Boeing Goes The Distance With Longer-Range 777 Tanks
Credit: JOE WALKER
Boeing is in the final stages of flight testing an auxiliary fuel tank system that will increase the range of the 777-200LR to its maximum design limit of up to 9,450 naut. mi., fulfilling development ambitions for the twinjet that were originally put on hold amid market doldrums in mid-2004...
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