FSX and FS2004 Boeing 247. The Boeing 247 was a trendsetter in the early 1930’s. It was the first airliner to have an all-metal, stressed-skin, low-drag airframe and a retractable landing gear. Even when the bigger and better DC-2 and DC-3 arrived, the 247’s continued to give excellent service over the next 20 years. Flight dynamics by FSAviator. Version 2.0 with more variants, including Roscoe Turners 1934 England-Australia racer. By Jens B. Kristensen.