The Boeing 777 is a family of wide-body airliners designed to carry passengers over long distances. Known in the aviation environment as the "Boeing Three Sevens". The development of the aircraft began in the 90s of the XX century, the first flight was already made in 1994, and serial operation since 1995.
The peculiarity of the Boeing 777 aircraft is a complete development outside of paper drawings: the airliner was completely designed on a computer in the most modern program at that time.
The Boeing 777 family of 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 a 6-wheel landing gear.
Boeing 777-200
The 200th modification of the Boeing 777 is the first to be put into serial use. It was this aircraft that made an experimental flight with the Pratt and Whitney engine in 1994,then modifications were tested with other jet engines for further use in 1995. The liner can 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 aircraft has such advantages as a soft takeoff and landing process, the almost complete absence of engine noise, business class seats with increased comfort and ergonomics (wide shelves for hand luggage). Since the aircraft is designed for fairly long flights, many airlines build modern multimedia systems into the seatbacks for entertainment during the flight.
Boeing 777-200ER features and benefits
What else is different about the plane? The Boeing 777-200ER is also a wide-body long-haul airliner, which is a modification of the 777-200 with a higher take-off weight and flight length.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft can accommodate from 314 to 440 passengers and fly over a distance of up to 14,000 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 Airbus A330-300 with a lighter weight, as well as more modernsystems for pilots.
Nevertheless, more than eight hundred aircraft of the 777-300ER version were sold in total. This makes this model the most demanded in the 777 family by both foreign and Russian air carriers. For example, the company "Northern Wind".
Scheme of the cabin "Boeing 777-200" "Nord Wind"
Nordwind Airlines ("Nord Wind", or "Northern 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, popular resorts.
The company's fleet consists of 21 aircraft, three of which are Boeing 777-200 modifications "ER": VP-BJF, VP-BJH, VQ-BUD. The VP-BJF modification first took to the air in 1998, the VP-BJH and VP-BJF airliners in 2004. All of the aircraft were purchased by Nord Wind from Asian airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and China Airways, which used the 777-200ER to fly across the Pacific Ocean as well as to Europe.
Best seats for Boeing 727-200 Nord Wind
Let's focus on accommodation on the plane. The layout of the cabin "Boeing 777-200" ("Nord Wind") aircraft modification VP-BJH and VP-BJF is as follows: three-four-three, some rows: two-four-two, and in business class - by two seats in each row. The significant difference is that VP-BJH has only 30 business class seats, while the other has only 6.the number of seats according to the layout of the Boeing 777-200 (Nord Wind) cabin is 285 and 393 seats, respectively. This confirms the fact that the Boeing 777-200 can be used for flights over long distances or on a route with a decent passenger flow.
The VQ-BUD, which was used for flights from Vietnam to Australia, the United States, as well as European countries, has a total of 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 in the cabin and the intended purpose. The seating arrangement in the business class is similar to that of its counterparts, however, the economy class is located in a three-four-three pattern, which is one of the worst cabin configurations of the Boeing 727-200 aircraft of the Nord Wind airline due to the fact that passengers can be crowded enough.
The best aircraft positions in all presented layouts 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 a sufficient amount of legroom in a long flight, but with a significant disadvantage - 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.
Results
Summing up the advantages and disadvantages of the Boeing 777-200, it is worth coming to the conclusion that the aircraft is quite flexible both to the requirements of the client and to the needs of airlines of any destination - charter or regular.
It should be noted that many companies take these liners for the needs of their market, but some Russian companies buy them out after they have been used in other countries. This is evidenced by the layout of the Boeing 777-200 Nord Wind cabin, where the seat spacing of the economy class is within 74 centimeters, and the backrest angle is much less than in similar modifications of other airlines operating on a regular basis.
However, despite the disadvantages, the 777-200 remains the most attractive of the Boeing lineup for long flights, combined with a large capacity, the ability to fly autonomously up to 2 hours with the engine turned off, as well as convenience for passengers of all classes.
