777x Second Flight

Second prototype of re-engined wide-body airplane Boeing 777X took off for the first time almost 100 days later after the first one.

On April 30th 96 days after the first flight of starting prototype of the newest wide-body airplane B-777-9 (that will accommodate 426 passengers) in the sky above Washington state the second testing aircraft of this type (number WH002, registration number N779XX) took off. Two pilots were on the board. Boeing 777X landed in Seattle.

In flight tests under the program 777X will take part four machines. Airplane WH002 will be used first of all for testing handling capabilities. A lot of equipment, sensors and control devices in entire cabin allow team of engineers to register and estimate airplane’s reaction to test conditions in real time mode, Boeing informed.

Second Flight Screaming Eagle

The second 777X first flew on April 30, by which point the first had accumulated nearly 100 hr of exploring the flight envelope. Two more 777-9s are expected to be added to the test program, aiming for certification in 2021.

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• The Second 777X Test Jet – First Flight The second of four Boeing #777X test airplanes took to the skies for the first time yesterday. The jet will now start testing handling characteristics as part of our rigorous test program. Posted by The Boeing Company on Friday, 1 May 2020.
• The Second 777X Test Jet – First Flight The second of four Boeing #777X test airplanes took to the skies for the first time yesterday. The jet will now start testing handling characteristics as part of our rigorous test program. Posted by The Boeing Company on Friday, 1 May 2020.
• The second Boeing 777X has made its first flight in Seattle. Boeing said it had conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Ted Grady, 777X project pilot, and Capt. Van Chaney, 777/777X chief pilot, flew for 2 hours and 58 minutes over Washington state before landing at Seattle’s Boeing.

Today first prototype of B-777-9 flew almost 100 hours with various trailing edge flaps’ settings, various speeds, altitudes and so on.

Boeing declares that 777X is “the biggest and most fuel efficient wide-body airplane equipped with two engines”. According to the data from company’s web-site the length of the biggest variant of Boeing 777X will make almost 77 meters and may accommodate 426 passengers.

777x Second Flight Schedule

Tests of the new airplane fell to the period when corporation goes through crises: in December 2019 was announced suspension of production of the airplane Boeing 737MAX.

777x Second Flight Video

First deliveries of Boeing 777X to commercial operation is planned to 2021.