5940 x 3393 px | 50,3 x 28,7 cm | 19,8 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
25. November 2012
Ort:
LTN London-Luton Airport, London, England UK
Weitere Informationen:
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, developing into a family of nine passenger models with capacities of 85 to 215 passengers. The original 737-100 initially flew in 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968, followed by the lengthened 737-200 in April 1968. In the 1980s Boeing launched the 300, 400, and 500 models, subsequently referred to as the Boeing 737 Classic series. The 737 Classics added capacity and incorporated CFM56 turbofan engines along with wing improvements. In the 1990s Boeing introduced the 737 Next Generation with multiple changes including a redesigned wing, upgraded cockpit, and new interior. The 737 Next Generation comprises the four models, the 600, 700, 800 and 900ER plus a Boeing Business Jet versions of the 737 Next Generation. The 737 series is the best-selling jet airliner in aviation history, and has been in continuous manufacture since 1967 with 7, 283 aircraft delivered and 2, 759 orders yet to be fulfilled as of August 2012. 737 assembly is cantered at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. Many 737s serve markets previously filled by 707, 727, 757, DC-9, and MD-80/MD-90 airliners, and the aircraft currently competes primarily with the Airbus A320 family. There are on average, 1, 250 Boeing 737s airborne at any given time, with two departing or landing somewhere every five seconds.
