On Sept. 5, 1994, the second member of the "Next Generation" 737s was launched, the 737-800. Envisioned as a stretched version of the current 737-400, the new -800 and can seat from 162 to 189 passengers.
Boeing 737 is the most common aircraft in the world, and is also the aircraft with the longest continuous production run, being launched in 1965 and still produced today. The long production run gives us 9 different models of the type, usually grouped into 3 generations.
Common to the entire 737 product range is its resemblance of the Airbus A320 series, but it can be easily differentiated by the winglets found on the A320 series (Except early A320-100 aircraft), and by the different tail section.
The first delivery was to German carrier Hapag-Lloyd in spring 1998.
| Boeing 737-800 |
| First flight: |
July 31, 1997 |
| Wingspan: |
112 ft. 7 in. / 34.3 m |
| Length: |
129 ft. 6 in. / 39.5 m |
| Height: |
41 ft. 2 in. / 12.5 m |
| Ceiling: |
41,000 ft. |
| Range: |
2,940 nm / 5,445 km |
| Weight: |
90,560 lbs / 41,077 kg |
| Power plant: |
Two CFM56-7B |
| Speed: |
525 knots / 972 km/h / 0.79 mach |
| Crew: |
2 |
| Accommodation: |
162-189 in two or one class configuration |
