For me the 777 is one of the best aircrafts ever being built. It's quite. Reliable. Big. Resilient. Very resilient. We were on approach to Singapore Changi in an Emirates 777-300 ER when there was a huge thunderstorm right above the air field. It changed from sunshine to complete darkness and the lightnings were striking. It rained poorly and our plane was shaking up and down. The flaperons were dancing and the wings showed their flexibility. We landed safely. The 773 is the plane with the most miles around the globe on board with me. In no other aircraft i spended more hours. It's Boeing's masterpiece.
I flew 1 time on a 777. DFW to ORD. What I remember was it actually had a screen to view in the back of the seat and it had huge wings. You won't see much if you sit next to the wings. They seem like beautiful planes.
Wow! every time i see a Boeing especially a heavy 757; 767, 777 and on to the Dream Liners, and not to be bias the Air bus. I cant get over how the wings are. As usual another great video, stay up there happy flying.
That would be the flaperon. It’s a hybrid between aileron and a flap. It’s controlled by the aileron inputs. It’s a really cool piece of the aircraft to watch. Thanks for watching my friend!
Well the flaperon serves multiple rolls. So, it's hard to pinpoint what it's exactly there for haha. The textbook definition says "A flaperon on an aircraft's wing is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both flaps and ailerons." So, I guess, in the end, it's really just there to help keep things stable. You can see it obviously does a lot of work compared to the aileron and flaps by themselves. Anyways, thanks for watching my friend!
It function as aileron because its movement help roll the aircraft. You can see that when the aileron move, it also moves. It also functions as a flap because in the downward position, it provides extra lift. As you can also see, that when the flaps are extended, the flaperon follows and point downward.
Well, there are multiple reasons why they do this. In reality DFW-MIA really isn't that short of a route. For a 777 yes, but It's 1,400 miles to drive between the two cities, so not like it's a short hop. But, Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami are both major populations centers in the US. The Dallas/Fort Wroth metro population is over 7.5 million and Miami has a metro population of over 6 million. That's a lot of people. So, flying a 777 between DFW and MIA isn't really that farfetched considering the populations of the two cities. DFW and MIA are also both major American hubs. It's not unusual at all to see airlines flying large aircraft between hubs. American routinely runs 767's, A330's, 787's, and 777's between their hubs. I've flown 787's between DFW and ORD, 777's between DFW and MIA and LAX and MIA, and even an A330-200 from PHL-CLT. They do this because they need to move large numbers of people between hubs. Say someone is flying from MIA to SGF. There is no direct flight from MIA to SGF, so that passenger has to connect through one of American's other hubs. There are a lot of passengers that need flights like this everyday. Meaning American needs seats for passengers just trying to get to the hub, and all the passengers who need to connect thorough that hub. Meaning hub to hub flights are in high demand. Hopefully that helps shed some light on the subject my friend. Thanks for watching!
For me the 777 is one of the best aircrafts ever being built. It's quite. Reliable. Big. Resilient. Very resilient.
We were on approach to Singapore Changi in an Emirates 777-300 ER when there was a huge thunderstorm right above the air field. It changed from sunshine to complete darkness and the lightnings were striking. It rained poorly and our plane was shaking up and down. The flaperons were dancing and the wings showed their flexibility. We landed safely. The 773 is the plane with the most miles around the globe on board with me. In no other aircraft i spended more hours.
It's Boeing's masterpiece.
I flew 1 time on a 777. DFW to ORD. What I remember was it actually had a screen to view in the back of the seat and it had huge wings. You won't see much if you sit next to the wings. They seem like beautiful planes.
That’s true. Thanks for watching my friend!
Wow! every time i see a Boeing especially a heavy 757; 767, 777 and on to the Dream Liners, and not to be bias the Air bus. I cant get over how the wings are. As usual another great video, stay up there happy flying.
Thanks man! The 777, IMO, has a particularly good looking wing.
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Great stuff mate! It's always amusing watching the spoilers on touchdown!
Thanks my friend. Watching the internal mechanical workings of the wing can be some of the best views on a flight.
What is the small flap called (between the two main flaps)? And is it controlled in any way?-it often appears to move around freely.
That would be the flaperon. It’s a hybrid between aileron and a flap. It’s controlled by the aileron inputs. It’s a really cool piece of the aircraft to watch. Thanks for watching my friend!
I just read up on the flaperon. Very interesting! Thanks for the info. 😊
Another Great Video!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Who would've thought AA had a flight from MIA to DFW. 😂 Still rate them last in the US for service/on time.
Thanks for making another video, and making my Friday! Liked.
No problem my friend! You can always count on me. Thanks for watching!
Been on the same flight and I have never understood why AA saw the need for a heavy on this route.
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Thanks for watching my friend!
When did they start the second engine it sounded like a single engine start
Still haven't figured out just what the hell those flaperon's do... other than sit there and flap around..
Well the flaperon serves multiple rolls. So, it's hard to pinpoint what it's exactly there for haha. The textbook definition says "A flaperon on an aircraft's wing is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both flaps and ailerons." So, I guess, in the end, it's really just there to help keep things stable. You can see it obviously does a lot of work compared to the aileron and flaps by themselves. Anyways, thanks for watching my friend!
It function as aileron because its movement help roll the aircraft. You can see that when the aileron move, it also moves.
It also functions as a flap because in the downward position, it provides extra lift. As you can also see, that when the flaps are extended, the flaperon follows and point downward.
Why does American use a 777 for a pretty short flight
Well, there are multiple reasons why they do this. In reality DFW-MIA really isn't that short of a route. For a 777 yes, but It's 1,400 miles to drive between the two cities, so not like it's a short hop. But, Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami are both major populations centers in the US. The Dallas/Fort Wroth metro population is over 7.5 million and Miami has a metro population of over 6 million. That's a lot of people. So, flying a 777 between DFW and MIA isn't really that farfetched considering the populations of the two cities. DFW and MIA are also both major American hubs. It's not unusual at all to see airlines flying large aircraft between hubs. American routinely runs 767's, A330's, 787's, and 777's between their hubs. I've flown 787's between DFW and ORD, 777's between DFW and MIA and LAX and MIA, and even an A330-200 from PHL-CLT. They do this because they need to move large numbers of people between hubs. Say someone is flying from MIA to SGF. There is no direct flight from MIA to SGF, so that passenger has to connect through one of American's other hubs. There are a lot of passengers that need flights like this everyday. Meaning American needs seats for passengers just trying to get to the hub, and all the passengers who need to connect thorough that hub. Meaning hub to hub flights are in high demand. Hopefully that helps shed some light on the subject my friend. Thanks for watching!