Boeing Launches Long-Haul Passenger Jet

Reuters ^ | February 15, 2005 | Reed Stevenson

[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.

[ConservativeStatement]

Boeing's stock is closing in on a 52-week high.

[Daus]

The twin-engine airplane, when equipped with three optional fuel tanks, will be capable of flying 9,420 nautical miles, enough to "connect any two cities in the world today,"

Man, that's a lot of time in the air. I would go nuts!

[rottndog]

Will that be a smoking or non-smoking flight?

[68skylark]

Will that be about 15 hours of flying? Longer?

[ConservativeStatement]

Julie Hagerty was smokin' in "Airplane!" :-)

[Ken522]

What will this thing look like? A flying saucer?

[ConservativeStatement]

Here's some pix:

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777family/200LR/photos.html

[Daus]

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. :)

[Ready4Freddy]

9420 nm = ~10,850 miles

Hours at various average speeds:

500 - 21.67

550 - 19.70

575 - 18.84

600 - 18.06

625 - 17.33

650 - 16.67

[cynicom]

Try 14 hours twice a week for awhile. The old B-36 would do
24 hours at a whack.

[Paleo Conservative]

Here's another thread from from the press release on Boeing's website.

Boeing Unveils 777-200LR Worldliner -- Longest Range Commercial Jetliner

[Daus]

Try 14 hours twice a week for awhile.

No thanks. 4 hours to LA makes me get twitchy. :)

[Pete'sWife]

Let's see...

Three tins of Skoal, two Nicoderm patches...

Ecch!

[rottndog]

Do they make smokeless cigars?

[Pete'sWife]

Now that our matches and lighters will be confiscated at check in, I guess they do.

[Pete'sWife]

Now that our matches and lighters will be confiscated at check in, I guess they do.