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Boeing 737-700

Type
Short- and medium-range airliner (Kurz- und Mittelstrecken-Verkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
USA

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Boeing (Commercial Airplane Group)
PO Box 3707
Seattle, WA 98124-2207
USA

Phone: 001-206/237-1706
Fax: 001-206/237-1706

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 128 (8 first class, 120 economy) to 149 (all tourist at 76 cm pitch)
Cargo capacity (Fracht): 28,4 cu m in lower holds

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x CFM International CFM56-7 turbofans under wing
Thrust (Schub): 88,88 kN (20000 lbs), with options of 97,9 kN (22000 lbs) and 106,8 kN (24000 lbs) ratings

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 33,60 m
Height (Höhe): 12,55 m
Span (Spannweite): 34,29 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 125 sq m

Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 3,48 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 2,13 m

Weights (Massen)
Operating weight empty (Einsatz-Leermasse): 38000 kg (mixed class interior)
Fuel (Kraftstoff): 21046 kg (6878 gal)
Max. Zero fuel weight (Max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 55200 kg
Max. ramp weight (Max. Rollmasse): 60550 kg or 70300 kg (option)
Max. take-off weigth (Max. Startmasse): 60320 kg or 70080 kg (option)
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 58600 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.785
Max. Mach number (Max. Machzahl): Mach 0.82
Certified operating altitude (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 41000 ft (12500 m)
Range (Reichweite): 1585 NM (2935 km) with 128 passengers, 3195 NM (5917 km) km (optional)
Balanced field length (Startstrecke): 1830 m at max. take-off weight, ISA
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 1400 m at max. landing-weight

Customers (Kunden)
As of July 1, 1997, Boeing had 253 orders for the 737-700 out of a total of 627 for the whole new 737 family (-600, -800 variants). Customers for the -700 include:

Air Pacific: 3
Ansett Worldwide: 10
Bavaria: 4
Boeing Business Jet: 20
Continental Airlines: 26
Germania: 12
GE Capital Aviation Services: 78
International Lease Finance: 11
Southwest Airlines: 63 (launch customer)

Costs (Kosten)
Price for a 737-700 is in the range of 39 - 46 million US-Dollars, only about a million dollars up from the current 737-300.

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Airbus A320 family
Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) MD-90 / MD-95

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Boeing 737-700 is part of the new-generation 737-family, which features

a new wingwith increases in chord and span, for an increase in fuel capacity and efficiency
higher cruise speed
more range
new engines with better fuel burn and lower noise
new, flexible interior
new display system from 777
new landing gear, wheels, brakes and tires

Design studies started in 1991, with input from 30 airlines. Formal offers from June 1993, with Southwest becoming launch customer in November of that year. At the Farnborough Air Show in September 1994, first orders for the -800 were announced, and SAS became the launch customer for the -600 in March 1995. Major assembly started at the end of 1995. Rollout was in December 1996, and in the same month the engine got its FAA certification. First flight of the 737-700 took place on February 9, 1997. Certification is expected in September, with launch customer Southwest Airlines receiving its first aircraft in October.

Last updated September 25, 1997

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