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5 Reasons The Boeing 777X Needed To Have Folding Wingtips
(Photo: Tom Boon - Simple Flying) Parasitic drag - skin friction, form drag, interference drag Lift-induced drag - due to downwash from wingtip vortices The folding wingtips on the Boeing 777X ...
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Boeing 777X: World’s largest twin-engine jet completes first flight
The 777X is a larger and more efficient version of Boeing's successful 777 mini-jumbo. Standout features include folding wingtips and the world's largest commercial engines. "It represents the ...
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Boeing 777X Test Flights Restart
Certification tests are underway again for the much-delayed updated widebody aircraft, having been suspended in August to ...
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Boeing resumes 777X test flights after grounding in August
Boeing's long-delayed 777X resumes flight testing after five-month hiatus Boeing first planned to deliver 777X in 2020, now slated for 2026 Customers include Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa ...