Boeing 777

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Boeing 777
Boeing 777-219ER ZK-OKA Air New Zealand (7031891827) .jpg
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-219ER
Type: Twin-engine wide-body aircraft
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

First flight:

June 12, 1994

Commissioning:

June 7, 1995

Production time:

In series production since 1994

Number of pieces:

1638 (as of end of July 2020)

The Boeing 777 or Triple Seven (German , Triple Seven ' ) is a twin metropolitan area - long-haul aircraft from Boeing for 300 and 550 passengers. It is the largest twin-engine commercial aircraft in the world and, thanks to the ETOPS certification, can also be used economically on intercontinental routes . The individual variants of the Boeing 777 differ significantly in length and range. The first flight of the basic version Boeing 777-200 took place on June 12, 1994. The Airbus models A330 and A350 as well as the Boeing 787 are comparable with the Boeing 777. As of the end of July 2020, 1638 of the aircraft of this type ordered in 2009 had been delivered.

history

The considerations for the construction of the 777 go back to the year 1986, when Boeing saw a good chance of being able to offer a replacement for the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 . Many examples of these two models had already been put into service in the early 1970s as the first generation of wide-body aircraft alongside the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A300 . From the beginning, development focused on the Boeing 767 as a starting point. The 767 with its fuselage diameter of 5.03 m was in comparison to the 747 with 6.49 m, the A300 with 5.64 m and the DC-10 with 6.02 m not a real wide-body aircraft . Boeing was convinced, however, that this size was best suited for the predominantly targeted domestic American market.

The project was named 767-X. To achieve the greater passenger capacity, Boeing provided additional fuselage segments, more powerful engines and a larger wingspan with winglets . In the next two years Boeing pushed the project forward, but when it was presented, the main customers - American Airlines and United Airlines  - rejected the proposal.

As a result, various improved designs were worked out, including bizarre concepts such as the combination of an elongated 767-300 with a part of the 757 fuselage, which was to be planted on the upper rear fuselage of the 767. Against the background of the emerging competition from the more modern developments at McDonnell Douglas ( MD-11 ) and above all from Airbus ( A330 and A340 ), the product development team decided in October to finally abandon the previous concepts and began a completely new development.

The manufacturer found a twin-jet design to be 10% cheaper than a three- jet model and 30% cheaper than a four-jet model . According to the calculations of the development team, engines with a thrust of the equivalent of 311 to 356 kN were necessary, which were not yet available at the time. In the final interpretation, Boeing included the airlines as potential customers.

ETOPS requirement

Boeing 777 cabin

The consequence of this concept, however, was that the requirements of the various societies, some of which were far apart, had to be taken into account. Here, United Airlines' demand stood out, which required a non-stop flight at maximum take-off weight from high-altitude Denver (Colorado) to Honolulu (Hawaii). This meant that long-distance surface capability ETOPS was required from the day of commissioning .

United as a launch customer

In the fall of 1990 United's decision-making process to replace the obsolete DC-10 came to an end. Three cell manufacturers and three engine builders presented their proposals at a joint meeting. Airbus presented the A330 and McDonnell Douglas the MD-11. The United team spent seventy hours negotiating and announced their decision on October 14th. From a technical point of view, the Boeing project, now called the Boeing 777, won. Financially speaking, the Airbus A330 was ahead.

To resolve this conflict, United's Vice President James Guyette wrote a handwritten amendment to the contract that was intended to convince the more Airbus-oriented camp of the merits of the 777. In it, he mainly referred to the working together concept, which can only be implemented with Boeing. On October 15, 1990 United wrote a letter of intent that included a firm order and a declaration of option for 34 machines each. Immediately afterwards, Boeing founded the 777 Division of Boeing Commercial Airplane and appointed Phil Condit as its general manager, who was replaced by Alan Mulally in 1992 .

Provision of production capacity

Boeing 777 cockpit
Cockpit of the Boeing 777 with the registration 9M-MRO in 2004

In 1990 preparations began for a significant increase in production capacity at the Boeing plant in Everett . The 390,000 m² floor space expansion included two new cycle lines (40-35 and 40-36) and a new hangar for painting the machines. The production capacity was seven machines per month. Another production facility for the composite parts that make up the tail unit was built in Tacoma, Washington , with an area of ​​39,300 m² .

