Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner Certified to Carry Passengers Around the World

Boeing.com ^ | Feb. 02, 2006 | Staff

[Paleo Conservative]

But doesn't it only have the range to go a little less than half way around the world?

[Paleo Conservative]

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There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

[SlowBoat407]

There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

You mean they're actually designed to develop engine trouble within 5 minutes of takeoff?

[Paleo Conservative]

Here's another positive Boeing thread posted today.

Boeing reaches for cloud nine
The News Tribune ^ | February 2nd, 2006 02:30 AM | JOHN GILLIE

Posted on 02/02/2006 2:52:51 PM CST by Paleo Conservative

[Nakota]

There were planes that could do that 100 years ago. ; )

[Nakota]

There were planes that could do that 100 years ago. ; )

[jmq]

I ain't going over any pond with only two engines. Period. I betcha the gas mileage is good though.

[SlowBoat407]

Dang, we lose one more and it'll take us forever to get there! (old punchline)

[HostileTerritory]

I want to know if you have a site you like for mapping navigational distances between cities, because a Great Circle Mapper I found says SYD-NYC is 9,938 miles, or out of reach.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

But doesn't it only have the range to go a little less than half way around the world?

The circumference of the earth at its widest point is about 25,000 miles, or a jet needs about a 12,500 range to fly half-way around the earth. However, many international flights go over the North Pole, e.g., to shorten the distance. For example, the shortest distance from Chicago to Japan would be to take that type of alternative route, not fly directly west to Japan.

[Centurion2000]

Looking forward to a Dallas to Moscow link.... At least one can hope.

[Godwinson]

I ain't going over any pond with only two engines. Period. I betcha the gas mileage is good though. According to engineers - more engines means more probablity something will go wrong with an engine. But saying it in my head and sitting in said plane are 2 different things :)

[Paleo Conservative]

But look at the title of the thread. It says the 777-200LR has been certified to carry passengers around the world.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Are they manned? My math is horrid - but every calc I run comes up with that scenario causing killer g-forces due to acceleration.

[ArrogantBustard]

I've flown across both the Atlantic and the Pacific on 777s. Lots of airlines do it all the time. What's the BFD?

[hattend]

They have inertial dampeners. Don't you watch Star Trek or Stargate?

[Onelifetogive]

That's a LOT of "777"'s in one article...

[Publius6961]

Boy! You sure faked yourself out with that explanation. Only at the equator is flying east or west the shortest route.

For all other two cities (not on the equator) the so-called "polar route" is always used.

Even between San Francisco and New York.

[Republic Rocker]

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