCD/0954074/L/ :
    9G-MKS by Serge Bailleul.


Credits
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Adapted from J. Wilson's 747-400.
Metapost template by M. Franz.

http://www.usflag.org/ : the 50 stars flag.


Made with Blender 2.49a and Gimp.


31 August 2011.
