Would love to see the 777x as Boeing’s first study level plane

just a small correction that fbw will only provide a380 data to dfd for the purpose of their a350 development, they won’t develop it themselves. And the issue for developing these modern airliners does not arise from the sophistication but rather the lack of data available. In fact, Airbus has stopped printing off its manufacturing manuals and has shifted to software solutions, parts of which are only accessible to engineers and technicians.