Test phase

On April 9, 1994, the aircraft was presented to the public for the first time in Everett. This "first demonstration" was repeated every 30 minutes and was accompanied by rock music, a laser light show and dry ice fog. On that day, over 100,000 employees and their families had the opportunity to view the prototype. The first flight then took place on June 12, 1994 and reached a record with a duration of 3:48 hours for a new Boeing aircraft.

A total of nine machines were used in the subsequent two-year test phase. Three airframe-engine combinations were certified in 6700 flight hours. The test flights took almost three times as long as the certification of the Boeing 767. The hitherto unique requirement for ETOPS capability alone increased the number of test machines required by 30%. Boeing's first priority during the test phase was the certification of the United version equipped with PW4084 engines, for which five of the nine machines were used.

Initially only two variants were offered, the basic variant Boeing 777-200 and a variant with a longer range but also higher weight: the Boeing 777-200IGW, which was later renamed the Boeing 777-200ER.

technology

With the Boeing 777, some of the technology was fundamentally changed. Distinctive features are:

Fly-by-wire

The Boeing 777 is the first Boeing aircraft to be equipped with so-called fly-by-wire technology. When the aircraft was planned, Boeing decided to keep the usual control horns and not to work with so-called sidesticks , as is the case with many newly equipped aircraft with fly-by-wire . The technology monitors u. a. the attitude and other security-related information, for example, a stall prevention. In general, all commands from the pilots are checked and, if necessary, corrected or warnings of dangers are given. Due to possible false positives, pilots are still able to deactivate this system if they deem it appropriate.

In addition to this change, the cockpit layout has been simplified, but still has typical Boeing features that were already pronounced in their predecessors. An easily visible feature is, for example, the brownish color of the cockpit panels, but also the design of the power levers.

Wings

The wings of the 777 were designed very critically with a sweep of 31.6 ° in order to give the aircraft the greatest possible lift and to enable a cruising speed of Mach 0.83. Furthermore, they are stronger and longer than the wings of comparable aircraft. This enables a higher payload , a longer range, higher flight altitudes and improved take-off performance. Due to the enormous span, Boeing initially also offered folding wings in order to save the airlines costs, such as B. through the use of smaller and therefore cheaper gates, but there was no such order from any airline. No winglets are used, instead some machines have raked wingtips, which produce a comparable effect aerodynamically, but are wing tips that are curved upwards and backwards.

hull

In particular, the cabin floor and the rudders are made of composite materials that make up nine percent of the total hull weight. The trunk cross-section is circular.

Undercarriages

A main landing gear of a Boeing 777

Until the launch of the Airbus A380 , the two main landing gears were the largest ever used on commercial jets. There are two three-axle main landing gears with six wheels each and one nose landing gear with two wheels. The rear axle of the main landing gear is steerable to allow for tighter curve radii. In addition, each tire on a 777-300ER is capable of supporting 29,980 kg. This is more than e.g. B. on a Boeing 747 .

variants

Boeing 777-100 (project)

Short version of the basic model 777-200. Intended as a competitor to the Airbus A330-200 , the 777-100 was suggested by potential customers, but did not meet with sufficient interest. The development was stopped. No prototype was completed.

Boeing 777-200

American Airlines 777-200

The 777-200 is the base model of the 777 family. The first flight of the prototype took place on June 12, 1994. United Airlines was the first customer of the Boeing 777 with 34 firm orders and just as many purchase intentions. Only after a further order (from ANA) was the 777 program officially started. The 777-200 was offered with retractable wing tips for a while. These reduce the size of the parking position required on the ground. But since nobody ordered this option, it was quickly dropped. The 777-200 is approved for use with Pratt & Whitney , Rolls-Royce and General Electric engines . The basic version of the 777 is a long-haul aircraft for 305 to 440 passengers, its length is 63.73 m, its wingspan 60.93 m and its range 9700 km. A take-off mass of 263,090 kg makes the 777-200 a heavy aircraft, but the runways do not need to be reinforced. The first machine was put into service in June 1995.

88 copies of the 777-200 were ordered by ten airlines and delivered by May 2007.

