Why nobody should ever fly on a 777

[Oberon]

Could say that for most* modern aircraft, without fly-by-wire they take on all the control aspects of a breezeblock.

*most is underlined and in italics because I'm aware there are exceptions to this rule, such as the A10.

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Could say that for most* modern aircraft, without fly-by-wire they take on all the control aspects of a breezeblock.

*most is underlined and in italics because I'm aware there are exceptions to this rule, such as the A10.

True but what i'm guessing they're trying to say is the 777 would be worse then normal.

[Buddahaid]

Well unless they're meant to catch thermals no aircraft maintains altitude with empty tanks no matter how flat the glide angle is. Pure stupid reporting.

[CCIP]

There's also no aerodynamic reason for the 777 to be worse at gliding than any comparable plane. It's a function of the lift-to-drag (L/D) ratio, which is approximately 19-20 for a 777 and is more or less the same as any other large plane of its generation - and better than 17-18 on the 747s, for example. Planes with drastically worse L/D ratios than their competitors would be pretty hard to sell (not so much because of gliding, but because L/D ratios also happen to be one of the main factors in determining fuel consumption).