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What plane is bigger 777 or 787?

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The Boeing 777 series is a bigger planethan the 787 and thus is able to carry more passengers. The787-10 is actually more effective than the 777-200series but is beaten by the 777-300 by around 66passengers.


Similarly one may ask, is Boeing 777 bigger than 747?

Boeing advertises a capacity of 467 passengersfor the 747-8I with a standard three-class configuration --although it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Both jumbo jetsare significantly larger than the Boeing 777-300ER,the next-largest plane in production.

Subsequently, question is, how big is a 777 plane? The Boeing 777 (Triple Seven) is along-range wide-body twin-engine jet airlinerdeveloped and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It isthe world's largest twinjet and has a typical seating capacity of314 to 396 passengers, with a range of 5,240 to 8,555 nauticalmiles (9,704 to 15,844 km).

Similarly, it is asked, which is bigger 787 or 747?

The 747 is much larger. Standing in a 787is like standing in a comfortable office. So the largest 787could be considered to be larger than the smallest 747, butthe 747–8, which you'll sometimes see hauling yourfreight, is very big. It's 250 feet long, has a 225 foot wingspan,and is 63 feet tall.

What is so special about Boeing 787 Dreamliner?

The Air Inside The cabin pressure on the 787 is higher and thehumidity higher than other airplanes. Basically, passengers onboard will feel like they are at an altitude of 6,000 feet, 2,000feet lower than a standard flight. The changes will cut down onpassenger fatigue, dry eyes and headaches, Boeingsaid.

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