The prototype of the Boeing 777 was handed over to Cathay Pacific after testing . Before it was handed over, it was converted to Rolls-Royce engines by Pratt & Whitney . Furthermore, the folding wing tips (to reduce the span on the ground) have been deactivated. This Boeing 777 (LN: 1 / MSN: 27116) is the only one of the old generation that has this system. The prototype with the registration B-HNL was decommissioned by Cathay Pacific in 2018 and donated to the Tucson Pima Air & Space Museum .

Boeing 777-200ER

A 777-200ER of Austrian Airlines in Sydney

The 777-200ER is the basic model with a considerably increased range (ER = extended range).

British Airways put the first 777-200ER into service on February 9, 1997.

On April 2, 1997, a new Boeing 777-200 IGW (IGW for "increased gross weight" - increased take-off weight; later 777-200ER) of Malaysia Airlines flew in a transfer flight from the Boeing factory airport in Everett ( United States ) to Kuala Lumpur and broke thus the record for the longest non-stop flight to the east. The distance was 20,044 km and the flight time 21 hours and 23 minutes. It lost the record on November 10, 2005 to a Boeing 777-200LR ( see below ).

By July 2013, all 422 copies of the 777-200ER ordered had been delivered. The largest operator is United Airlines with 55 aircraft (as of 2018).

Boeing 777-200LR "Worldliner"

A 777-200LR from PIA

At the same time as the Boeing 777-300ER, the development of the 777-200LR (LR for "longer range") of this type was decided in January 2000 , but was initially postponed after the events of September 11, 2001 . In August 2004, the delayed construction of the first Boeing 777-200LR began, which was rolled out on February 15, 2005. The first flight took place on March 8, 2005, a second prototype followed on May 24, 2005.

This variant is designed for 301 passengers with a range of 17,446 km. This made the 777-200LR the civil aircraft with the greatest range by 2018 and was replaced by the A350ULR from its direct competitor Airbus with a range of 17,965 km. The 777-200LR is only available with General Electric GE90 engines.

The name Worldliner was based on the name Dreamliner of the new Boeing 787 . While the term Dreamliner is a new type of aircraft , the term Worldliner only describes one variant of the 777 family.

On November 9, 2005, the second 777-200LR prototype set off from Hong Kong with 35 passengers on board in an easterly direction to fly over the Pacific, North America and the Atlantic to London . Test pilot Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann ended November 10, 2005 at approximately 14:30 CET on the Heathrow Airport , 22 hours and 42 minutes after launch, and stood with 21,601 km a new record for the longest non-stop flight of a commercial, non-military aircraft.

The first aircraft was delivered to PIA on February 24, 2006 . By the end of July 2020, 60 of 61 of the 777-200LRs ordered by at least eleven airlines had been delivered.

Boeing 777 Freighter

A 777F from AeroLogic

On November 15, 2004, Boeing announced that it would also develop a cargo version based on the 777-200LR with a large cargo door in the rear main deck. This machine, called the 777F, has a range of 9070 km with a payload of up to 102 tons. It surpasses all the key figures of the old Boeing 747-200F, and it consumes 18% less fuel; a development based on the 777-300ER would probably even have been in direct competition with the 747-400F. The first flight took place on July 14, 2008, the first delivery to the first customer Air France on February 19, 2009, after the machine had received approval on February 6, 2009 from the FAA and EASA.

By the end of July 2020, 231 units of the 777F had been ordered by at least fifteen customers and 188 machines had been delivered. FedEx , one of the world's largest express service providers , canceled its order for ten Airbus A380Fs in November 2006 due to persistent delivery delays and ordered 15 aircraft of this type. The German cargo airline AeroLogic operates fifteen 777Fs (as of April 2020), whose capacities are used on behalf of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo . Lufthansa Cargo itself ordered five 777Fs in March 2011, which were delivered between November 8, 2013 (D-ALFA) and February 11, 2015 (D-ALFE) .

Boeing 777-300

A 777-300 from the Emirates

Version of the 777-200 extended by 10.1 m. From 1997 to 2002, the 777-300 was the longest airliner in the world with a fuselage length of 73.9 m, before it was replaced as such by the Airbus A340 -600. This in turn lost the record to the Boeing 747-8 .

With a passenger capacity of up to 550 seats, the 777-300 has effectively succeeded the 747 in many cases, for example in Japan, where All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines operate the machines in configurations with 500 seats and more, while all of their 747s are now out of service are.

