Boeing 777-200

2011-12-11T15:04:40Z

777-200ER:

''This includes the following models: '''777-200''', '''777-200ER'''''

{{infobox Aircraft
|image =777-200.jpg
|name =Boeing 777-200
|type =Airliner
|livery =Air Bagan, Air India, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, [[Island Virtual Airways]], Lufthansa, [[Air San Francisco]], [[Americair]]
|authors =Justin Smithies and Syd Adams
|fdm =YASim
|status =Development
|fgname =777-200, 777-200ER
}}
The '''777-200''' ('''772A''') was the initial A-market model of the [[Boeing 777]]. The first customer delivery was to United Airlines in May 1995. It is available with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) from 505,000 to 545,000 pounds (229 to 247 tonnes) and range capability between 3,780 and 5,235 nautical miles (7,000 to 9,695 km).

The direct equivalent from Airbus is the [[Airbus A330-300]]. A total of 88 -200s have been delivered to ten different customers as of July 2008.

[[File:B777-200_RTO.jpg|270px|thumb|Smoking brakes after a 777-200 had to execute a rejected takeoff.]]

[[File:777-200er-cockpit-pano.jpg|270px|thumb|[[Howto: Make full spherical panorama|A full spherical panorama]] of the Boeing 777-200ER 3d cockpit]]

== Liveries ==
All FlightGear liveries are available at [http://liveries.flightgear.org FlightGear Liveries] and [http://www.unitedfreeworld.com United Free World].

== Aircraft help ==
[[File:Cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|The 3D [[cockpit]] of a 777-200]]
You can see a guide on how to fly this plane on [[Boeing 777-200 Tutorial]].
For version 2.0, an [[Boeing 777 Tutorial: Version 2.0|updated version]] is available.

'''Important notice:''' as of FlightGear 2.4.0, the 777 has tiller steering, just like the real aircraft where the pedals only turn the nose wheel by a few degrees - to achieve optimal precision during takeoffs and landings. Use the tiller (777-200ER > Tiller Steering) dialog to steer during taxiing.
* You can also connect a separate joystick axis to the tiller control - just like in the real aircraft, where there is a separate control wheel.
* Finally, you can also disable the separate tiller control and revert to the unrealistic behaviour of using pedals only to completely control the nose wheel (see 777-200ER > Tiller Steering dialog).

=== Start Procedure ===
* Go to Equipment > Fuel and Payload and set your fuel amounts and make sure your tanks are selected
* Right-click twice to get into the move view mode and look at the overhead panel then click all the electrical buttons until they are all lit up
* Hold the 's' button for 10 seconds or until the engines are running at idle.

=== Autopilot ===
[[File:777-200_Autopilot.png|thumb|270px|777-200 Autopilot]]
The 777 autopilot can be fully controlled using the 3D cockpit switches. For FG2.4.0 use left and middle mouse buttons to turn any switches left/right. For FG2.5.0 and newer, you can use the mouse scroll wheel on all cockpit knobs.An Autoland system is going to be available as of v2.6.0

You can also use the 777's built-in autopilot tutorial to learn about the different switches.

Autopilot controls, from left to right, top to bottom:
* '''A/P''' - Autopilot engage/disengage button
* '''F/D''' - Flight director (the pink lines that show up on your attitude indicator)
* '''A/T ARM (L/R)''' - Arm/disarm autothrottle for left/right engines. Must be armed to enable autothrottle for the respective engine.
* '''CLB CON''' - Continue climbing using the vertical speed the plane was at, when this setting was first engaged
* '''A/T''' - Autothrottle engage/disengage button. Like the real 777, the autothrottle is independent from the main autopilot, so autothrottle also also works when the autopilot is disabled (Note: this was different for FG2.0 and earlier!).
* '''IAS <> MACH''' - Switch between IAS speed mode and Mach number speed mode
* '''IAS window''' - Set your desired IAS speed or Mach speed here
* '''LNAV''' - Tells the autopilot to follow the Route Manager settings laterally (control the heading)- this has never worked for me, the autopilot just makes meaningless circles/goes north
* '''VNAV''' - Same as LNAV, except vertically (control the altitude)- never tried this setting before
* '''FLCH''' - Flight Level Change, set the altitude and press FLCH to climb or descent to designated flight level.
* '''A/P DISENGAGE''' - Dedicated autopilot disengage button (click twice). It serves as an easy to reach "emergency disengage" button.
* '''HDG <> TRK''' - Switch between heading bug and course track
* '''HDG window''' - Set your desired heading or course track here.
* '''HDG select''' - Engage/disengage heading or course hold mode and maintain SELECTED heading (FG2.5.0 and newer).
* '''Bank limits''' (AUTO/5/25) - Define banking limits for turning, i.e. 5 for gentle turns at cruising altitude, 25 for good maneuverability at lower speeds; auto will be fine in most cases.
* '''HOLD''' - Engage/disengage heading or course hold mode and maintain CURRENT aircraft heading.
* '''V/S <> FPA''' - Switch between Vertical Speed and Flight Path Angle
* '''V/S window''' - Set your desired Vertical Speed or Flight Path Angle
* '''VS/FPA''' - Engage/disengage Vertical Speed/Flight Path Angle hold mode
* '''ALTITUDE window''' - Set your desired altitude here
* '''Altitude selection''' (AUTO/1000) - Switch between automatic incrementing (AUTO) and incrementing by the thousands (1000)- this setting only helps when selecting the altitude via the knobs, this won't apply if using the Autopilot Settings dialog
* '''HOLD''' - Engage/disengage altitude hold mode
* '''LOC''' - Track NAV1 VOR, flying by the heading given by the NAV1 radial
* '''APP''' - Arm the ILS localizer and glideslope (laterally and vertically). Any current AP mode (HDG and ALTITUDE HOLD) remains active, until the NAV receiver captures the localizer or glideslope.
* '''A/P''' - Engage/disengage autopilot
* '''F/D''' - Flight director

(Also see [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8338 forums]).

== Related content ==
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xpc-777 Boeing 777 aircraft systems simulator ]
=== Related lists ===
* [[Aircraft]]
* [[Aircraft Todo]]

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