![]() The cabin, which in a standard two-class commercial configuration would seat more than 400 passengers, was arranged as a large diaphanous space fitted with rack upon rack of instruments. ![]() Not surprisingly for an airframe that has been used intensively during the B777X flight test program, N779XW’s cabin had been turned into a giant flying lab, brimming with all sorts of measuring equipment. In a rare opportunity to witness a side of the aerospace industry that usually remains behind-the-scenes, AeroTime was able to have a look inside the first Boeing 777-9 ever built (registration N779XW), while it was sitting on the tarmac between flight displays. At the last Paris Air Show in June 2023, not only was the public able to witness the rather impressive capabilities of Boeing’s new airliner during a customary flight display, but the American manufacturer also welcomed a limited number of journalists on board one of its testing 777-9s.
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