Monday, September 08, 2008

Boeing 777

IOC: June 1995
Total Production: 1,090
Total Program's Cost: USD$150 billion

Boeing 777-300

IOC: 1998
Unitary Cost: USD$200 million

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: Boeing

Description: The Boeing 777 is the first aircraft to be fully digitally designed using 3D computer graphics eliminating the need for costly full-scale mock-ups. The result is an aircraft larger than all other twin-engine and tri-engine aircraft and smaller than Boeing 747 aircraft while aimed at the medium and long range markets and bringing the low-costs benefits owned by twin-engine aircraft.

The Boeing 777 program was launched in 1990 with an order from United Airlines and entered airlines service in 1995. The aircraft is currently available in five models: 777-200, 777-200ER (Extended Range), 777-200LR (Longer-Range), 777-300 and 777-300ER.

Thanks to a new wing design, more efficient and powerful GE90, PW4000 or Trent 800 engines, and lighter structures, the 777 is a fuel-efficient aircraft. Fuel savings allow to offer lower prices to airlines' customers while minimizing environmental impact.

The Boeing 777-300 is a second generation derivative of successful 777-200. Two body sections have been added to the fuselage providing additional passenger seating and cargo capacity. This modification enables the 777-300 to carry between 368 to 451 passengers using a two or three classes configurations.

Boeing offers Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) package to new-built and existing 777 passenger airplanes. EFB gives technology advantages for safe, secure and efficient operations. It includes an onboard performance tool that allows the pilot to instantly calculate the ideal speed and engine setting for an aircraft, in any weather condition, on any runway with any payload.

In addition, EFB includes the award-winning Jeppesen Airport Moving Map application, which combines high-fidelity, geo-referenced airport taxi charts and precise navigational signals to show flight crews exactly where they are on the surface of an airport. EFB was certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in October 2003 at the same time the first commercial unit was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on the carrier's first 777.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 451

Dimensions: Height 18.8 m, Length 74 m, Wingspan 60.9 m

Weights: Max Weight 299 t, Min Weight 161 t, Payload 64,000 kg (141,093 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 180,000 lb (81,648 kg)

Performance: Ceiling 10,700 m (35,105 ft), Cruise Speed 279 mps (Mach 0.84), Max Range 10,600 km (5,724 nm)

Other: Number of Engines 2

Family Members:
Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777F Related Equipment
Power plant: GE90-94B (2), PW4090 (2), PW4098 (2), Trent 892 (2), Trent 895 (2)

Boeing 777-300 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Boeing 777-300 (Trent 800-powered) worth $380 million ordered by Cathay Pacific Airways
Items: 2

Boeing 777-300 (Trent 800-powered) worth $600 million ordered by Cathay Pacific Airways
Items: 3

Boeing 777-300 worth $800 million ordered by Japan Airlines (JAL)
Items: 5

Operators

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China

Japan

Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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