The passenger transcontinental airliner Boeing 777-200 is unique in many ways. Firstly, it is the largest twin-engine aircraft designed to transport people. Secondly, advanced technological ideas were embodied in it. Thirdly, it can fly without landing more than half of the globe. Fourthly, when designing it, the opinions of passengers were taken into account, thus, it became the most democratic aircraft in the world. Fifth, it was created in an environment of extremely fierce competition, when the deadlines for the decommissioning of the L-101 and DC-10 aircraft were approaching, which he had planned to replace, and the European Airbus concern also did not doze off. Sixth, almost a fifth of all the components and assemblies of this American car are made in ... Japan - at the firms of Fuji, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi.
There are other reasons to consider the Boeing 777-200 an outstanding phenomenon. The main thing is that by the standards of world aviation this aircraft today can be considered ultramodern, it was "put on the wing" in the mid-nineties.
Innovations began at the design stage. The Boeing 777-200 became the first civilian aircraft in the world, during the design of which all the drawing work was carried out using automated workstations and even the prototype was assembled in virtual mode. Remote control is carried out using fiber optic conductors, the glider is made to a large extent using carbon composites, and unprecedented conditions for comfort and safety have been created for passengers and crew.
The time that the Boeing 777-200 can continuously spend in the air reaches eighteen hours, so you need to rest not only for the guests of the aircraft, but also for its permanent inhabitants - pilots and stewards. Sleeping places are organized for them, and this is done so that the useful volume of the fuselage is used as efficiently as possible. Such comfort is not just concern for airline employees or someone’s whim, the reason is the requirements of trade unions and established regulations for the length of the working day.
Another innovation characteristic of the Boeing 777-200 is the cabin layout, which is a flexible structure. If necessary, it can be changed, as well as the number of seats in different classes. In total, depending on the chosen layout, the Boeing 777-200 accommodates from 300 to 440 passengers. Seat in the ranks of the first or business class seven, in the economy class - nine.
Depending on the demand for tickets, as well as on the duration of the Boeing 777 flight, the scheme of the cabin can be chosen by the operating airline, while partitions, kitchens and toilets can also change their position. By the way, even special toilets have been developed for this liner, onto which the lid is smoothly lowered.
Although the Boeing 777 is an airplane, by aviation standards, is young, but still the period during which it has been in operation is considerable - eighteen years, and with the number of cars produced that exceeded one thousand two hundred, we can talk about this model as very reliable. There are very few flight accidents , and so far they have not led to the death of passengers in any country in the world.
Russian airlines, including Aeroflot and Transaero, also use the Boeing 777-200.