The rest,namely the -200LR, -200F, and -300ER are powered by the GE90powerplant. The -200, -200ER, and -300 canbe powered by different three powerplants: General Electric's GE90,Rolls Royce's Trent 800 or Pratt and Whitney's PW4000. Which is probably why the 777 freighter was born at the end ofthe first decade of the 21st century.
The needs and wantsof the airline industry led the base model 777-200 to evolve into theextended range 777-200ER, the stretched -300, the stretched extendedrange -300ER, and the ultra-long range -200LR. It was Boeing's first fly by wire airliner and also the firstaircraft to be designed entirely using computers. The largest twinjet in existence, the 777 first flew in 1994 andwent on to become the most successful widebody airliner in terms oforders. Amongst them, up there, right at the top, is the undisputed kingof the long haul: the Boeing 777. With more than two decades of provensuccess, they have found their places in the aviation hall offame. Anunforeseen turn of events involving a tense dance between economicsand technological revolution culminated in the birth of a new class oftwo engine airliners that would eventually become the monarchs ofnon-stop long-haul flights. Their league now witnesses dwindling demandfor passenger service and hence, they by and large earn their keep andcount their days as freighters. Reminiscing about the era of jets,marvel gives away to the somber thought that the once undisputed kingsof long-haul flights, the mighty four engine airliners now face thebeginning of their end. images/reviews/vmax777x/t/vmax777_18.jpgĪs one walks through the aviation hallof fame, one can't help but be marveled by how man-made technology is asignificant enabler in aviation. Review: VMAX 777 Worldliner Professional Extended Pack By Rohan Nair
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