21st Century Jet - Making the Boeing 777 1-4

Episode 4/5 Part 1/6

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven".[3][4] The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model. Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.[5] Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

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[Flightmode747]

@dvamateur i totally agree because according to the saying "you never know how it feels until you feel it for yourself"

[dvamateur]

7,000 people were laid off from Boeing just before that flight. These managers said it was "tough". I'd say, why didn't they lay off themselves, and not be allowed to Boeing premises and see how tough it would really feel as opposed to just saying it was "tough" to lay off the people who actually built the airplane.

[suvanjanmukherjee]

@naiene12 fingers crossed for the dreamliner!

[naiene12]

for me ............. the best aircraft ever!