May 29, 201313 yr Hello everyone, I haven't been on the forum in a while, the 777 is looking awesome! I'm confused about the range of the 777 though... For instance, I live here in Houston and Emirates flys a 777-300ER from Houston to Dubai nonstop. The maximum range for a 777-300ER is 7,930 nmi. If you look on flightaware: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE212 its a 8,300 nmi flight. So what am I missing here? Do some airlines mod their 777's with extra fuel space for extremely long range flights or something? It's clearly out of the 777's range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777 -Aaron
May 29, 201313 yr Although Houston isn't marked on this map, I think the -300ER circle just gets there. http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/777family/pf/777_range_dubai.pdf "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
May 29, 201313 yr Commercial Member I see 7190 nm on that flightaware link, not 8000+... Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
May 29, 201313 yr I see 7190 nm on that flightaware link, not 8000+... Yeah- I think the OP got confused between miles and nautical miles. "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
May 29, 201313 yr Looks like it since 7190 NM is 8269 SM. Also keep in mind that with a full pax load the tanks aren't full, so for extra wiggle room you can reduce pax/cargo for more fuel. Brian Brian W KPAE
May 29, 201313 yr OP is confused between nautical miles and statue miles. The distance and range are quoted using diffrent units. 1 nm = 1.15 sm Wikipedia quotes the range of the 300ER at 7,930 NM. Therefore, that equals 9119.5 SM. The flight looks to be around 8200 SM so it is well within range for the 777-300ER. Ivo Dimitrov
May 29, 201313 yr Author Okay somehow this 777 flew 11,518 miles. how s this possible? http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE215 Boeing 777-300ER (twin-jet) (B77W – photos) Speed Filed: 444 kts (graph) Altitude (graph) Distance Direct: 8,335 sm Planned: 8,393 sm Flown: 11,518 sm Route GEG FMG J7 REYES V107 FIM SADDE6 Maybe a flightaware glitch? -Aaron
May 29, 201313 yr Okay somehow this 777 flew 11,518 miles. how s this possible? http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE215 Boeing 777-300ER (twin-jet) (B77W – photos) Speed Filed: 444 kts (graph) Altitude (graph) Distance Direct: 8,335 sm Planned: 8,393 sm Flown: 11,518 sm Route GEG FMG J7 REYES V107 FIM SADDE6 Maybe a flightaware glitch? Mate, once again it's SM. Boeing measures the range in NM on the technical specifications. - Luke Pabari
May 29, 201313 yr Mate, once again it's SM. Boeing measures the range in NM on the technical specifications. True, but on the post you quoted, it says "Flown: 11,518 sm" which is 10009 NM, which is well above the -300ER's quoted range on the boeing website.(7,825 nautical miles) "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
May 29, 201313 yr True, but on the post you quoted, it says "Flown: 11,518 sm" which is 10009 NM, which is well above the -300ER's quoted range on the boeing website.(7,825 nautical miles) Ahh okay. That's probably a fault on flight aware's site then! - Luke Pabari
May 29, 201313 yr Ahh okay. That's probably a fault on flight aware's site then! Yeah, that's what I'm thinking as well. "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
May 29, 201313 yr Author Yeah flightaware can act funny sometimes. One time it claimed a flight from london to houston was 20 minutes. -Aaron
May 29, 201313 yr You mean we can't believe everything we see on the internet? lol.. Reminds me of that State farm commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmx4twCK3_I i7-13700KF, 32gb DDR4 3200, RTX 4080, Win 11, MSFS 2024
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