Latest Boeing 777X taxi test videos have been posted to Twitter and we bring them to you here at Airline Ratings.
These videos are from Andrew Wiggin (@EnderFPE), Jennifer Schuld (@JenSchuld), Christopher Lee (@propandkerosene), and The Points Guy (@thepointsguy).
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Boeing's new 777X widebody performing a taxi test. Notice the wingtips are folded up. This keeps the wingspan under 213ft (65m) which allows the aircraft to utilize group 5 taxiways. The wingtips fold down to 235ft (72m) for takeoff. pic.twitter.com/YAPgBEiDBw
— Andrew Thomas Wiggin (@EnderFPE) August 5, 2019
Second taxi test of the day for Boeing 777-9 N779XW…less fog, more power ? pic.twitter.com/JUdNokawyk
— Jennifer Schuld (@JenSchuld) August 7, 2019
Wingtip deployment of N779XW, Boeing 777-9 during taxi testing @FlyPaineField #777X pic.twitter.com/EOb9S3zFyQ
— Christopher Lee (@propandkerosene) August 8, 2019
Watch the wingtips unfold as 777-9 N779XW taxis to the runway#777X pic.twitter.com/mNgxZ4f2uh
— Jennifer Schuld (@JenSchuld) August 8, 2019
Have you seen the new @boeing 777X folding wingtips? You'll see this before and after each takeoff/landing so this giant can fit into existing airports. And they move *quickly.* Not as quickly as this video (we sped it up a bit), but you'll just have to believe us. 😉 pic.twitter.com/ENI8myVfES
— The Points Guy (@thepointsguy) July 1, 2019
Each day the taxi tests get faster for 777-9 N779XW.#777X pic.twitter.com/sdXjPMHvUj
— Jennifer Schuld (@JenSchuld) August 8, 2019
The Boeing 777X combines the best features of the current 777 with a longer and wider fuselage, new engine and the composite wing design from the Boeing 787.
It also features 20 per cent larger windows and lowers pressurization altitude to reduce jet lag.
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The 777-9X seats more than 400 passengers, depending on an airline’s configuration choices.
With a range of more than 8,200 nautical miles (15,185 km), the aircraft will have the lowest operating cost per seat of any commercial aircraft says, Boeing.
The second member of the family, the 777-8X, will be the most flexible jet in the world claims Boeing. The aircraft will seat 350 passengers and offer a range capability of more than 9,300 nautical miles (17,220 km).
The driving force behind the 777X is Emirates President Sir Tim Clark, whose airline is the lead buyer with an order for 150.
Sir Tim describes the 777X as “an absolute peach”.
Key to his enthusiasm is the aircraft’s economics and greater space — it is 20 per cent more efficient per seat than the industry’s long-time benchmark the 777-300ER.
The 777X is due to fly early nxt year and be delivered late in 2020.
