Another great photo from Airliners.net, one of the first websites I discovered when we got internet in the 90s. It does look as though it’s wearing mascara, or some very swish shades! I will let you draw your own conclusions.
Categories: transport
Despite WordPress assigning this post as p1198, this is in fact the 777th post! Yes, it’s time for another one of our really hated loved Useless Rubenerd Blog Milestones!
Given the fact I’m in the 700+ range of posts, there are some posts which have the same number as famous Boeing jetliners. Having nurtured an interest in commercial aviation since I was a kid, I figured I’d create some small posts about these planes. I missed the boat on the 707/720 and 727 (no, I’m sorry the 717 was the MD-95!) but I did do posts on these 7×7s: 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Very sleek Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 9V-SWA from Wikipedia by Juergen Lehle
Despite the name "Boeing 777", the Boeing 777 was designed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in response to the then large capacity gap between the 767-300ER and the 747-400. The 777 is currently the world’s largest twin engined commercial airliner; in laymen’s terms this means its the largest commercial airliner to have more than 2 full-sized engines, but less than 4. It can carry between 283 and 368 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a top range of 17,500 kilometres, or 6,890,314,960.63 inches for those who use the Imperial system.
The Boeing 777 was the first airliner to be fully designed on a computer; despite this a smaller ratio of airframes have been involved in catastrophic crashes as compared to other airliners currently flying. In another departure (pun intended) from traditional design, eight airlines were directly involved from the beginning of the project (Cathay Pacific, American, Delta, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Qantas, and United).
The latest generation 777s use the world’s largest diameter (3.25m) and most powerful turbofan engines currently avaliable: the General Electric GE90-115B. To get an idea of how gigantic these engines are, take a look at this classic Boeing 747 which has been retrofitted with a GE90 (inner) compared to the original engine (outer):
A GE90-115B mounted on the #2 pylon of GE’s Boeing 747 flight test aircraft at the Mojave Airport in 2002 by Alan Radecki Akradecki
As of May 2008, 56 customers have placed orders for 1,080 777s, with Singapore Airlines being the largest customer; Singapore Airlines of course being the national airline of Singapore, strange though it may seem.
You can find out more about the Boeing 777 at their official website.
Cranky Geeks is one of the best video podcasts I watch… probably because it’s one of the only video podcasts I watch. No but seriously it’s a fantastic show, I encourage you to check it out especially if you enjoy lighthearted and cranky discussion of tech trends and the well-deserved ridiculing of stupid news stories.
This was my review Episode 080 dated the 04th of September 2007.
“Yeah well the Zune phone STARTS in the toilet!” Guy Kawasaki definitely seemed like he was having a great time, I wish I could have been there… unless that would mean I have to use one of those Vista microphones
he mentioned!
Adam Curry dragged on a tad (as I seem to always do) a bit with some of the points he was making, but he was definitely an interesting guest and a great guy to have on considering the discussion points. He made a great point about crime in the US versus the Netherlands, which I think could easily apply to many, many places. And I hadn’t thought about not being able to drive away in a flying vehicle after landing at an airport. That would be a real bummer.
Sebastian and Adam’s point that the “green” label is being used to sell things is increasingly true in so many consumer products, but as with both of them I can’t help but feeling skeptical at the same time. Woolworths in my birth country of Australia was recently busted because they claimed their tissue products were from sustainable forests when actually they were from endangered rainforests in Indonesia. If a company is sincere in it’s efforts to be greener that’s great, but if they’re just using it as a marketing ploy without much real substance its a bit of a worry.
Sebastian was really sharp this episode, he really looked as though he knew what he was taking about. Not that he usually doesn’t, that didn’t come out right! I thought his comments about blog linking, spamming and Wifi were right on the mark.
What’s with the “paper” newspapers though? Do they still make those stone-tablet-era things? And does anyone still use Yahoo Messenger anymore? Or ActiveX? Or Monster? Or flying cars?
I was in Malaysia when the DVD sniffing dogs were there and it really seems like their authorities are finally starting to crack down on piracy. Its much easier to find them there still than most places, but many of the shopping centres that used to be full of discs are being boarded up. Whether this is just a token move like the Russians shutting down AllOfMp3 to appease American copyright owners or whether its a genuine effort (pun intended) remains to be seen.
I couldn’t care less about American football (I’m a nerd at university and jocks are my sworn enemies) but perhaps not wearing the suit jacket allowed John to be a bit less formal. Hookers. He certainly looked better this episode too because I watched this episode on my laptop instead of my iPod. That didn’t come out right either.
Categories: malaysia, news, podcasting, reviews, technology
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