Posted on 02/15/2005 6:59:32 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - news) unveiled a long-range version of its 777 commercial airliner on Tuesday, which the company said can fly from London to Sydney, making it the world's longest-range commercial aircraft.
The new, 301-passenger, long-range 777 is expected to make its first flight in March and will be delivered first to Pakistan International airlines, its launch customer for the new version of the 777, in January of 2006.
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Will that be a smoking or non-smoking flight?
Will that be about 15 hours of flying? Longer?
Julie Hagerty was smokin' in "Airplane!" :-)
What will this thing look like? A flying saucer?
Here's some pix:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777family/200LR/photos.html
It flies at Mach .84, so with a tailwind 15 hours would be about right. That's a long time for a bag of peanuts and one visit from the beverage cart. :)
Hours at various average speeds:
500 - 21.67
550 - 19.70
575 - 18.84
600 - 18.06
625 - 17.33
650 - 16.67
Try 14 hours twice a week for awhile. The old B-36 would do
24 hours at a whack.
Boeing Unveils 777-200LR Worldliner -- Longest Range Commercial Jetliner
Let's see...
Three tins of Skoal, two Nicoderm patches...
Ecch!
Do they make smokeless cigars?
Now that our matches and lighters will be confiscated at check in, I guess they do.
Now that our matches and lighters will be confiscated at check in, I guess they do.
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