Hello everyone,
The update we’re sharing today marks a very significant milestone for us in the development of the Vector 787-9.
For the first time, we can truly bring together the two core worlds that define this aircraft: deep systems simulation and visual fidelity, alongside all the sub-branches that support and connect these worlds together.
When we first announced the project on 26.2.2026, we knew we were introducing a very different vision for what a 787-9 simulation could be. From day one, our focus was simple: build the aircraft the right way, stay transparent throughout development, and let the aircraft speak for itself.
Just like you, we are simmers too. Some of us have been part of this world for decades, while many members of the actual development team are real-world 787 pilots, 737 pilots, 787 mechanics, aerospace engineers, programmers, and artists deeply connected to aviation and simulation.
Before a single line of code was written, we spent more than six months researching and deeply studying the aircraft, building on the enormous amount of combined real-world and simulation experience within the team itself. We gathered technical material and built on decades of combined real-world aviation and simulation experience across the team itself.
Throughout development, we also gained ongoing access to real 787 aircraft from five airlines around the world, allowing us to inspect, measure, and study countless systems, behaviours, and tiny details with an extreme level of precision.
Our philosophy was simple: not to “fake” systems and not to simply simulate results, but to build the aircraft from the ground up at a true schematic level.
For us, this means systems are not just visual representations or simplified logic running in the background. They are designed to behave, interact, and respond like their real-world counterparts in a way that brings the aircraft to life throughout the entire simulation environment.
Across the aircraft, thousands of monitored parameters and sensor-driven data points continuously feed the wider aircraft environment, from flight controls, engines, hydraulics, electrical, and fuel systems through to landing gear, environmental control systems, navigation, avionics, cabin systems, and aircraft health monitoring.
