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The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight.
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Boeing 777
Wide-body, long-range jet airliner family
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Twinjet
Jet aircraft powered by two engines
A twinjet or twin-engine jet is a jet aircraft powered by two engines. A twinjet is able to fly well enough to land with a single working engine, making it safer than a single-engine aircraft in the event of failure of an engine. Fuel efficiency of a twinjet is better than that…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Maiden flight
First occasion in which an aircraft or rocket leaves the ground under its own power
The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power. The same term is also used for the first launch of rockets.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)