The Boeing 777 is a family of wide-body airliners designed to carry passengers over long distances. Known in the aviation environment as a "three sevens Boeing." The development of the aircraft began in the 90s of the XX century, the first flight was completed in 1994, and serial operation - since 1995.
The peculiarity of the Boeing 777 aircraft is a full-fledged development outside of paper drawings: the airliner was completely developed on a computer in the most modern program at that time.
The family of Boeing 777 airliners can accommodate an average of 400 passengers, depending on the configuration presented, with a flight range of 9 to 17 thousand kilometers. The maximum set record was 21 thousand kilometers. The Boeing 777 is by far the world's largest twin-engine airliner with the most powerful jet engines in aviation history and with 6-wheel landing gear.
Boeing 777-200
The 200th modification of the Boeing 777 is the first that has been put into serial use. It was this aircraft that made an experimental flight with the Pratt and Whitney engine in 1994, then modifications with other jet engines were tested for further use in 1995. The liner allows you to accommodate from 305 to 440 passengers, depending on the layout of the cabin.
When designing the aircraft, the manufacturer paid special attention to the wishes of passengers. The Boeing 777-200 has such advantages as a soft take-off and landing process, almost complete absence of engine noise, a business-class seat with increased comfort and ergonomics (wide shelves for accommodating hand luggage). Since the aircraft is designed for long enough flights, many airlines build modern multimedia systems for entertainment during the flight in the back of their seats.
Boeing 777-200ER: Features and Benefits
What is the difference between an airplane? The Boeing 777-200 ER is also a long-range airliner with a wide fuselage, which is a modification of the 777-200 with a higher take-off weight and flight length.
Aircraft Boeing 777-200 ER is able to accommodate from 314 to 440 passengers and fly up to 14 thousand kilometers. The main purpose of this aircraft is tedious transatlantic transportation, which takes an average of 14 hours.
The first flight of the modification took place in 1996, commercial operation began in early 1997. To this day, the main competitor is the A 330-300 manufactured by Airbus with a lighter weight, as well as more modern systems for pilots.
Nevertheless, more than eight hundred aircraft of the 777-300 ER version were sold in total . This makes this model the most popular in the 777s family of both foreign and Russian air carriers. For example, the company "North Wind".
Scheme of the cabin "Boeing 777-200" "Nord Wind"
Nordwind Airlines (Nord Wind, or North Wind) was registered in May 2008 as a company engaged in international charter passenger and cargo transportation. The route network of this company covers almost the whole world, in particular, the popular resorts.
The company’s air fleet consists of 21 aircraft, three of which are Boeing 777-200 modifications “ ER ”: VP - BJF , VP - BJH , VQ - BUD . Modification VP - BJF first flew in 1998, airliners VP - BJH and VP - BJF - in 2004. All the airliners were purchased by North Wind from Asian airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and China Airlines, which used the 777-200 ER for flights across the Pacific Ocean as well as to Europe.
The best places of the aircraft "Boeing 727-200" "Nord Wind"
Let us dwell on placement in an airplane. The layout of the Boeing 777-200 cabin (Nord Wind) for aircraft of the VP - BJH and VP - BJF modification is as follows: three-four-three, some rows: two-four-two, and in business class - two places in each row. A significant difference is that VP - BJH has only 30 business-class seats, while the other has only 6. The total number of seats according to the Boeing 777-200 (Nord Wind) cabin layout is 285 and 393, respectively. This is confirmed by the fact that the Boeing 777-200 can be used for flights over long distances or on a route with decent passenger traffic.
In VQ- BUD, which was used for flights from Vietnam to Australia, the USA, as well as European countries, there are only 6 business-class seats and 387 economy-class seats. This makes the Boeing 777-200 (Nord Wind) cabin layout similar to the younger VP - BJF aircraft , both in terms of the location of the seats and the intended purpose. The location of the seats in the business class is similar to the counterparts, but the economy class is located according to the three-four-three scheme, which is one of the worst configurations of the cabin of the Boeing 727-200 of the Nord Wind airline due to the fact that passengers can to be quite crowded.
The best airplane seats in all the presented configurations are 5-6, 20-21, 45-46 for VP - BJF ; 5-6, 12, 14 ( A , C , H , K ), 15 (C, H), 33-34 for VQ - BUD ; 31.46 for VP - BJH - due to the sufficient amount of legroom in conditions of a long flight, but with a significant minus - possible noise and smell from the toilet. All other places are limited in space, without a reclining back, in the aisle or next to the kitchen.
Summary
Summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of the Boeing 777-200, it is worthwhile to conclude that the aircraft is quite flexible both for the requirements of the client and for the needs of airlines of any purpose - charter or regular.
It should be noted that many companies take these airliners to the needs of their market, however, some Russian companies redeem them after operation in other countries. This is evidenced by the scheme of the Boeing 777-200 Nord Nord cabin, where the step of the economy class seats is within 74 centimeters, and the back angle is much smaller than in similar versions of other airlines engaged in regular transportation.
However, despite the cons, the 777-200 remains the most attractive of the Boeing line for a long flight, combined with high capacity, the possibility of autonomous flight up to 2 hours with the engine turned off, and also convenient for passengers of all classes.