This is part 3 of the Aircraft Identification Guide - Boeing 737, 747 and 757
The B737 are widely used throughout the world, you can easily find one in your airport. How to identify. The very unique part is the engine intake pod. It is not fully rounded, it is flat at the bottom. The reason is the aircraft is too low and the engine is too near the ground, therefore it has to be flat in order to avoid ground contact.
The latest B737NG (-600,-700,-800,-900) will have winglets. The original (-100,-200) and the classic (-300,-400, -500) will not. Also most of the B737 will have 2 extra windows on top of the normal cockpit windows.
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B737-200 Britannia (2 windows on top of the cockpit windows for pilots to look up)
Photo by Eduard Marmet -
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Britannia-Airways/Boeing-737-204-Adv/1372620/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4632784
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Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Seats:
Original:
B737-100 (85-124)
B737-200 (97-136)
Classic:
B737-300 (128-149)
B737-400 (146-188)
B737-500 (108-140)
NG:
B737-600 (108-149)
B737-700/700ER (128-149)
B737-800 (160-189)
B737-900/900ER (174-220)
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
MMO: M.82
MTOW:
Original:
B737-100 : 50,300 kg (111,000 lb)
B737-200 : 52,400 kg (115,500 lb)
Classic:
B737-300 : 62,820 kg (138,500 lb)
B737-400 : 68,050 kg (149,710 lb)
B737-500 : 60,550 kg (133,210 lb)
NG:
B737-600 : 66,000 kg (145,500 lb)
B737-700 : 70,080 kg (154,500 lb)
B737-700ER : 77,565 kg (171,000 lb)
B737-800 : 79,010 kg (174,200 lb)
B737-900 : 79,002 kg (174,170 lb)
B737-900ER : 85,130 kg (187,700 lb)
Service Ceiling: 41,100 ft (12,527 m)
Range with full load:
Original:
B737-100 : 1,540 nm
B737-200 : 1,900 - 2,300 nm
Classic:
B737-300 : 2,270 nm
B737-400 : 2,270 nm
B737-500 : 2,402 nm
NG:
B737-600 : 3,050 nm / 3,225 nm (With Winglets)
B737-700 : 3,365 nm / 3,440 nm (With Winglets)
B737-700ER : 5,775 nm
B737-800 : 3,060 nm / 3,115 nm (With Winglets)
B737-900 : 3,200 nm
B737-900ER : 2,700 nm (1 class config.) / 3,200 nm (2 class config. with 2 aux. fuel tanks) / 3,265 nm (2 class config with winglets and 2 aux. fuel tanks)
Wingspan:
Original: 28.35 m (93 ft 0 in)
Classic: 28.88 m (94 ft 9 in)
NG: 34.32 m (112 ft 7 in ) / With Winglets - 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in)
Length:
Original:
B737-100 : 28.65 m (94 ft 0 in)
B737-200 : 20.53 m (100 ft 2 in)
Classic:
B737-300 : 33.4 m (109 ft 7 in)
B737-400 : 36.5 m (119 ft 6 in)
B737-500 : 31.1 m (101 ft 8 in)
NG:
B737-600 : 31.2 m (102 ft 6 in)
B737-700/ER: 33.6 m (110 ft 4 in)
B737-800 : 39.5 m (129 ft 6 in)
B737-900/ER: 42.1 m (138 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
Original:
B737-100 : PW JT8D-7
B737-200 : PW JT8D-7
Classic:
B737-300 : CFM International CFM56-3-B2
B737-400 : CFM International CFM56-3C-1
B737-500 : CFM International CFM56-3-B1
NG:
B737-600 : CFM International CFM56-77B18
B737-700/ER: CFM International CFM56-77B20
B737-800 : CFM International CFM56-77B24
B737-900/ER: CFM International CFM56-77B26
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Low ground clearance
- Classic and NG have unique flat bottom engine pods
- Original Engines looks like a long missile
- 4 wheels bogey x 2 for main landing gears (Bogey is a gang of wheels linked together)
- 2 wheels bogey nose gear
- Next Generation Version might have winglets (Optional)
- 2 x Windows above cockpit windows (Optional)
B747
PAN AM B747-100
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Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 3 (2 pilots and 1 Flight Engineer)
B747-100B
B747-200B
B747-300
Crew: 2 (No more Flight Engineer)
B747-400
B747-8I (I = Intercontinental is a passenger version, Freighter version will be -8F)
Engines: 4 x Turbo-fan
Seats:
B747-100B/-200B : 366 - 550
B747-300/-400/-400ER : 412 - 660
B747-8I : 463 - 605
MMO:
B747-100B/-200B/-300 : M.89
B747-400/-400ER/-8 : M.92
MTOW:
B747-100B : 333,390 kg (735,000 lb)
