Aircraft Identification Guide - Boeing 767, 777 and 787

This is part 4 of the Aircraft Identification Guide - Boeing 767, 777 and 787

BOEING

B767

For people live in Asia, the B767 will be some strangers here as most of the B767 are serving the US domestic routes. It is the first Boeing Wide body Mid-long haul jets and the first glass cockpit for Boeing. It has been in service since 1981.

Boeing 767-200
Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives - Flickr: Boeing 767 over Mount Rainier, circa 1980s Item 149279 of Seattle Municipal Archives, Water Department Digitized Slides (Record Series 8200-14), CC BY 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30513288

Boeing 767-200ER American Airlines
Photo by Brian from Toronto, Canada - American 767-200 N324AA, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6720732

Boeing 767-300ER United Airlines
Photo By Luis Argerich from Buenos Aires, Argentina - United B767-322ER, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11312027

Boeing 767-400ER Delta Airlines
Photo By Martin McGrath - N845MH_DELTA_MAC_EGLL_29.05.11Uploaded by Altair78, CC BY-SA 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27215835


Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2

Seats:
B767-200 / 200ER : 181 - 290
B767-300 / 300ER : 218 - 351
B767-400ER : 245 - 375

Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan

MMO: M.86

MTOW:
B767-200 : 142,880 kg (315,000 lb)
B767-200ER : 179,170 kg (395,000 lb)
B767-300 : 158,760 kg (350,000 lb)
B767-300ER : 186,880 kg (412,000 lb)
B767-400ER : 204,120 kg (450,000 lb)

Service Ceiling: 41,100 ft (12,500 m)

Range with full load:
B767-200 : 3,850 nm
B767-200ER : 6,385 nm
B767-300 : 4,260 nm
B767-300ER : 5,990 nm / Winglets 6,310 nm
B767-400ER : 5,625 nm

Wingspan:
B767-200/-200ER/-300/-300ER : 47.6 m (156 ft 1 in)
B767-400ER : 51.9 m (170 ft 4 in)

Length:
B767-200/-200ER : 48.5 m (159 ft 2 in)
B767-300/-300ER : 54.9 m (180 ft 3 in)
B767-400ER : 61.4 m (201 ft 4 in)

Engine Variants:
B767-200 :
PW JT9D-7R4
PW PW4052
GE CF6-80A/A2/C2

B767-200ER :
PW PW4052/4056
GE CF6-80C2
RR RB211-524G/H

B767-300 :
PW JT9D-7R4
PW PW4052
GE CF6-80A/C2
RR RB211-524H

B767-300ER : 
PW PW4056/4060/4062
GE CF6-80C2
RR RB211-524G/H

B767-400ER : 
PW PW4062
GE CF6-80C2

How to identify: 
- 2 Engines
- No winglets for -200/-200ER/-400ER
- 2 x 4 wheels bogeys for main landing gear, 1 x 2 wheels bogey for nose landing gear
- A330 look alike but A330 have winglets


B777

The Boeing 777 is my personal favourite aircraft. It is big, has a wide cabin and powerful engines. It is very easy to identify by its unique 2 x 6 Wheels bogeys for the main landing gear. There are no winglets for the B777 as the wing tip is tapered which doesn't create much drag. The -200LR is really long range, I once flown on it from Dubai to Orlando with Flight Time 16 hours 45 minutes. 

How to identify? Look at its giant big high bypass ratio turbo-fan engine inlet. 

Boeing 777-200
Photo By Boeing Dreamscape, CC BY 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12832399

Boeing 777-200ER EL AL (The unique 6 wheels bogeys)
Photo By Adrian Pingstone - Own work, Public Domain, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2910760

Boeing 777-200LR PIA
Photo By Ken Mist from Brampton, Canada - YYZ_AP-BGYUploaded by Altair78, CC BY-SA 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6450230

Boeing 777-300 Emirates
 Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in November 2005 and released to the public domain. Emirates.b777-300.a6-emv.arp.jpg, Public Domain, 
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Boeing 777-300ER Air Canada
Photo By Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) - Own work, Public Domain, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4657928

Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2

Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan

Seats:
B777-200/-200ER/-200LR : 314 - 400
B777-300/-300ER : 386 - 550

MMO: M.89

MTOW:
B777-200 : 247,200 kg (545,000 lb)
B777-200ER : 297,550 kg (656,000 lb)
B777-200LR : 347,500 kg (766,000 lb)
B777-300 : 299,370 kg (660,000 lb)
B777-300ER : 351,500 kg (775,000 lb)

Range with full load:
B777-200 : 5,240 nm
B777-200ER : 7,730 nm
B777-200LR : 9,500 nm
B777-300 : 6,005 nm
B777-300ER : 7,830 nm

Service Ceiling: 43,100 ft (13,140 m)

Wingspan:
B777-200/-200ER/-300 : 60.9 m (199 ft 11 in)
B777-200LR/-300ER : 64.8 m (212 ft 7 in)

Length:
B777-200/-200ER/-200LR : 63.7 m (209 ft 1 in)
B777-300/-300ER : 73.9 m (242 ft 4 in)

Engine Variants:
B777-200:
PW PW4077
RR Trent 877
GE GE90-77B

B777-200ER:
PW PW4090
RR Trent 895
GE GE90-94B

B777-200LR:
GE GE90-110B1
GE GE90-115B1

B777-300:
PW PW4098
RR Trent 892
GE GE90-92B/94B

B777-300ER:
GE GE90-115B1

How to identify: 
- Big cabin cross section
- Wide body
- Huge engine inlet
- 6 wheels bogeys for the main landing gears

B787

The Boeing 787 dreamliner will be getting more and more popular. I could mistaken as the Airbus A350 XWB as they are the direct competitor.

How you can identify one is by look at the cockpit windows - Another cool looking cockpit windows design which looks like a pair of sunglasses. Otherwise look at the engine cowling you can see the saw tooth design.

Boeing 787-8 Thomson Airways
Photo By Björn Strey - IMG_6739, CC BY-SA 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26606339


Boeing 787-9 Air New Zealand (Remarkable livery)
Photo By Darren Koch - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-New-Zealand/Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner/2508899/L/, GFDL 1.2, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37276130

Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew : 2

Engines : 2 x Turbo-fan

Seats:
B787-8 : 242 - 381
B787-9 : 290 - 420

MMO : M.90

MTOW:
B787-8 : 228,000 kg (502,500 lb)
B787-9 : 253,000 kg (557,000 lb)

Range with typical load:
B787-8 : 7,355 nm
B787-9 : 7,635 nm

Service Ceiling : 43,000 ft (13,100 m)

Wingspan : 60.1 m (197 ft 3 in)

Length:
B787-8 : 56.7 m (186 ft 1 in)
B787-9 : 62.8 m (206 ft 1 in)

Engine Variants:
GE GEnx-1B
RR Trent 1000

Boeing 787 - Saw tooth engine cowling with thrust reverser and ground spoilers activated
Photo By Eric Prado - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15803415

How to identify: 
- Sunglasses look alike cockpit windows
- No winglets and has a flexi-wings (High bend angle)
- Saw tooth shape engine cowling
- 2 x 4 wheels bogeys for main landing gears + 1 x 2 wheels bogeys for nose landing gear

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