Remember to check the description out, and after that, my other creations/livery changes! :)

Credits

Original Fuselage: GalacticaAsia's 777-200LR

Plain Version

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(https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/Cu15f8/Boeing-777-100)

Personal Notes

Finally, another cursed plane! Got inspired by a meme (see below) and just decided to make this, along with a new livery that I completely designed myself. Nothing much else to say, so happy flying it (and blowing it up)!

My inspiration.

About the RCP Airways 777-100

History

In the early 2000s, due to economic improvements and increasing wealth of citizens, territories in the RCP, such as Stork and Dunk Islands, had much greater passenger demand. However, the airports at these islands had runways which were only suitable for small 737s, leading to them having less capacity than the demand could fill. The RCP government started conducting debates on how to solve this issue, and the most effective solution proposed turned out to be extending the runways' length.

At this time, the CEO of RCP Airways, Mark J. Trent, was also looking for a solution to effectively capture this demand. To do this, he turned to Boeing, asking them to construct a variant of their highly successful widebody, the 777.
This variant would have to fulfil the following criteria:
- a passenger capacity of 250 in a 2-class configuration, similar to the 787-8 (in order to satisfy this demand, but not be too big so as to fly with empty seats)
- an ability to take off from at most 1200m of runway and stop within 500m of it
- a range of at least 14,550km, 1.5x that of the 777-200 (to have the flexibility to operate on international routes)

A local took this photograph of RCP-28001 conducting a low-altitude bypass over his house as part of its airworthiness flight.

In the end, Boeing came up with a shorter variant of its 777-200LR, which it dubbed the 777-100.
The aircraft managed to meet and even greatly surpass the initial requirements, surprising Trent himself:
- it took off within 600m of runway with full flaps extended,
- and stopped in 300 with reverse thrust
- it had a range of 17,800km (disclaimer, I just came up with a random number, if anyone wants to find the actual range you can freely do so)
Trent was hugely impressed by the design and immediately placed an order for 35 aircraft, with options for 20 more. Other airlines such as ISA and Flybe placed orders too.
When the RCP government saw this, it cancelled its plans for runway extensions and instead took the 777-100 as a more "cost-effective" solution.
The 777-100's development completed in 2007 and its maiden flight took place on 9 November 2007.

A RCP Airways 777-100 parked at Walter E. White International Airport.

Flying With RCP Airways

On top of the 35 initial orders, RCP Airways has confirmed the extra 20 aircraft in its order, with its last 777-100, RCP-28055, being delivered on 18 June 2015.
The airline operates the type on 2 types of routes:
- domestic and regional routes, in a full-economy configuration with seating capacity for 296 passengers.
- international routes to smaller airports in Europe, South America, Latin America and West Asia, in a 2-class configuration with business and economy classes.

Accidents and Incidents

While flying with RCP Airways, the type has encountered 2 incidents and 1 fatal crash.

The first incident was on RCP Flight 769, where the No. 2 engine exploded mid-air. The plane made an emergency landing without any casualties.

The second incident was on RCP Flight 218, where the flight took off from WEW International in heavy fog. The switch for the flaps was faulty and when it was pulled, the flaps failed to extend fully, preventing the plane from lifting off. It rolled all the way until the intersection with the airport's other runway, which had a Iran Air A310-200 preparing to take off. Due to the aforementioned heavy fog, the crew did not spot the A310 until it was about 100m ahead of them. The captain quickly pulled up, avoiding the A310's vertical stabiliser by about 50cm.

You can see for yourself how close this was to a collision.

Another photo of the incident.

As no one was injured, the plane continued its way to Stork Island Airport. You can see the sheer amount of fog in the area.

The final, fatal crash occurred on Flight 183. Shortly after the flight departed Stork Island Airport, the No.1 engine caught fire. The flight diverted back to Stork Island Airport to make an emergency landing, but on final approach, the same engine suddenly violently exploded, tearing the left wing from the aircraft. The plane crashed into the water 500m off Stork Island, instantly killing all 241 passengers.

A photograph of the plane spiralling towards the water, taken by a nearby aircraft carrier from the RCP Navy. Note how the left wing has been separated from the aircraft.

A later simulation shows how the explosion occurred in more detail.

Flight Operations Manual (bold= shown in-game)

AG1: Spoilers (only deploy on ground)
AG2-4: Various lights (4 turns on the cabin lights)
AG5: L1 door opens
AG6: Pushback
AG8: Cuts off all power to the aircraft
Brake: Reverse thrust (speed > 120km/h) + Brake
Hold Space: RCP Airways Flight 1833

So that's all I have, see you next week!

Upcoming Livery Projects (not in sequence)

Completed liveries are linked (excluding this one)

A330-300

• Iberia
• Korean Air Flight 631

A340-300

• Lufthansa (new livery)

A340-600

• Lufthansa

A350-900

• Singapore Airlines

A350F

• SIA Cargo

DC-8

• Kalitta Air/American International Airways Flight 808

CV-990

• Spantax Flights 275 and 400

777-100

• RCP Airways (fictional)

777-200

• Malaysia Airlines Flight 370/17

A310-300

• Singapore Airlines Flight 117

747-400

• Singapore Airlines Flight 286

787-9

• Scoot

A320-200

• Jetstar Asia