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The General Electric GE90-115B of the earlier 777-200LR and -300ER variants has a 42:1 overall pressure ratio and 23:1 HP compressor ratio. Horizontal stabilizers would be extended.

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It would fall into ICAO aerodrome code F like the 747-8 and A380 but with 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) folding wingtips it would stay within the 213 ft 4 in (65.02 m) code E like current 777s.

The current 777-200LR/300ER have a 775,000 lb (352 t) MTOW.Ī new carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wing with a wingspan of 213 or 225 ft 2,560 or 2,700 in (65 or 68.6 m) with blended winglets, or up to 233 ft 5 in (71.1 m) with raked wingtip provide for a 10% larger wing area. The 407–passenger 777-9X should stretch the 777-300ER by four frames to 250 ft 11 in (76.48 m) in length, for a 759,000 lb (344 t) maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and powered by 99,500 lbf (443 kN) engines, targeting per-seat 21% better fuel burn and 16% better operating cost. In 2011, Boeing refined its response to the revamped Airbus A350 XWB with three 777X models, targeting a firm configuration in 2015, flying in late 2017 or 2018, and entering service by 2019. The 777-9 first flew on January 25, 2020, with deliveries delayed multiple times and expected to commence in 2025. As of February 2023, there are 363 total orders for the 777X passenger and freighter versions from ten identified customers and other buyers. The 777X program was proposed in the early 2010s with assembly at the Boeing Everett Factory and the wings built at a new building adjacent to the Everett factory.

The 777-8 provides seating for 384 passengers and has a range of 8,745 nautical miles (16,196 km 10,064 mi) while the 777-9 has seating for 426 passengers and a range of over 7,285 nmi (13,492 km 8,383 mi). The 777X was launched in November 2013 with two variants: the 777-8 and the 777-9. The 777X features new GE9X engines, new composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the Boeing 787.

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The nose bounched a bit on touchdown, but Feuerstein and Imrich brought her home safely after 3 hours and 39 minutes in the air.The Boeing 777X is the latest series of the long-range, wide-body, twin-engine jetliners in the Boeing 777 family from Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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UPDATE 7:20 a.m.: RC501 returned home and touched down at 4:18 p.m.

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RC521, this afternoon and will have a full report on the plane's maiden flight Tuesday.īe sure to check out our Day In Tech about the anniversary of the maiden flight of the first 747.

We're taking a tour of a second 747-8, airframe No. Still, Boeing has conceded the plane is unprofitable, according to The Wall Street Journal, and and it isn't clear when the plane will turn a profit. Boeing says the 747-8 will have 16 percent more cargo capacity, 17 percent lower fuel costs and 16 percent lower operating costs than the 747-400.Ī passenger version capable of carrying as many as 467 people will follow next year, and Boeing has booked 32 orders. The initial version is configured for hauling freight, and the first plane is slated to be delivered to Cargolux Airlines International of Luxembourg by the end of the year. Two of the production aircraft can be seen on the assembly line in the photo below. Boeing has booked 76 orders for the 747-8, which is more than a year behind schedule and was to be delivered last year.

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