B747-200B/-300 : 377,842 kg (833,000 lb)
B747-400 : 396,890 kg (875,000 lb)
B747-400ER : 412,775 kg (910,000 lb)
B747-8I : 447,696 kg (987,000 lb)
Range with full load:
B747-100B : 5,300 nm
B747-200B : 6,850 nm
B747-300 : 6,700 nm
B747-400 : 7,260 nm
B747-400ER : 7,670 nm
B747-8I : 8,000 nm
Service Ceiling:
B747-100B/-200B/-300/-400 : 45,100 ft (13,746 m) [Hard to achieve as normally the aircraft is full of fuel]
B747-8I : 43,100 ft (13,100 m)
Wingspan:
B747-100B/-200B/-300 : 59.6 m (195 ft 8 in)
B747-400/-400ER : 64.4 m (211 ft 5 in)
B747-8I : 68.5 m (224 ft 7 in)
Length:
B747-100B/-200B/-300/-400/-400ER : 70.6 m (231 ft 10 in)
B747-8I : 76.25 m (250 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
B747-100B:
PW JT9D-7A/-7F/-7J
RR RB211-524B2
B747-200B:
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-50E2
RR RB211-524D4
B747-300:
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-80C2B1
RR RB211-524D4
B747-400:
PW 4062
GE CF6-80C2B5F
RR RB211-524G/H
B747-400ER: GE CF6-80C2B5F
B747-8 : GE GEnx-2B67
How to identify:
- Fuselage with a hump
- 4 Engines
- Winglets for -400
- Big in size
B757
The Boeing 757 is the larget single-aisle (Narrow Body) built by Boeing. However this model is no long in production. Last aircraft was built in 2004 but you can still see this in most of the US airports.
Seriously I could not easily identify this aircraft as there is nothing visually unique. Maybe there is no winglets.
I could mistaken this aircraft as Airbus A321. Please leave me a comment if you think there is some uniqueness of this aircraft. Thank you.
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew : 2
Engines : 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats:
B757-200 : 200 - 239
B757-300 : 243 - 295
MMO : M.86
MTOW:
B757-200 : 115,680 kg (255,000 lb)
B757-300 : 123,600 kg (272,500 lb)
Range with full load:
B757-200 : 3,900 nm
B757-300 : 3,395 nm / 3,595 nm with Winglets
Service Ceiling : 42,000 ft (12,800 m)
Wingspan : 38.05 m (124 ft 10 in)
Length:
B757-200 : 47.32 m (155 ft 3 in)
B757-300 : 54.47 m (178 ft 8 in)
Engine Variants:
B757-200:
RR RB211
PW PW2037
PW PW2040
B757-300:
RR RB211
PW PW2037
PW PW2040
PW PW 2043
How to identify:
- Long and narrow fuselage
- 2 Engines
- Winglets for -300
BOEING
B737
Boeing 737 Family Line-up
Illustration by by Julien.scavini - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17180722
The latest B737NG (-600,-700,-800,-900) will have winglets. The original (-100,-200) and the classic (-300,-400, -500) will not. Also most of the B737 will have 2 extra windows on top of the normal cockpit windows.
B737-100 Lufthansa
(Look at the Engine Pod, this is JT8D low-bypass turbo-fan engine - Meaning loud noise)
Photo by Ken Fielding/http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32286738
Photo by Eduard Marmet -
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Britannia-Airways/Boeing-737-204-Adv/1372620/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4632784
B737-300 Air Malta (Look at the Engine Pod, the flat lip at the bottom)
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=737750
B737-400 (Qantas didn't opt for extra windows on top of the cockpit windows)
Photo by Allen Zhao - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas-(Jetconnect)/Boeing-737-476/2075451/L/, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20590645
B737-500 Southwest
Photo by redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States - N512SW, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24452870
B737-600 SAS (Notice Winglet is an option)
Photo by Adrian Pingstone - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=174358
B737-700 Southwest
Photo by JTOcchialini - N560WN FLL JTPI 9036, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41398460
B737-700ER ANA
Photo by Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan - ANA B737-700ER(JA10AN), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23457888
B737-800 AA
Photo by BriYYZ - originally posted to Flickr as American Airlines 737-800 N966AN, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9342908
