777-200LR!!! Boeing answers the A380

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John Hodges (originalgrunge) Captain
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 726 Location: New York City
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:32 am

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylh=X3oDMTEwdnZjMjFhBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEdGVzdAMwBHRtcGwDaW5kZXgtY3Nz/s/230119

(Sorry for the ugly URL, but it was the first place I spotted the story!)

So apparently this new version can officially fly from London to Sydney, or up to 9500 miles!! That's incredible!

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Chris102 Chief Captain
Joined: Oct 09, 2004 Posts: 1061
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:51 am

Good find! 👍
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777family/longer_range/

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17934 Location: U.S.A
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:07 am

That's a long time to sit in the bus sandwiched between a drunk Puke Up and a crying Baby baby.

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horrgakx First Officer
Joined: Jan 17, 2004 Posts: 297
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:13 am

Um... hang on, I thought it was the 7E7, then they changed the name to the 787, and now the 777? Or are they different aircraft?

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John Hodges (originalgrunge) Captain
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:19 pm

They're still producing the 787 for sure, but that's more of a midrange aircraft. The 777 LR is just a new version of the 777 already in use. This one has a few extra fuel tanks on there which apparently boosts its range pretty far.

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michlin First Officer
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:53 pm

Wow!!! 9,420 nautical miles in one sitting. 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳

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David (The-GPS-Kid) Captain
Joined: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 830 Location: Newcastle, England, UK
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:25 pm

I just seen a news article on it..... The new 777-200 LR..... Don't get confused with this and the new Dreamliner (recently named as the 787)... as OriginalGrunge said, this is the 777 that was launched in 1994 but with larger new tanks giving the new super range. The article I saw reckoned the new plane could manage 11,000 miles !

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michlin First Officer
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Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:50 pm

Wow!!! 11,000 nautical miles in one sitting. 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳 😉

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