While PMDG has officially confirmed they are deep in development on the 777-9 and 777-8, the speculation is reaching a fever pitch. Here is everything we know (and what we desperately hope for) when this giant finally lands in our virtual hangars. Let’s address the elephant in the room—or rather, the wing in the gate. The defining feature of the 777X is its massive carbon-fiber wingspan. At 235 feet, it’s too wide for a standard 777 gate. Hence, the folding wingtips.
We are finally talking about the .
In the screenshots leaked by the beta team, the visual fidelity is staggering. MSFS handles complex geometry well, but watching those wingtips slowly crank up after landing via a custom hydraulic simulation? That will be a "walkaround view" moment for every simmer. Expect the usual PMDG standard: 4K textures, rain effects that actually bead, and a cabin that looks like a business class brochure. The 777X cockpit is a spaceship compared to the classic 777. It borrows heavily from the 787 Dreamliner but keeps Boeing's "yoke-in-hand" philosophy.
Start saving your flight sim budget now. The Triple-Seven X is coming, and it’s bringing folding wings to a desktop near you.
We are hoping PMDG doesn’t just reuse the 777-300ER sounds. The GE9X has a distinct, lower growl at takeoff thrust and a very unique "whistle" on the spool-down. Early audio previews suggest they recorded from actual test stands. Coupled with MSFS’s CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), the flight model should reflect a massive, heavy jet that somehow handles like it’s on rails. Here is the reality check. PMDG is a perfectionist developer (for better or worse). They are currently working on the 747 for MSFS, and the 777-300ER just received its final updates.
The 777-9 is specifically interesting because it is long . It’s actually the longest airliner in the world. Landing that pencil-shaped fuselage in a crosswind at Kai Tak (custom scenery, anyone?) is going to be the ultimate skill check.
Realistically? We are likely looking at a release for the 777X.