Summary Boeing 777-200ER offers greater long-haul capabilities with a range of 7,065 NM. The 777-200LR, despite its extreme range, only saw 61 orders - only one more than the aircraft with the least number of orders in the family. Boeing 777-300ER received more than 837 orders due to powerful engines, high fuel capacity, and low operating costs.
The Boeing 777 is one of the more beloved aircraft for carrying out long-haul flights . It is also the most-produced widebody aircraft of all time, and its production number has even surpassed the Queen of the Skies - the Boeing 747. In this article, we will examine the five passenger-carrying variants that make up the Triple Seven family.
5 Boeing 777-200 The original Boeing 777 The Boeing 777-200 is the original 777 that first flew in 1994. The concept for the aircraft came around in the 80s, at a time when carriers were looking to replace the Lockheed L-1011 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 they were operating. While Boeing did propose a stretched variant of the Boeing 767 , the aircraft didn't compare well with the Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 .
These two planes were being dubbed as the next generation of aircraft, and this made Boeing produce a new competing aircraft. And so came the Boeing 777, the aircraft that was to fill the gap in the market between the 767 and the mighty 747. Here are a few specifications for the Boeing 777-200, as detailed by globalair.
com : Maximum Range 5,240 nautical miles Maximum speed 512 knots Normal Cruis.