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The never-before-seen technology has several advantages, but the idea stemmed from airport-gate space limitations and the 777X's huge wingspan.
Raked wingtips are installed on the Boeing 767-400ER (first flight on October 9, 1999), all generations of Boeing 777 (June 12, 1994) including the upcoming 777X, the 737-derived Boeing P-8 Poseidon (25 April 2009), all variants of the Boeing 787 (December 15, 2009) (the cancelled Boeing 787-3 would have had a 170 ft (51.7 m) wingspan to fit in ...
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. The changes for 777X include General Electric GE9X engines, composite wings with folding wingtips , greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the Boeing 787 .
Examples include the Boeing B-50 Superfortress and its folding tail. The Saab 37 Viggen and the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser have foldable rear fins that make them lower for entering hangars. The Boeing 777 (classic) twinjet wide-body airliner was offered with folding wingtips for confined airports, though this was never ordered. [9]
Boeing's highly-anticipated 777X will compete with rival Airbus' A350, featuring things like larger windows and more passenger seating. See inside Boeing's first-ever 777X aircraft testing tech ...
The first generation of Boeing 777 models, the -200, -200ER, and -300 have since been known collectively as the Boeing 777 Classics. [70] These three early 777 variants had three engine options ranging from 77,200 to 98,000 lbf (343 to 436 kN): General Electric GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800. [70]
Boeing's building boom continues. Thursday, the Seattle planemaker announced that Lufthansa and Swiss International Airlines have placed orders for a total six long-haul 777-300ER airliners, worth ...
The Boeing 777X is the world's largest twinjet, and the 777-200LR variant has the world's second longest aircraft range (behind Airbus A350-900 ULR). Other Boeing twinjets include the 767, 757 (With the latter having stopped production, but still in commercial service) and 787. Competitor Airbus produces the A320 family, the A330, and the A350.