The first 777-300 flew in October 1997 and Cathay Pacific put the first 777-300 into service in May 1998 . Other operators of this version are mainly Asian airlines, such as Japan Airlines , All Nippon Airways , Korean Air , Singapore Airlines , Thai Airways , Emirates .

Sixty copies of the 777-300s were ordered by eight aviation companies and delivered by July 2006.

Boeing 777-300ER

A 777-300ER from Air France

Variant of the 777-300 with enlarged wings and additional fuel tanks for greater range. The 777-300ER (ER for "extended range") is the largest and heaviest twin-engine aircraft . It is equipped exclusively with the GE90-115B from General Electric , which with 519 kN thrust is the most powerful civil jet engine to date .

The first prototype made its maiden flight on February 24, 2003, the second prototype flew for the first time in April 2003. After completing extensive test flights for the approval of the type, the two prototypes were delivered to Japan Airlines in June 2004 .

The first 777-300ERs were commissioned by Air France in April 2004 . By the end of July 2020, 838 copies had been ordered by at least 35 airlines and 820 had been delivered.

Boeing 777-300ERSF

The Boeing 777-300ERSF (Special Freighter) is a 777-300ER converted from a passenger to a cargo plane. The first conversion of a GECAS- owned machine, which was delivered to Emirates (A6-EBB) in 2005 and returned to the lessor in 2020, began in June 2020 at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which is already doing cargo conversions for the Boeing 737, 747 and 767 in Tel Aviv . The commissioning of the prototype is targeted for 2022. IAI currently has 15 firm orders and 15 options from GECAS, which are to be leased to cargo airlines after the conversion.

Boeing 777X

At the beginning of 2012, Boeing announced that it wanted to further increase the range of the 777 in order to be able to serve ultra-long routes such as Sydney – Frankfurt directly and without the previously mandatory stopovers. For this purpose, the current fuel consumption is to be reduced by around 15% compared to the 777-300ER and the wingspan is to be increased to 71.7 meters. The introduction of the version initially designated as the 777-8LX was specified around 2020. After the original plans for a 777-8X with less powerful engines and a lower maximum take-off weight had been given up, the project name that had become free was transferred to the ultra- long-range version .

The version designations 777-8X and -9X used in the following were later shortened to 777-8 and -9 .

At the end of April 2013, Boeing announced the so-called offer release for the 777X. Versions of the planned GE9X from General Electric are to be used as engines. These should each have at least 105,000  lb f (≈ 467  kN ) thrust ; The target is 108,000 lb f (≈ 480 kN). The 777-8 is to have 350–375 seats (in direct competition with the Airbus A350-1000 ), the 777-9 400–425.

At the start of the program on November 17, 2013, Boeing announced that the 777-8 (then 777-8X ) can fly 17,220 km with 350 passengers and the 777-9 ( 777-9X ) with over 400 passengers 15,185 km. In both versions, the tips of the carbon fiber reinforced plastic wings can be folded up to save space on the ground. The span varies between 71.8 and 64.8 m. The 777-8 will be 69.5 m long and the 777-9 will be 76.5 m long. Boeing will install a system in the tail units to prevent resistance-generating disturbances in the air flow. The cabin window and width should be larger than in the previous 777 versions. In the avionics are touch screens are used, Boeing wants to with Rockwell Collins to work together.

On September 19, 2013, Deutsche Lufthansa was the first airline to announce that it would order 34 of the extra- long 777-9s (then 777-9X ). When the program was announced, there were a total of 259 orders and letters of intent for the 777X from four airlines, three of which came from the Persian Gulf . At the end of July 2020 there were 309 firm orders.

Boeing 777-9 at the rollout

At the end of November 2018, the electrical system was switched on for the first time on the first flying prototype of the Boeing 777-9 with the abbreviation WH001. The rollout took place on March 13, 2019 in the presence of Boeing employees. The usual media presence and celebrations were waived due to the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10, 2019.

In August 2019, Boeing halted development of an ultra-long-haul version of the 777-8 because the personnel were needed to re-admit the banned 737 MAX . In September 2019, one of the cargo doors popped open during a ground test of the Boeing 777X, whereupon the manufacturer suspended further approval tests.

