With any new version of anything, numbering can be confusing. I was once told I couldn't improve on Mozart, can PMDG improve on their original? The arrival of the new QOTS II for P3D v4 made my heart beat a tad faster. I learnt a lot from that add on, mostly that my system was too poor to get a decent frame rate. Despite its looks, under the hood the 747 QOTS was pretty advanced, with many of the complex systems in place to challenge any would be pilot. To say the old girl looked tired by today's standards would be an understatement. When PMDG announced they were remaking their classic 747 Queen of the Skies (QOTS), well a little shout of glee came out! I still have the FSX version I got as a birthday gift in 2008. Aged 8, I stood in the cockpit of the mighty beast and saw the Atlantic at 30000+ feet. My first flight was onboard a classic 747. As you may have gathered, I'm a huge fan. Now in the twilight of her career, the 747 continues to fly today, 50 years since it first left Everett. From the original plan to create a cargo aircraft for the Air Force to the construction of its own factory as they built the first models, the 747 has plenty of stories to share about itself. It's certainly interesting, defiantly unique, and absolutely special. but only a handful of aircraft ever reach icon.
There are the interesting, the unique, even the special. There are few aircraft in the world that truly deserve the title of icon.
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