Via Wired
It hasn't flown yet, but they've spent a lot of time with the simulator version.
It's a
new version of the 747. It's larger than usual and expected to be used as a freighter.
The article describes what it's like for a general aviation pilot to fly the simulator and it describes the procedures they will follow when test flights begin.
It made me decide to spring for the $65 to add the newly available
Airbus 380 to my X-plane simulator. I'm looking forward to the 50 knot crosswind landings in Iceland.
