Boeing 737
1967 twin-engine jet-powered airliner family
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Boeing 737 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,409 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Southwest Airlines[3], Ryanair[4], United Airlines[5], American Airlines[6], Alaska Airlines[7], Qantas Airways[8], Air Florida[9], China Southern Airlines[10], Gol Transportes Aéreos[11], Lufthansa[12], Condor Flugdienst[13], Hapag-Lloyd Flug[14]
- Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes[15], Boeing[16]
- Developer: Boeing[17]
- Collection: Air Force and Air Defense Museum[18], The Museum of Flight[19], Australian National Aviation Museum[20]
- Subclass of: narrow-body jet airliner with 2 engines[21], land-based aircraft[22], narrow-body airliner[23]
- Designed by: Boeing[24]
- Part of: Boeing 7x7 series[25]
- Has use: airliner[26]
- Commons category: Boeing 737[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Powered by: Pratt & Whitney JT8D[29], CFM International CFM56[30]
- Has part(s): Boeing 737 Original[31], Boeing 737 Classic[32], Boeing 737 Next Generation[33], Boeing 737 MAX[34]
- First flight: April 9, 1967[35]
- Service entry: February 10, 1968[36]
- Official website: http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/737family/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boeing 737[38]
- Commons gallery: Boeing 737[39]
- Total produced: 10,510[40]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[41]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[42]
- Wing configuration: low wing[43]
- Native label: Boeing 737[44]
- Height: 12.50 m[45]
- Wingspan: 34.30 m[46]
- Cruise speed: 852 kilometre per hour[47]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Boeing 737 include Seven Thirty-Seven[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Bryan Cranston[50].
Why It Matters
Boeing 737 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Seven Thirty-Seven[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Bryan Cranston[50].