The Fourth of August 1981 marked a new era for Boeing with the introduction of their first all-new product(s) since the Boeing 747 rolled out in 1969: the Boeing 757 and her sister ship the 767 rolled out into a world of commercial aviation much different from that of the 747. By then, Lockheed had finally fallen to Boeing and McDonnell Douglas as their L-1011 was nearing product completion. Boeing's airliner, the 747 had taken on stride, and shown that Boeing was the best, outselling the DC-10 and L-1011. In 1981, the Boeing 727 fleet was aging, with the end of their production run in sight. The 707 was aging too, and its role had changed to nearly complete domestic service as the big wide-bodies had taken on the horizons of jet travel.
To take advantage of new technologies such as lighter materials, new computer systems and more powerful engines, Boeing developed a new narrow-body, the 757-200, a twinjet whose purpose was to replace 707s and 727s. It carried its predecessors' fuselage, with a all-new nose and cockpit. Her sister ship, the 767-200, was a design unlike any other. For the first time, a twinjet airliner was able to have a wide-body fuselage and enough power to meet standards. However, unlike the 747, DC-10 and L-1011, the 767-200 was a unique size, its fuselage narrower than the 'big three' yet wide enough to have dual aisles, in a 2-3-2 fashion as opposed to a 3-4-3 or a 2-5-2 in the DC-10. With its new, smaller size it could operate into smaller airports, and it created a niche of its own, for comfortable wide-body service for medium to long-range routes both domestic and international.
The first models were the 757-200 and 767-200 whose length (767) is greater by about 4 feet. Then came the 767-300, which made the product much more popular, increasing by 21 feet; her sister the 757-300 was a less popular model, being only 2 feet shorter than the 767-300 making it the longest narrow-body twinjet in the world. Then, in 1997 the Boeing 767-400ER was introduced, with a fuselage 21 feet longer at 201 feet long. It was designed for Continental and Delta Air Lines. The model being reviewed is the 767-200, the earliest model, whose service has been ended by most major U.S. carriers.
As the base 767, the 767-200 is a very well carried-out model, with great textures, shaping identical to that of the real airplane, and great sounds, performance, cockpit realism and an overall complete package. Since you have had to own the 767-300 base pack to have this product, the flying dynamics are identical, save a slightly quicker takeoff and ease of maneuverability while taxing (like it was hard to begin with!).
Now if you've flown the 767-300 before owning this, the cockpit is 100% the same, and if you've transitioned from the 757, the differences are near zero. The cockpit it wider than the 757 and that's about it, a very easy transition, and why airlines operate the 757 and 767 with the same type rating. The interior passenger cabin is nearly identical as well.
Being that the 767-200 is a shorter version of the 767-300 (or the other way around for that matter) the exterior is nearly identical, just shorter. The model is still top-notch and is an awesome plane to look at, with the unique width and fuselage like no other plane.
The sounds on the 767-200 are amazing, and sound exactly as they should, and are Captain Sim's signature high-quality sounds that add to the realism.
This is a nice product, a shorter version of the 767, for pilots who want to fly legacy routes, or those who simulate the lesser-known airlines. This is an overall great package, expansion for the Captain Sim 767-300 and is great plane.
High-quality textures, ease of flying, zero change between ops from the 767-300, great customer support
Comes with only two default liveries: XL and American
Peter Carlson
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