Boeing 777-200. Photo. Video. Interior layout. Specifications. Reviews.

The Boeing 777-200 is the first in the family of wide-body, twin-engine Boeing 777 or Triple Seven (T7) aircraft. The aircraft is intended for medium-long haul airlines.

At the end of 1989, Boeing Commercial Airplanes began designing an extended version of the Boeing 767 with a wingspan increased to 63.73 meters. When designing, the new aircraft received advanced technologies at that time, as well as a new design. In mid-October 1990, the project received the designation Boeing 777, which indicated the emergence of a new family. And the first modification was designated as 777-200.

During the construction of the Boeing 777-200, to lighten the airframe structure, the use of composite materials was widely used, which occupy about 10 percent of the weight of the entire structure.

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Powerful turbojet engines with a high bypass ratio, Pratt & Whitney PW4074 with thrust of 329 kN each, were installed on the new airliner. Subsequently, on Boeing 777-200 aircraft, General Electric GE90-75Bs engines with a thrust of 334 kN and Rolls-Royce Trent 875s engines with a similar thrust were used.

The Boeing 777-200 was the first Boeing passenger aircraft to be fitted with a fly-by-wire control system (FBW). The aircraft used avionics manufactured by Honeywell, which complies with the advanced computer data bus standard used in ARINC 629 avionics. Six multifunctional TFT displays are used to display all the necessary information about the flight and the status of onboard systems. The Boeing 777-200 was equipped with an aircraft collision warning system in the air - TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System). Today, according to ICAO standards, TCAS equipment must be installed on all aircraft designed to carry more than 19 passengers.

The first flight of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft took place on June 12, 1994. The aircraft received FAA and JAA certificates on April 19, 1995. The first operator of the aircraft was United Airlines, which received its first Triple Seven on May 15, 1995.

The aircraft cabin in three class configurations has 305 passenger seats. With a two-class cabin layout, 400 passengers can be accommodated. With an economical cabin layout, the number of passenger seats is 440 seats.

On February 6, 1997, a Boeing 777-200ER was transferred to British Airways. This modification has a longer flight range compared to the Boeing 777-200, which is 14305 kilometers, versus 9700 kilometers for the base model.

The Boeing 777-200ER has also become one of the best-selling twin-engine jet passenger aircraft in the world. In 2010, 415 units of this modification were delivered to more than thirty airlines.

The main directions of Boeing 777-200 today are London - New York, Denver - Honolulu, Tokyo - San Francisco. And the main directions of Boeing 777-200ER are London - Los Angeles, Tokyo - Sydney, Chicago - Seoul.

The main competitor for the Boeing 777-200 is the European airliner Airbus A330-300.

The best seats on the Boeing 777-200 are Vietnam Airlines

Boeing 777-200 aircraft technical characteristics:

Boeing 777-200 maiden flight: June 12, 1994
Years of production: since 1994
Length: 63.73 m.
Height: 18.52 m.
Wingspan: 60.93 m.
Empty weight: 135,880 kg.
Maximum takeoff weight: 262480 kg.
Wing area: 427.80 m2
Cruising speed: 905 km / h.
Maximum speed: 945 km / h
Ceiling: 13100 m.
Flight range: 9700 km.
Takeoff run: 3000 m.
Path length: 1700 m.
Engines: 2 x turbojet engines Pratt & Whitney PW4074 (329 kN), PW4077s (345 kN), General Electric GE90-75Bs (334 kN), GE90-76Bs (338 kN), Rolls-Royce Trent 875s (334 kN), Trent 877s (345 kN)
Crew: 2 people
Seats: 440 Economy Class

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