Boeing 777-200LR or Boeing 777-300ER?

I like the 777-300ER the Extended Range (ER) version of the 777-300. It contains many modifications, including the GE90-115B engines, which are the world's most powerful jet engine with 115,300 lb of thrust.

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What surprises me is the 777-300ER program was launched by Air France, though for political reasons, Japan Airlines was advertised as the launch customer. The first flight of the 777-300ER was February 24, 2003. Delivery of the first 777-300ER to Air France occurred on April 29, 2004.

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Boeing must have really caught Airbus asleep at the wheel.

Air France as the launch customer?

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The 777 is a beautiful aircraft but the huge engines can disguise the true size of it. Those gigantic GE90 engines tend to make it look like any other twin engined wide body especially when seen from a distance. The front fan opening is over ten feet across. With the nacelles the engines are as wide as the cabin of a 757. It's like having the fuselage of a Boeing narrow body hanging under the wings. Boeing calls it their mini-jumbo.

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Notice the raked wingtips:

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http://www.airliners.net/photo/All-Nippon-Airways/...

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I agree with pops. It is a niche. Boeing competes with Airbus and vice versa. Every plane that is in Boeing's fleet competes with a competitive product in Airbus's. Why does Boeing need a 737 short field aircraft (runway less than 5000 feet)? It fits a niche. Airbus had a monopoly on short field aircraft that fit the 737 size niche like the A319. Boeing needed to figure out something in order to compete and they did. Why did Airbus take such a gamble and build the A380? Because they never had anything that could compete with the 747. I think this is something Airbus was really pissed off about at the start. But creating airplanes also creates problems too. By designing the 777 freighter, how much money do you lose because now they (customers) want to buy that instead of the 747F? Instead of spending money on a 767 tanker, why not develop a 777 tanker. But since I am just a worker bee and don't have any input into any product designs or future products, I can only watch and hope that the decisions of the company are the right ones down the road.

I'd go with 777-300ER

only because I've flown on the 300ER more then the 200LR models.

Boeing 777-200LR

They both get the job done. I to enjoy the 777-300ER.

Boeing 777-200LR. Really impressive range, could go half way around the world with very minimal payload.

Actually anything built by Boeing is fine with me as they don't fall out of the sky very often (aside from human error) Unlike a european manufacturer whos planes seem to fly themselves into the ground every now and then (or fall apart)

i like the 777-300ER becasue it is nicer and bigger and they say big is beautiful

777-300ER, bigger and better

Size matters - 773ER