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.