Why nobody should ever fly on a 777

Schroeder · 09-07-15, 04:28 PM

OMG oh noes!!!!

Even the gliders I flew could maintain altitude without fuel if I found thermal lift. If that plane can't even outperform a glider then Boeing should go building toy planes!

At least the expert found it out in time to warn everybody about it. Just scandalous!

NeonSamurai · 09-07-15, 06:53 PM

I see CNN's excellence in journalism continues unabated.

Admiral Halsey · 09-07-15, 08:00 PM

Ok the way its worded is funny but what i'm guessing they're trying to say is if a 777 runs out of fuel it'll struggle to glide as well as other planes would so there'd be a higher chance of hitting the ground before making it to an airport.

Oberon · 09-07-15, 09:05 PM

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 · 09-07-15, 09:28 PM

Quote:

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 · 09-07-15, 09:35 PM

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 · 09-07-15, 09:48 PM

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).

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Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,327 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	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). __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) Last edited by CCIP; 09-07-15 at 10:05 PM.

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Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Ok the way its worded is funny but what i'm guessing they're trying to say is if a 777 runs out of fuel it'll struggle to glide as well as other planes would so there'd be a higher chance of hitting the ground before making it to an airport.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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.