Terranova Defense Announces US Allies Surplus Boeing 737, Series 800 & 900, Now Available For Sale
James Castle
Executive Director, Cyber Security Global Alliance | President & Co-Founder, CSR5 Global | CEO/CSO, Terranova Aerospace & Defense Group (USA) | CAN Ambassador, EU Commission | Chief Cybersecurity Advisory - BOD BMCC
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage cross-section and nose with two underwing turbofans. Envisioned in 1964, the initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. The lengthened 737-200 entered service in April 1968. It evolved through four generations, offering several variants for 85 to 215 passengers.
The initial concept featured podded engines on the aft fuselage and a T-tail like the 727, and five-abreast seating, but engineer Joe Sutter instead placed the engines under the wings to lighten the structure, enabling fuselage widening for six-abreast seating.[8] The 737 design was presented in October 1964 at the Air Transport Association maintenance and engineering conference by chief project engineer Jack Steiner, where its elaborate high-lift devices raised concerns about maintenance costs and dispatch reliability.
The original 737 continued to be developed into thirteen major variants. These were later divided into what has became known as the four generations of the 737:
The third generation “NG” series: 737-600, -800 and 900 series, also the military C-40 and P-8, launched late 1993.
The 737 Next Generation featured a redesigned wing with a wider wingspan and larger area, greater fuel capacity, and higher MTOWs. It was equipped with CFM56-7 series engines, a glass cockpit, and features upgraded and redesigned interior configurations. It has a longer range and larger variants than its predecessor. The series includes four main models, the ?600, -700, -800, and -900, with seating for 108 to 215 passengers.
As of May 2019, a total of 7,097 737NG aircraft had been ordered, of which 7,031 have been delivered, the remaining orders are in the -700 BBJ, -800, -800 BBJ and -900ER variants.
The 737NG variants were developed into additional versions such as the U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon.
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