787-8 Update 2 issues
Update 2 has been great so far and was well worth the wait. I'm going to highlight some issues I found while using the plane.
- Rolls Royce Equipped airplanes use the General Electric engine display instead of the Rolls Royce one. (TPR is missing). I also found that RR planes list the GEnX engine in the FMC instead of the RR engine.
I tested British Airways, LOT, ANA, and Air Europa. - RR engine cone model does not match between still and blurred states. Most noticeable when watching the engine start from the window or exterior.
Evidence
(Brakes and steering were issues mentioned in a different post.)
Those are the main issues I've found.
Below is a suggestion.
- Flaperons don't seem to have as much range of motion as the real aircraft. They should be able to droop a bit lower and extend a bit higher by a few degrees. The flaperon could benefit from a few extra degrees of motion to match the real world counterpart. This is more or less just a suggestion to help improve realism.
BA 787 and Real 787 Flaperon Comparison. Attempted to get the same POV
If I find any other issues I'll update this post.
Otherwise, great work on the 787 and update 2! Looking forward to future updates!
Francis @LeadDeveloper2025-01-26 18:27:29.097ZHi, so I always appreciate proper reference so thank you for this.
RR planes have now the correct TPR. I updated it. Perhaps I should go ahead and just upload that fix.
RR cone will be updated so they can match.
Brake steering, will work on it to see what we can do.
Flaperons can be fixed.
Thank you!
- H@hmmthonkyes
Thanks for taking a look! Looking forward to the fixes and improvements! :)
- In reply toLeadDeveloper⬆:H@hmmthonkyes
I made some more observations after flying the BA 787-8 again today. Once again these are only suggestions.
- Ailerons should also be able to rise and drop by a few more degrees.
- Spoilers and Spoilerons. They move too quickly with roll input. They deploy at a more realistic rate on landing though.
- Flaperons should match the angle of the flaps when fully extended. The flaperon should be able to move a little farther with control inputs. This is present on the default 787-10. Edit: Flaperons match the angle of the flaps at all flap settings, not just full flaps.
- Spoilers seem to lower a few degrees when the flaps are extended to keep the wing flush. There's less of a gap between the spoilers and flaps on the real 787 compared to the BA 787 likely due to this.
