Boeing 757-200
- CountryUnited States of America
- TypeMedium range narrowbody airliner
- PowerplantsTwo 166.4kN (37,400lb) RollsRoyce RB211-535C turbofans, or 178.8kN (40,200lb) RB211-535E4s, or 193.5kN (43,500lb) RB211-535E4-Bs, or 162.8kN (36,600lb) Pratt & Whitney PW2037s, or two 178.4kN (40,100lb) PW2040s, or 189.5kN (42,600lb) PW2043s.
- PerformanceMax cruising speed 914km/h (493kt), economical cruising speed 850km/h (460kt). Range with P&W engines and 186 passengers 5053km (2728nm), with RR engines 4758km (2569nm). Range at optional max takeoff weight with P&W engines 7277km (3929nm), with RR engines 6888km (3719nm). 757-200PF - Speeds same. Range with 22,680kg payload and P&W engines 7195km (3885nm), with RR engines 6857km (3700nm).
- WeightsOperating empty with P&W engines 57,840kg (127,520lb), with RB211s 57,975kg (127,810lb). Basic max takeoff 99,790kg (220,000lb), medium range MTOW 108,860kg (240,000lb), extended range MTOW 115,665kg (255,000lb) or 115,895kg (255,550lb).
- DimentionsWing span 38.05m (124ft 10in), length 47.32m (155ft 3in), height 13.56m (44ft 6in). Wing area 185.3m2 (1994sq ft).
- CapacityFlightcrew of two. 757-200 - Typical passenger arrangements vary from 178 two class (16 first & 162 economy), or 202 (12 first & 190 economy) or 208 (12 first and 196 economy) or 214 to 239 in all economy class. 757-200PF - Maximum of 15 standard 2.24 x 2.74m (88 x 108in) freight pallets on main deck.
- Production987 757-200s had been ordered by late 2002, of which over 983 had been delivered.
After a moderate deals begin, the medium extent single walkway 757 has ended up yet an alternate deals example of overcoming adversity for Boeing.
Boeing considered various recommendations for a successor to the 727 tri-plane amid the 1970s, with a considerable lot of these plans emphasizing the nose and T-tail of the prior plane. It was not until later in that decade however that Boeing settled on a more ordinary outline offering the same cross segment as the 727 (also the 737, 707 and 720) yet with the fuselage impressively more long, an all new wing, nose and flightdeck and fuel proficient high sidestep turbofan motors.
Boeing propelled advancement of the 757 in March 1979 after requests from British Airways and Eastern. Created in pair with the bigger widebody 767 the two sorts impart various frameworks and innovations, including a typical early era EFIS flightdeck.
First and foremost flight was on February 19 1982 and the 757 entered administration in January the accompanying year. Consequent forms to show up are the 757-200pf Package Freighter, an unadulterated tanker, and the 757-200m Combi (one and only has been constructed). The standard traveler air ship is assigned the 757-200, there being no -100. The extended 757-300 is portrayed independently.
Beginning offers of the 757 were reasonably abate, however requests got essentially in the mid to late 1980s as movement on courses formerly served by more modest 727s and 737s developed to oblige the 757's additional limit. Today 757 deals agreeably surpass those of the 767, a position that was turned around until the late 1980s.
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