The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage cross-section and nose with two underwing turbofans. The initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. It evolved through four generations, offering several variants for 85 to 215 passengers.
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The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage cross-section and nose with two underwing turbofans. The initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. It evolved through four generations, offering several variants for 85 to 215 passengers. As of December 2019, 15,156 Boeing 737s have been ordered and 10,571 delivered. It was the highest-selling commercial aircraft until being surpassed by the competing Airbus A320 family in October 2019, but maintaining the record in total deliveries. The 737 MAX, designed to compete with the A320neo, was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and November 2020 following two fatal crashes. The original 737 continued to be developed into thirteen passenger and military variants. These were later divided into what has become known as the 737 family: the four generations of the 737, 737NG, 737 Next Generation, 737 MAX and 737 MAX Plus. Boeing Business Jet versions are produced as well as military models, including the 737NG and 737NG Business Jet. The Boeing 737NG was the first commercial aircraft to have a six-abreast seating option, allowing passengers to sit in the same place as the 727. It entered service on February 19, 1965, with an order for 21 aircraft with an estimated cost of $150 million. The first 737NG went into service on March 1, 1985, with the capacity being over the previous capacity of the previous winter.
It is the only Boeing 737 to have gone into service with an increase in capacity over the winter, with a capacity of more than 100 passengers. The next generation, the 737 MAX -78910, came into service in 2017, accommodating 138 to 204 people, and has an upgraded glass cockpit, and seat 108 to 215 people. It has a range of up to 2,500 miles (3,500 kilometers) and is the world’s largest passenger jet. It will be replaced by the Boeing 777 in 2018. The 727’s fuselage was derived from the 708, and the 737’s nose was based on those of the 7 07. The engine nacelles were mounted directly to the underside of the wings, without pylons, allowing the landing gear to be shortened, thus lowering the fuselage to improve baggage and passenger access. The design was presented in October 1964 at the Air Transport Association maintenance and conference by engineer Jack Steiner, where its chief project officer was also the chief engineer for the project. At the time, Boeing was far behind its competitors; rival aircraft in service SE 210 Caravelle and in development, the BAC One-Eleven, Douglas DC-9, and Fokker F28 were already into flight certification. Boeing used 60% of the structure and systems of the existing 727, which differs in length only. This 148-inch wide fuselageCross-section permitted six-abreast seating compared to the rivals’ five-abreasts.
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