Design and Development
The 7J7 was planned to include advanced technology and electronics, such as:
- fly-by-wire flight control system by Bendix
- glass cockpit by Honeywell utilizing LCDs
- advanced integrated avionics suite
- widespread use of high-strength composites such as carbon-fiber
- two General Electric GE36 UDF rear-mounted advanced technology contra-rotating unducted fan (propfan) engines.
The sum of all these features promised better fuel consumption by more than 60% compared to any existing large passenger aircraft technology at the time. "Efficiency" was the key theme. The 7J7 was to have a twin-aisle (2+2+2) seating configuration, giving an unprecedented wide and spacious cabin for its class, with no passenger more than one seat from an aisle.
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