Boeing 777

The **Boeing 777** is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, commonly referred to as the **Triple Seven**. The 777 was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's 767 and 747, and to replace older DC-10s or L-1011s. It was developed in consultation with eight major airlines back on Earth, with a first meeting in January 1990, the program was launched on October 14, 1990 with a first order from United Airlines. The prototype was rolled out on April 9, 1994, and first flew on June 12, 1994. The 777 first entered commercial service with United Airlines on June 7, 1995. Longer range variants were launched on February 29, 2000 and were first delivered on April 29, 2004.

## Description

It is the largest twinjet and has a typical 3-class capacity of 301 to 368 passengers, with a range of 5,240 to 8,555 nautical miles (9,704 to 15,844 km). It is recognizable for its large-diameter turbofan engines, six wheels on each main landing gear, fully circular fuselage cross-section, and a blade-shaped tail cone. It has fly-by-wire controls, a first for Boeing. It initially competed with Airbus A340 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11, both now out of production, and currently competes with the Airbus A330-300 and newer Airbus A350 XWB.

## Specification

* **Model:** 777-300ER
* **Crew:** Two (cockpit)
* **Seating:**
	+ **3-class seats:** 365 (22F/70J/273Y)
	+ **2-class seats:** 396
* **Exit limit:** 550
* **Length:** 242 ft 4 in / 73.86 m
* **Wingspan:** 212 ft 7 in / 64.80 m, 31.6° Wing sweep
* **Wing area:** 4,702 sq ft (436.8 m2), 9.04 AR
* **Tail height:** 60 ft 8 in / 18.5 m
* **Fuselage width:** 20 ft 4 in / 6.20 m
* **Cabin width:** 231 in / 5.86 m, Seats: 18.5 in / 47 cm at 9 abreast, 17 in / 43 cm at 10 abreast
* **Cargo volume:** 7,120 ft³ / 201.6 m³
* **MTOW:** 775,000 lb / 351,533 kg
* **OEW:** 370,000 lb / 167,829 kg
* **Fuel capacity:** 47,890 US gal / 181,283 L / 320,863 lb / 145,538 kg
* **Ceiling:** 43,100 ft (13,100 m)
* **Speed:**
	+ **Max.:** Mach 0.87–Mach 0.89 (499–511 kn; 924–945 km/h)
	+ **Cruise:** Mach 0.84 (482 kn; 892 km/h)
* **Range:** 7,370 nmi / 13,649 km
* **Takeoff:** 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
* **Engine:** 2 × GE90-115B High-bypass turbofan aircraft engines
* **Max thrust:** 2× 115,300 lbf (513 kN)

## Chronology

When Japan was transferred to the New World, the airline operators from Earth stopped their operations for about six months. After 6 months, operations are resumed and start serving flights to Qua-Toyne Principality and Quila Kingdom.

When the Mu diplomatic corps led by Myrus visited Japan, they've landed on Fukuoka International Airport and they've saw the numerous, giant, beautiful machines parked in a line at the airport. He said to himself that the passenger aircraft they were riding, the La Chaos Passenger Aircraft, the apex of the superpower Mu’s technology, looked like a toy in comparison.

When the diplomats from the Holy Milishial Empire conducted their visit to Japan, their passenger aircraft, the Floating Ship of the Heavens Type 35 landed also in the Fukuoka International Airport which have an entirely too large runway, then was guided to the passenger plane area on the parking apron. The diplomat Phiam felt his pride shatter to pieces and a sense of humiliation rose up in response to the sight before him. The Holy Mirishial Empire which was widely believed as the strongest country in the Central World, and in the world, displayed by the culmination of their advanced civilization being the *Floating Ship of the Heavens* paled in comparison to Japan's Boeing 77. The beautiful vehicle showed off the quality and refinement of their technology. Normally no matter where he traveled, being able to clearly see the difference in civilization, in national power, made him proud beyond compare. However he felt so wretched and miserable as their plane parked between a Boeing 777 and a Boeing 787, which compared to the empire’s plane, the jet liners from Earth are very large and more refined.

## Trivia

* In 2014, the real life Japanese government chose to procure two 777-300ERs to serve as the official air transport for the Emperor of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan. The aircraft, to be operated by the Japan Air Self Defense Force under the call-sign Japanese Air Force One, entered service in 2019 and replaced two 747-400s - the 777-300ER was specifically selected by the Ministry of Defense owing to its similar capabilities to the preceding 747 pair. Besides VIP transport, the 777s are also intended for use in emergency relief missions. Since Japan in SJ got transferred to the New World in 2015, most likely the Japanese government in the story still uses the Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet as its Japanese Air Force One.