Boeing 737 MAX

what is it?

The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation and incorporates more efficient CFM International LEAP engines, aerodynamic improvements such as split-tip winglets, and structural modifications. The program was announced in August 2011, the first flight took place in January 2016, and the aircraft was certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 35.9 m wingspan

base stats

• range 6,482 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 172passengers
• size 82.6 tmax take-off weight
• built 370made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 10 years ago, in 2016.
• 🚗Wingspan of 35.9 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 6,482 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2016-01-29

introduced

2017

status

still flying

number built

370

role

narrow-body airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Boeing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

engines

2× CFM International LEAP-1B28 / CFM International LEAP

crew

2

passengers

172

length

39.5 m

wingspan

35.9 m

height

12.3 m

max take-off weight

82.6 t

top speed

—

range

6,482 km

ceiling

12,497 m

ICAO code

B37M, B38M, B39M, B3XM

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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