The first flight of the 777-9, planned for early summer 2019, was successfully carried out on January 25, 2020.

use

The Boeing 777ER models compete with the four-engine Airbus A340 and Ilyushin Il-96 as well as the twin-engine Airbus A350 , the models without ER with the twin-engine Airbus A330 .

Orders by year (including orders canceled later):
Deliveries by year:

On March 2, 2012, the 1000th Boeing 777 was delivered, a -300ER for Emirates . The 1500th Boeing 777 (-300ER) went to United Airlines in July 2017 .

Boeing 777 fleets operate as of June 2020:
rank airline number
1 Emirates 154
2 United Airlines 96
3 Qatar Airways 78
4th Air France 70
5 Cathay Pacific 68
6th American Airlines 67
7th British Airways 57
8th Korean Air 56
9 FedEx 47
10 All Nippon Airways 46
11 AerCap 45
12 Saudia 44
13 Singapore Airlines 41
14th Turkish Airlines 41
15th Japan Airlines 40
16 EVA Air 38
17th BOC Aviation 32
18th China Southern Airlines 31
19th KLM 29
20th Air China 28
21st Thai Airways 27
22nd Air Canada 25th
23 Etihad Airways 25th
24 Air Lease Corporation 23
25th Aeroflot 21st
26th China Eastern Airlines 20th
27 Ethiopian Airlines 20th
28 Air India 18th
29 Delta Air Lines 18th
30th Air New Zealand 16
31 AeroLogic 12
32 Alitalia 12
33 Pakistan International Airlines 12
34 Swiss 12
35 China Airlines 10
36 Garuda Indonesia 10
37 Kuwait Airways 10
38 LATAM Airlines 10
39 Philippine Airlines 10
40 Asiana Airlines 9
41 TAAG Angola Airlines 8th
42 Lufthansa Cargo 7th
43 Southern Air 7th
44 Austrian Airlines 6th
45 China Cargo Airlines 6th
46 EgyptAir 6th
47 El Al 6th
48 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 5
49 Virgin Australia 5
50 Air Austral 3
51 Turkmenistan Airlines 2
52 Ceiba Intercontinental 1
53 Iraqi Airways 1
54 Mid East Jet 1
55 Royal Bruney Airlines 1

Incidents

Since the launch of the liner service in 1995, there were eight total casualties up to July 2020, as well as one further incident with one death:

  • On September 5, 2001, while a British Airways Boeing 777-236ER (G-VIIK) was being refueled at Denver Airport , a fatal incident occurred when a fuel hose came loose. As a result, kerosene escaped from this in an uncontrolled manner, and kerosene vapors ignited at the same time. As a result of the subsequent fire, one of the ground crews suffered serious injuries from which he died six days later (see also British Airways flight 2019 ) .
The British Airways G-YMMM crashed
  • On January 17, 2008, a Boeing 777-200ER (G-YMMM, production number 30314/342) on British Airways Flight 38 from Beijing crashed at Heathrow Airport in London . The aircraft touched down 300 meters before the start of runway 27L and was so badly damaged on the landing gear , fuselage and engines that it had to be classified as a total loss. The 136 passengers and 16 crew members evacuated the aircraft on emergency slides , seriously injuring one person. According to the aircraft's cockpit crew, the engines no longer responded to control inputs on approach and delivered too little thrust. The preliminary investigation report stated that the most likely cause was that ice clogged the fuel-oil heat exchanger and was thus responsible for the accident. Rolls-Royce was asked to redesign this component on the Trent 800 as soon as possible.
  • On July 29, 2011, a fire broke out in the cockpit of a Boeing 777-200ER ( SU-GBP , production number 28423/71) operated by Egypt Air while the aircraft was being prepared for departure to Jeddah at the gate of Cairo airport . Passengers and crew were able to leave the aircraft unharmed. The fire was fueled by oxygen leaking from a damaged pipe, causing significant damage. The aircraft was then written off, the cause of the fire could not be clearly determined.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 wreck after crash landing in San Francisco
  • On July 6, 2013, a Boeing 777-200ER (HL7742, serial number 29171) crash-landed on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport . The plane came from Seoul-Incheon , destined for San Francisco. Three people died. This was the first fatal incident involving a Boeing 777 since it was put into service.
  • On March 8, 2014, the Boeing 777-200ER with the aircraft registration number 9M-MRO disappeared from the radar on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) over the Gulf of Thailand . 239 people were on board the aircraft. On the basis of the satellite data it has collected, it is assumed that the machine has pitched in the southern Indian Ocean, west of Perth, far from any landing possibility. The course and cause of the accident are unclear. A part of the wreck that was washed ashore on the island of Réunion (east of Madagascar ) on July 29, 2015 could be clearly identified by the serial number as a part of flight MH370.
  • On July 17, 2014, a Boeing 777-200ER was shot down near Hrabowe over eastern Ukraine with a Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile . The passenger aircraft with registration number 9M-MRD was on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur . All 283 passengers and 15 crew members were killed. The incident took place in the area affected by the military conflict in eastern Ukraine , with the missile being launched from an area under separatist control. Russian intelligence officials and pro-Russian separatists are charged with 298 murder and fatal plane crash in the MH17 criminal case, which began in Amsterdam in March 2020.
  • On August 3, 2016, an Emirates Boeing 777-300 with the registration number A6-EMW had an accident while landing in Dubai . The machine operated as flight EK521 from the Indian Trivandrum and had 282 passengers and 18 crew members on board. Everyone was able to get to safety using emergency slides, but one firefighter was killed. The plane burned out completely.
  • On November 29, 2017, a Singapore Airlines 777-212ER with only one crew member with the registration number 9V-SQK was irreparably damaged at Singapore Airport when the airport tow truck pulling it caught fire.
  • On July 22, 2020, a Boeing 777F of Ethiopian Airlines with the identification ET-ARH burned down while loading at Shanghai Pudong International Airport , there were no injuries.

