Hyperbole is hard to fathom when talking about the GE9X engines. They are huge as in the biggest jet engines in the world. The 7779X is as long as the 747-8i. It will seat up to 425 passengers, a Super Jumbo type with seat numbers. It only has two engines though. Waiting for the big factory door to open before the first flight is an insane task. Who can wait that long? The long trail to flight trials is really long. So seems the race to its first delivery! The job description has shifted from writing about everything under the sun that is new with Boeing aviation to writing new stuff every day about the 777X. It's no easy task, but blathering on and on about no change is an art form.
It is assumed, that I am some kind of typo artist and Boeing is the chosen topic. Roll up the sleeves and write something 777X that hasn't been written.
Landing gears come to mind but there are more items on the to-do list like 777X cup holders. 777X windows should have a bloggers look-see, but I already have windows 10 on my computer. However, the 777X window will be 15% larger than the 777-300ER windows, but they will be placed at an eye level that reduces slouching when viewing clouds below. The neck is saved for another day. Can we say 737 NG?
However, and furthermore, it will be a wider interior by about a half an inch over the 777-200. That really counts when a focus group discusses 10 abreast seating before coffee and donuts are served for the select members of any focus group. The whole point of the meeting is finding out if jelly filled are preferred over cream-filled before trying to wedge into 10 abreast on a 777X.
I say, "cream filled"! That is what is worth blogging about regarding the 777X progress as we all wait for that second enormous engine(in this case ginormous) to be hung on the first flying test 7779X. Its first engine is already one and hung. Engineers get paid too, they are figuring out when the second engine can be hung before their 401K expands further before first flight.
The engineers opted for jelly filled because it looks so engineered with this option. The donuts are not day old stuff you usually experience at a focus group. It is really present day fresh because the budget has been set for a long time. This is white-collar work anyways. So its fresh out of the parts bin. Cost over-run? "I don't see no stinking cost over-run!"
The 777X will have space to fit all those tight jeans boarding any flight and that is today's news before its first flight this spring.
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