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Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:39 am**

Does anyone know why the Boeing family of jet airliners are all 7x7? I have done some research and not found anything about WHY this name format was chosen?

If anyone knows, could they enlighten me? this has really been bugging me for some time!

JB

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:14 am**

Dunno. What I do know though is that the 787 was not named as such just to sell it to the asian markets as some believe.

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:18 am**

still the 7E7 as far as I am concerned, sounds cooler

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:22 am**

You'll be calling it 787 by the time it starts flying.

Hey, guess what the next Boeing airliner is going to be called.

My guess is 797. Though I could be wrong as it wouldn't persuade certain markets to buy it over the Airbus equivilent.

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:05 am**

Dunno. What I do know though is that the 787 was not named as such just to sell it to the asian markets as some believe.

sorry, i dont follow? lol

JB

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:10 am**

the number 8 is considered lucky in china.

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:46 pm**

http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2004/february/i_history.html

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:31 am**

wow great find. I guess that answers my question pretty comprehensivly!

Cheers

JB

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