21st Century Jet - Building the Boeing 777 - Full Episode 1

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that the 777 is an absolutely gorgeous aircraft. In my opinion, it is a worthy successor to the legendary 747.

I worked as a contractor on the 777X (-9) project and I was shocked how things have changed since that time. I love to watch this series since it remembers me of what true leadership and engineering was, when people just do good things without all that crap that we have now .

The reason for the B777’s great success is that Allan Mulally was at the helm of the project. A dynamic, intelligent and highly ethical man who put his considerable effort to built the best Boeing ever. And he made it. As a former B777 pilot there was not a day in which I did not bless this man for what he achieved.

This is an excellent guide on how to create a captivating TV documentary. It didn't have flashy graphics, rapid edits, and irritating music that modern shows have to cater to those with a short attention span. It's simple and informative content. I do watch this ever so often. This was 1 year before the merger between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.

Alan Mullaly was one of the best that Boeing had. Shame that Boeing overlooked him. All the issues in the 2000's with the 787 program would not have happened under his watch.

It's fun to see my team's animations (mostly my own work, though) on YouTube! Thank you, Karl Sabbagh from the BBC for commissioning this work, which was produced with ZERO BUDGET but used the newest/best computer animation software/hardware (Alias on SGI/IRIX) available at the time! Boeing Motion Picture & Television produced the animations and/or graphics seen at 5:17, 15:08 and 43:29, Mark Pethe: lead; Bob Gilman, Eric Greer and myself: art directors/animators; John Heile, tech guru; and Howard Carter, who I suspect was a plant ... and not the photosynthetic type.

32:44 wow. Kinda prophetic with regards to the 737 Max situation

777 probably the best designed passenger jet. Saves almost a million dollars each month on fuel and maintenance over the older 747

PBS/Frontline/Nova make by far the best documentaries

18:00. My dad (systems engineer at Boeing for about 30 years) knew Henry Shomber well. Henry was the man that picked my mom up to take her to the hospital when dad collapsed at Boeing shortly after receiving a company-wide, mandated swine flu vaccine (dad had a rare, bad reaction). Thanks, Henry! Good man.

The lavatory lid design part was ingenious.

Its a breath of fresh air to see the different aspects of things that going to making an airplane. I'm really glad that they showed the tension filled corporate meetings that are often involved in project like this. As a young engineer, I really appreciate this candid look.

Back in the days when engineers ruled Boeing...

This is one of the best learning tools ever made. 5 Stars in every catagory from Dream through Delivery... don't miss it. -cap

Holy cow... Watching this in 2019 after the 737 MAX crashes, and the discussion from 32:45 to 34:15 is rather chilling, thinking in terms of the MCAS system that caused those crashes. Kinda wish there had been more of the "override mindset" in developing MCAS, and especially the safety-centric realization that you may not have thought through all the possible scenarios you might encounter.

Great programme; I remember watching it on TV back in the 1990's; thanks for showing it.

44:04 - yes the cup holder - the true test of the greatness of any design is the cupholder! :D

22:25 oh the irony of listening to Phil condit - the man responsible for moving the executive offices to Chicago and outsourcing the company- lecture about the dangers of companies fragmenting

They should do a documentary this comprehensive on the 787.

Love this airplane! Spent many hours on it from 2012-15 going back and forth from the U.S. to Dubai and London. It was a pleasure in both Economy and especially Business Class. British Airways is in a class unto itself and I'm glad I didn't have to find another carrier after Delta stopped the Atlanta-Dubai run.