Technical specifications

Parameter 777-200 777-200ER 777-200LR 777-300 777-300ER 777F 777-8 777-9
Length: 63.7 m 73.9 m 63.7 m 69.8 m 76.7 m
Span: 60.9 m 64.8 m 60.9 m 64.8 m 71.8 m, folded 64.8 m
Height: 18.5 m 18.6 m 18.5 m 18.6 m 19.5 m
Hull diameter: 6.2 m
Cabin width: 5.86 m 5.97 m
maximum take-off weight: 247,210 kg 297,560 kg 347,452 kg 299,370 kg 351,534 kg 347,450 kg 351,500 kg
maximum tank capacity: 117,340 l 171,170 l 181.280 / 202.570 l 171,170 l 181,280 l k. A.
Speed: 896 km / h (at 10,670 m) k. A.
Range: 9,700 km 13,080 km 15,843 km 11,165 km 13,649 km 09,200 km 16,090 km 13,940 km
minimum landing distance:
(SL, ISA, MLW) 		1550 m 1900 m k. A.
maximum number of seats: 440 550 (max. 102.8 t freight)
653 m³ = 37 pallets + 17 m³ piece goods 		k. A.
typical number of seats: 305 365 (380 with close seating) - / - 365 414
Engines, thrust: 2 Pratt & Whitney
PW 4077 with 356 kN each
or
2 Rolls-Royce Trent 877 with 351 kN each
or
2 General Electric GE90 -77B with 363 kN each 		2 Pratt & Whitney
PW 4090s with 408 kN each
or
2 Rolls-Royce Trent 895s with 413 kN each
or
2 General Electric GE90-94B with 433 kN each 		2 General Electric GE90-110B1 with 493 kN each 2 Pratt & Whitney
PW 4098 with 440 kN each
or
2 Rolls-Royce Trent 892 with 406 kN each
or
2 General Electric GE90-94B with 433 kN each 		2 General Electric GE90-115B with 514 kN each 2 General Electric GE90-110B1 with 493 kN each 2 General Electric GE9X with probably 465–480 kN each
First flight: June 12, 1994 October 7, 1996 March 8, 2005 October 16, 1997 February 24, 2003 July 14, 2008 postponed indefinitely January 25, 2020
Commissioning June 7, 1995 ( United Airlines ) February 9, 1997 ( British Airways ) February 26, 2006 ( Pakistan International Airlines ) May 27, 1998 ( Cathay Pacific ) April 29, 2003 ( Air France ) February 19, 2009 (Air France Cargo) postponed indefinitely planned for 2022

literature

  • Guy Norris: Boeing 777 - Technological Groundbreaker. Flightpath Vol. 2, 2003, ISBN 1-880588-70-6 .

Web links

Commons : Boeing 777  album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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