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Boeing 747-300 — JA8179

The first aircraft we are bench-interfacing for the Jurassic Jets project. All instrument-level documentation under this folder is grounded in observations from this airframe.

Identification

Field Value
Type Boeing 747-300
Registration JA8179
Crew configuration three-crew (captain / first officer / flight engineer) — confirm
Generation Classic 747 (steam-gauge / electromechanical), pre-glass
Avionics era to be filled in

Fill in known operational history, current condition, and acquisition notes as available.

Status

What's known, what's been bench-tested, what's still on the to-do list. Update as the project progresses.

  • Acquired:
  • On the bench:
  • Documented:
  • Open questions:

Layout

  • panels/ — cockpit panels and the instruments installed in them. Primary content axis for this aircraft.
  • cockpit-map.md — overall cockpit layout, panel locations, photos.
  • Add systems/ here for airframe-specific system architecture (electrical bus topology, hydraulic schematic, pneumatic ducting) when content exists.
  • Add photos/ for cockpit overview photos that don't belong to a single panel.

Notes specific to this airframe

Anything about JA8179 specifically that affects how we interpret bench observations: known modifications, mid-life retrofits, missing or non-original LRUs, damage, prior maintenance history.

To be filled in.