VC10er From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 1958 posts, RR: 9 Posted (4 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 2520 times:
The 777 happens to be one of my favorite aircraft, admittedly I have many. But the 777 has grown in variants beyond my general understanding and I was hoping someone could enlighten me as to the letters that follow either a 777 classic, 200 and 300 and what they mean. Case in point: I know what a 777ER is (extended range?) and a 777W (no idea what the W stands for and what difference it makes versus others. Also are there any other 777 variants expected or speculated?
jetblueguy22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1518 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2503 times:
I had to look this up myself. I have always wondered the same 77L is the 777-200LR and 77W is the 777-300ER. Here is a list of all the codes http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/table_accodes_en.php .
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vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 6516 posts, RR: 29 Reply 3, posted (4 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2476 times:
Quoting VC10er (Reply 2): Thanks! This helps a lot. However what is the difference between ER (extended range I assume) and LR (assume long range) long vs extended?
I don't know about ICAO codes, but I THINK this is what people on A.net generally use:
772 or 77A (777-200)
77E (777-200ER)
77L (777-200LR)
773 (777-300)
77W (777-300ER)
As far as the 777-200 goes, the 77L (777-200LR) has a longer range than the 77E (777-200ER). It has more powerful engines, raked wingtips, and (I assume) higher weights.
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Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 23615 posts, RR: 80 Reply 4, posted (4 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2324 times:
I do not believe 77E is an official ICAO or IATA code, both of whom I believe use 772 for both the 777-200 and 777-200ER. However, it appears to be a.net convention to use 77E for the 777-200ER to distinguish it from the 777-200.
817Dreamliiner From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2008, 560 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2111 times:
Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 3): I don't know about ICAO codes, but I THINK this is what people on A.net generally use:
772 or 77A (777-200)
77E (777-200ER)
77L (777-200LR)
773 (777-300)
77W (777-300ER)
As far as the 777-200 goes, the 77L (777-200LR) has a longer range than the 77E (777-200ER). It has more powerful engines, raked wingtips, and (I assume) higher weights.
Dont forget the 777F, or does it use 77L as well?
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I didn't include "L" in my original question because that was one I felt we all knew as "Freight". That said, I guess there are or going to be F versions as in 200F or 300F and if for cargo planes derived from passenger models will there be ER's or LR's etc.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 18467 posts, RR: 17 Reply 8, posted (4 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2023 times:
Quoting VC10er (Reply 7): I didn't include "L" in my original question because that was one I felt we all knew as "Freight".
No, F is the freighter. L is the 777-200LR.
These tables from the Boeing website give a good general idea of the differences between the 6 basic 777 models. There is much more detailed technical information elsewhere in the website.
PC12Fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 2053 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (4 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1773 times:
I actually made a suggestion on the site related area to incorporate a feature that is similar to the airport code feature. Roll the cursor over say 77W to get the actual model type of the aircraft. It would be a great learning tool on A.net.
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mafi29 From Germany, joined Nov 2010, 38 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1361 times:
Quoting PC12Fan (Reply 9): I actually made a suggestion on the site related area to incorporate a feature that is similar to the airport code feature. Roll the cursor over say 77W to get the actual model type of the aircraft. It would be a great learning tool on A.net.
I actually made a suggestion on the site related area to incorporate a feature that is similar to the airport code feature. Roll the cursor over say 77W to get the actual model type of the aircraft. It would be a great learning tool on A.net.
Good idea! I think I can guess the answer though:
"This feature will not be introduced because present bugs have prority" or something rather.
That would be great though!
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 14050 posts, RR: 55 Reply 14, posted (4 months 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1048 times:
Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 3): 772 or 77A (777-200)
77E (777-200ER)
Because the vast majority of 777-200 frames in existence are the -ER variant, the 772 usually refers to the 777-200ER, while the much rarer original 777-200 is generally called the 77A.
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