B737-900 Alaska
Photo by Biggerben - http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7197921, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16764618
B737-900ER Boeing Test Aircraft (It is meant to compete directly with Airbus A321 and replace the B757-200)
Photo by Boeing Dreamscape - Flickr: Lionair 737-900 ER first flight, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14888297
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Seats:
Original:
B737-100 (85-124)
B737-200 (97-136)
Classic:
B737-300 (128-149)
B737-400 (146-188)
B737-500 (108-140)
NG:
B737-600 (108-149)
B737-700/700ER (128-149)
B737-800 (160-189)
B737-900/900ER (174-220)
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
MMO: M.82
MTOW:
Original:
B737-100 : 50,300 kg (111,000 lb)
B737-200 : 52,400 kg (115,500 lb)
Classic:
B737-300 : 62,820 kg (138,500 lb)
B737-400 : 68,050 kg (149,710 lb)
B737-500 : 60,550 kg (133,210 lb)
NG:
B737-600 : 66,000 kg (145,500 lb)
B737-700 : 70,080 kg (154,500 lb)
B737-700ER : 77,565 kg (171,000 lb)
B737-800 : 79,010 kg (174,200 lb)
B737-900 : 79,002 kg (174,170 lb)
B737-900ER : 85,130 kg (187,700 lb)
Service Ceiling: 41,100 ft (12,527 m)
Range with full load:
Original:
B737-100 : 1,540 nm
B737-200 : 1,900 - 2,300 nm
Classic:
B737-300 : 2,270 nm
B737-400 : 2,270 nm
B737-500 : 2,402 nm
NG:
B737-600 : 3,050 nm / 3,225 nm (With Winglets)
B737-700 : 3,365 nm / 3,440 nm (With Winglets)
B737-700ER : 5,775 nm
B737-800 : 3,060 nm / 3,115 nm (With Winglets)
B737-900 : 3,200 nm
B737-900ER : 2,700 nm (1 class config.) / 3,200 nm (2 class config. with 2 aux. fuel tanks) / 3,265 nm (2 class config with winglets and 2 aux. fuel tanks)
Wingspan:
Original: 28.35 m (93 ft 0 in)
Classic: 28.88 m (94 ft 9 in)
NG: 34.32 m (112 ft 7 in ) / With Winglets - 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in)
Length:
Original:
B737-100 : 28.65 m (94 ft 0 in)
B737-200 : 20.53 m (100 ft 2 in)
Classic:
B737-300 : 33.4 m (109 ft 7 in)
B737-400 : 36.5 m (119 ft 6 in)
B737-500 : 31.1 m (101 ft 8 in)
NG:
B737-600 : 31.2 m (102 ft 6 in)
B737-700/ER: 33.6 m (110 ft 4 in)
B737-800 : 39.5 m (129 ft 6 in)
B737-900/ER: 42.1 m (138 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
Original:
B737-100 : PW JT8D-7
B737-200 : PW JT8D-7
Classic:
B737-300 : CFM International CFM56-3-B2
B737-400 : CFM International CFM56-3C-1
B737-500 : CFM International CFM56-3-B1
NG:
B737-600 : CFM International CFM56-77B18
B737-700/ER: CFM International CFM56-77B20
B737-800 : CFM International CFM56-77B24
B737-900/ER: CFM International CFM56-77B26
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Low ground clearance
- Classic and NG have unique flat bottom engine pods
- Original Engines looks like a long missile
- 4 wheels bogey x 2 for main landing gears (Bogey is a gang of wheels linked together)
- 2 wheels bogey nose gear
- Next Generation Version might have winglets (Optional)
- 2 x Windows above cockpit windows (Optional)
B747
Boeing 747 Family Line-up
Illustration by Julien.scavini - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17604203
The Boeing 747 - Queen of the sky. Is one of the most fascinating aircraft in the world, it is big and can carry huge amount of payload. With the introduction of Airbus A380, the market tends to move towards Airbus as it is more fuel efficient and even higher payload. Imagine you can earn both side from Cargos and Passengers' revenue with lower operating cost. But Boeing is going to fight back with the upcoming version 747-8.
The most commonly see version will be the B747-400. It is easy to recognize by its winglets. How to identify this bird? 1. Head with a hump. 2. Four turbo-fan engines.
PAN AM B747-100
Photo by Eduard Marmet -
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pan-Am/Boeing-747-121/1372694/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4627997
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pan-Am/Boeing-747-121/1372694/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4627997
B747SP - This is a quite interesting aircraft as it has a large airframe but very short body.
