McKeenan Aviation proudly presents the Boeing 727-100C.
NOTE: Get the Demo version at the SLURL ( http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Waft/153/99/1847/ ), and try before you buy!
This is a mid-sized, dual role aircraft, carrying both passengers and/or cargo. Built between 1963 and 1984, this aircraft became the second most successful plane in history, with 1,832 units being produced. Innovative wing and flap design allowed this aircraft to land on short runways, opening up routes hitherto unavailable.
The McKeenan Aviation 727-100C has been designed to provide you with one of Second Life's most stable and robust aircraft in its size range. Months of testing and tuning has resulted in a plane that is easy to fly, yet will take some skill to totally master.
Scripts have been optimised to help with problem-free sim crossings, resulting is less crashes and latency issues. Our beta testers - comprising of a wide range of experienced pilots (including airport and airline owners) - have commented on the stability of the aircraft, even upon crossing successive Sim corners.
The handling of the aircraft is adjustable, allowing you to make the plane feel heavier or lighter, depending on your preferences.
The innovative triple slotted flaps and leading edge slats in the real aircraft have been reproduced in this model, giving the aircraft its distinctive profile when flaps are fully extended.
All in all, we believe we have produced a solid and reliable plane, able to handle passengers or cargo, or a mixture of both with equal ease. The forthcoming Cargo System add-on will mean that pilots can accept commissions to transport goods from airport to airport, earning pseudo payments and rising in rank whilst working within a delivery deadline. Be sure to deliver your cargo however, or late fines and reduction in rank could occur. You may also be offered lucrative payments for smuggling.... dare you accept?
We suggest you obtain the Demo 727-100C; this will allow you to experience the plane before you purchase. The Demo model only differs from the full plane in the fact that it's No Copy / No Mod / No Trans, and you can sit on the plane ONCE only - when you stand, the plane will delete itself.
STATS:
Prims: 144
LI: 161
Control method: Keyboard, HUD and Text commands
Top Speed: 42 knots
Access: Forward port door, rear stairs.
Perms: MOD/COPY
Paint System: Texture maps, Script drop-in
Cameras: 8 settings, configurable and savable via HUD
FEATURES:
Optimised Scripts - Greatly enhancing stability and robustness.
Adjustable Handling - Change handling characteristics whilst in flight
Mod/Copy - Change or retexture to suit your tastes.
Eject intruders - Remove univited guests from your plane in flight.
3-Surface Flaps - Smooth-animating 3-stage flaps
Integrated Cargo System - Transport cargo from airport to ariport, gain rak, earn pseudo cash, smuggle(available soon)
Leading Edges/Slats - Movable leading wing edges.
Spoilers - Speed-reducing spoilers on wings.
Texture maps & drop-in paint system (with built-in grid textures for quick and accurate texturing)
Cargo load/unload - Rezz a vehicle to load or unload your cargo.
Adjustable pilot seat - Pilot's seat adjusts up or down.
Animated wheels - Wheels rotate and pivot.
Auto updates for life - rezzing a new plane will send you a new version if available.
Moving Yokes, thrust levers, flap levers and landing gear lever.
Smooth retracting Flaps and Landing gear.
Rezzable support vehicles
- Optimised Scripts
- Adjustable Handling
- 3-Surface Flaps
- Integrated Cargo System
- Auto updates for life
One of the most realistic planes in SL, well done
One of the most realistic planes in SL, well done
Awesome!
Love this aircraft, one of the best I own cause it handles sim crossings like no other still looks really good and the extra features like loading, unloading cargo is awesome. There are two things I wish for though and thats a fuel system and that when you rez the aircraft it is empty so when playing GTFO (The freighter game in SL) you can start with loading cargo. I cant wait for the update when the GTFO will work with loading and searching for jobs. Well done Mick!
Reliable, easy and emmersive.
I purchased this to do GTFO! jobs and I was not disappointed AT ALL. Love picking up passengers and heading out on a long distance journey: I barely worry about sim crossings and my passengers can expect a flawless ride. Controls like a dream so much that I want to break down what I like about every aspect...
Start-up: Virtual co-pilot checklist and fantastic sounds make this a glorious experience every single time.
Taxiing: The control turn rate and good camera positions results in a combination of maneuvering precision and efficient speeds.
Take-off: Again, great camera angles and the virtual co-pilot makes you feel right at home while you soar away, leaving you time to enjoy the great sounds from the engines, flaps and landing gear.
Landing: It's rare to fly an aircraft that descends in a way that "feels right" but this plane has it down perfectly. Variable handling is an awesome feature here... For such a large aircraft, I feel ridiculously in control of my glide slope... And it's not a slow, floaty thing either... The runway had better make sure the runway that can accommodate a full sized jet.
I've been flying in SL for more than a decade... I COULD nitpick extremely minor details... but I know the limitations of Second Life. And I know that for the performance delivered here, even at the price, this is 5 stars.
Best Jetliner to date!
As a Plane fanatic in SL I have flown and own a lot of Jetliners and i have to tell you that this one is fantastic! I'm in love with this plane lol It's the smoothest Jetliner I've have flown yet! The controls are smooth, the turning is fluid and very realistic, the camera angles are fantastic! The HUD is simple and the virtual co-pilot that goes along with the HUD controls is phenomenal! Take off, Landing, never seen anything like this build in my years of flying in SL, Even the Sim Crossing are ridiculously reliable for a craft of this size. To top it off, there is even an amazing Cargo load $ unload feature! truly outstanding! Would recommend to everyone!
Must Have
Good quality, good everything. Mick you have done a great job.