Photo by Arpingstone assumed (based on copyright claims). Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2681409
B747-200B Alitalia
Photo by Aldo Bidini - Website: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Alitalia/Boeing-747-243B/1200648/L/&sid=f499b3169d12a0d4f410846e6512443a, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27438693
B747-300 Pakistan
Photo by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt - Gallery page http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pakistan-International-Airlines/Boeing-747-367/0367768/LPhoto http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/6/7/0367768.jpg, GFDL 1.2,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26865678
B747-400 Speedbird (Radio Call-sign for British Airways)
Photo by Paul Spijkers - Website: http://www.airliners.net/photo/British-Airways/Boeing-747-436/1723183/&sid=2776917da6647f65a22f1558074deaae, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17710334
B747-400 converted to become 787 fuselage carrier
Photo by Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japanderivative work: Altair78 (talk) - B747LCF_Dreamlifter_takeoff.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9442059
B747-8I Lufthansa (Notice the Engine Pod at the tail - Saw tooth. From there you can tell is -8)
Photo by Kiefer. from Frankfurt, Germany - Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38246591
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 3 (2 pilots and 1 Flight Engineer)
B747-100B
B747-200B
B747-300
Crew: 2 (No more Flight Engineer)
B747-400
B747-8I (I = Intercontinental is a passenger version, Freighter version will be -8F)
Engines: 4 x Turbo-fan
Seats:
B747-100B/-200B : 366 - 550
B747-300/-400/-400ER : 412 - 660
B747-8I : 463 - 605
MMO:
B747-100B/-200B/-300 : M.89
B747-400/-400ER/-8 : M.92
MTOW:
B747-100B : 333,390 kg (735,000 lb)
B747-200B/-300 : 377,842 kg (833,000 lb)
B747-400 : 396,890 kg (875,000 lb)
B747-400ER : 412,775 kg (910,000 lb)
B747-8I : 447,696 kg (987,000 lb)
Range with full load:
B747-100B : 5,300 nm
B747-200B : 6,850 nm
B747-300 : 6,700 nm
B747-400 : 7,260 nm
B747-400ER : 7,670 nm
B747-8I : 8,000 nm
Service Ceiling:
B747-100B/-200B/-300/-400 : 45,100 ft (13,746 m) [Hard to achieve as normally the aircraft is full of fuel]
B747-8I : 43,100 ft (13,100 m)
Wingspan:
B747-100B/-200B/-300 : 59.6 m (195 ft 8 in)
B747-400/-400ER : 64.4 m (211 ft 5 in)
B747-8I : 68.5 m (224 ft 7 in)
Length:
B747-100B/-200B/-300/-400/-400ER : 70.6 m (231 ft 10 in)
B747-8I : 76.25 m (250 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
B747-100B:
PW JT9D-7A/-7F/-7J
RR RB211-524B2
B747-200B:
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-50E2
RR RB211-524D4
B747-300:
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-80C2B1
RR RB211-524D4
B747-400:
PW 4062
GE CF6-80C2B5F
RR RB211-524G/H
B747-400ER: GE CF6-80C2B5F
B747-8 : GE GEnx-2B67
How to identify:
- Fuselage with a hump
- 4 Engines
- Winglets for -400
- Big in size
B757
Boeing 757
Photo by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Transavia-Airlines/Boeing-757-2K2/0325206/&sid=1adb15dbfffd3fbc7788a18e1f686191, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16739456The Boeing 757 is the larget single-aisle (Narrow Body) built by Boeing. However this model is no long in production. Last aircraft was built in 2004 but you can still see this in most of the US airports.
Seriously I could not easily identify this aircraft as there is nothing visually unique. Maybe there is no winglets.
I could mistaken this aircraft as Airbus A321. Please leave me a comment if you think there is some uniqueness of this aircraft. Thank you.
B757-200 Air Europe (Ceased operation in 1991)
Photo by emdjt42 - 24122 Boeing 757-236 G-BNSF Air Europe Newcastle AirportUploaded by Altair78, CC BY-SA 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16078745
B757-200PF Freighter Version
Photo by Dylan Ashe from San Jose, USA - FirstUploaded by Altair78, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6728515
B757-200M Royal Nepal Airlines (Still in-service)
Photo By Konstantin von Wedelstaedtderivative work: Altair78 - This file was derived from Nepal Airlines Boeing 757-200M Wedelstaedt.jpg:, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18959348
B757-300 Delta
Photo by Motohide Miwa from USA - Delta 757-351Uploaded by Altair78, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15891439
Crew : 2
Engines : 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats:
B757-200 : 200 - 239
B757-300 : 243 - 295
MMO : M.86
MTOW:
B757-200 : 115,680 kg (255,000 lb)
B757-300 : 123,600 kg (272,500 lb)
Range with full load:
B757-200 : 3,900 nm
B757-300 : 3,395 nm / 3,595 nm with Winglets
Service Ceiling : 42,000 ft (12,800 m)
Wingspan : 38.05 m (124 ft 10 in)
Length:
B757-200 : 47.32 m (155 ft 3 in)
B757-300 : 54.47 m (178 ft 8 in)
Engine Variants:
B757-200:
RR RB211
PW PW2037
PW PW2040
B757-300:
RR RB211
PW PW2037
PW PW2040
PW PW 2043
How to identify:
- Long and narrow fuselage
- 2 Engines
- Winglets for -300
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