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Boeing 757-200
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Known for its
fuel efficiency and clean and quiet operation,
the Boeing 757-200 entered production in 1981.
Boeing delivered the first to launch customer
Eastern Airlines on December 22, 1982.
Three
principal models were eventually produced - the
Boeing 757-200, 757-300, and the 757-200
freighter. In addition, Boeing produced one
757-200 Combi. October 28, 2004 was the 1.050th
and final 757 a Shanghai Airlines 757-200, was
the centerpiece of a ceremony at the company's
Renton, Washington factory. The final 757 will
be the 1.049th delivered to an airline or
military operator . Boeing uses the first 757 as
a test bed.
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757-200:
Standard version.
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757-200PF
Package Freighter:
Developed for United Parcel Service. Large
freight door forward, single crew door and
no windows; up to 15 standard 2.24 × 3.18 m
cargo pallets on main deck.
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757-200M Combi:
Boeing's mixed cargo/passenger configuration
with windows; upward-opening cargo door to
port (forward) 3.40 × 2.18 m; carries up to
three 2.24 × 2.74 m cargo containers and 150
passengers; one delivered to Royal Nepal
Airlines.
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757-200SF Special
Freighter: Boeing Airplane
Services will purchase 757-200s from British
Airways and other operators and modify them
to 757SF Special Freighter configuration for
lease to DHL Worldwide Express. The
modification, which is also available to
other customers, provides 226.5 m3 of cargo
space with payload of 27,215 kg and range of
over 3.704 km.
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757-200 `Catfish':
Boeing's own 757-200 prototype (N757A)
fitted with radar nose in Lockheed Martin
F-22A profile and representative F-22A swept
wing section above flight deck containing
conformal radar antennas for advanced radar
trials; first flight in this configuration
March 11, 1999.
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VC-32A:
Boeing 757-2G4. Four, with PW2040 engines,
ordered August 8, 1996 as replacements for
VC-137s of USAF's 89th Airlift Wing at
Andrews AFB, Maryland. First aircraft
(98-0001) flew February 11, 1998 and was
delivered to 89th AW on June 19, 1998.
Further three followed on June 23, November
20 and November 25, 1998. Post-production
modifications, performed at Boeing's Wichita
facility and completed on first aircraft on
April 2, 1999, include installation of
auxiliary fuel tanks, capacity 6.984 liters
in forward and aft cargo holds, increasing
range to 9,260 km; self-deploying forward
airstairs; crew ladder; SATCOM upgrade; and
378 liter potable water tank.
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757-300:
Stretched version. Described separately.
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Developing nation: |
United States of America |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. |
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Production line: |
closed October 28, 2004. |
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aircraft: |
medium range narrow body airliner. |
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First flight: |
- 757-200
February 19, 1982, N757A.
- 757-200F August
13, 1987, N401UP.
- 757-300 August 2, 1998, N757X. |
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First delivery: |
- 757-200
December 22, 1982 to Eastern Airlines.
- 757-200F
September 17, 1987 to UPS.
- 757-300 March 10, 1999 to
Condor |
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Boeing 757-200 |
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Cockpit crew: |
two
pilots. |
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Passengers single class: |
228. |
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Passengers two class: |
- 12 first
class.
- 188 economy class. |
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Cabin length: |
36,09 m. |
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Cabin diameter: |
3,54 m. |
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Cabin height: |
2,13 m. |
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Cargo volume: |
- under floor 51 m³. |
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Wing span: |
38,05 m. |
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Wing area: |
185,24 m². |
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sweep: |
25 degrees. |
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Fuselage length: |
47,32 m. |
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Fuselage diameter: |
3,76 m. |
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Height: |
13,56 m. |
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Horizontal tail unit: |
15,24 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
18,29 m. |
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Track: |
7,32 m. |
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Engines: |
- two Pratt & Whitney PW2037
each rated 162.8 kN.
- two Pratt & Whitney PW2040
each rated 178.4 kN.
- two Rolls Royce RB211-535E4
each rated 179 kN.
- two Rolls Royce RB211-535E4B
each rated 193.5 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 62.100 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel weight: 85.300
Kg.
- fuel: 43.490 liters.
- max. payload: 26.700 Kg. |
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Max. take off weight: |
115.680 Kg. |
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Max. landing weight: |
95.250 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
852 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
935 km/h. |
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Max. ceiling: |
11.887 m. |
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Range: |
- max.
range 7.222 km. |
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Performance: |
- take-off run 1.646 m at max.
take-off weight.
- landing run 1.402 m at max.
landing weight. |
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Boeing 757-200PF*
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Cargo volume: |
- main
deck 187 m³.
- under floor 51 m³.
- total load 238 m³. |
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Standard 2.23m x 3.17m pallets: |
- main cargo deck of freighter
15. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 51.700 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel weight: 90.700
Kg.
- fuel: 42.680 liters.
- max. payload: 39.000 Kg. |
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Max. take off weight: |
116.650 Kg. |
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Max. landing weight: |
92.250 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
852 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
935 km/h. |
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Max. ceiling: |
11.887 m. |
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Range: |
- max.
range 6.852 km. |
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Generally similar to the Boeing 757-200 except
in the following particulars.
Boeing 757-200 production:
Built
995, active 956, stored
29, scrapped 1 and written-off 8 at March 2005.
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Boeing 757 of
each type: |
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- 877 Boeing 757-200 |
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- 78 Boeing 757-200PF. |
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- 35 Boeing 757-200SF. |
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- 4 Boeing VC-32A. |
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- 1 Boeing 757-200C. |
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- 55 Boeing 757-300 |
8 Boeing 757-200 written-off by accidents:
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02oct1990 B-2812 Boeing 757-21B
China Southern Airlines While waiting for take-off
clearance from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport, China to
Shanghai the aircraft was hit by a crashing Xiamen
Airlines Boeing 737 (B-2510). The 737 struck the right
wing and cut through the center fuselage. The 757 caught
fire. 46 fatalities / 122 on board.
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20dec1995 N651AA Boeing 757-223 American
Airlines during approach of Cali-Alfonso B. Aragon
Airport, Colombia, crashed into a mountain near Buga,
Colombia 160 fatalities / 164 on board.
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06feb1996 TC-GEN Boeing 757-225 Alas Nacionales
Crashed 26 km NE off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic in
the Atlantic Ocean. 189 fatalities / 189 on board.
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02oct1996 N52AW Boeing 757-23A AeroPeru
Crashed 73 km NW off Lima, Peru in the Pacific Ocean.
70 fatalities / 70 on board.
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14sep1999 G-BYAG Boeing 757-204 Britannia
Airways During landing at Gerona-Costa Brava Airport,
Spain, the captain lost his visual reference with the
runway because all runway lights had suddenly failed,
because of thunderstorm. The 757 runs at grassland
beside the runway and both main landing gears
collapsed. 0 fatalities / 245 on board.
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11sep2001 N591UA Boeing 757-222 United
Airlines The aircraft was hijacked by four
terrorists. The hijackers took over control, reportedly
switched off the transponder and changed course to,
probably, Washington. The aircraft probably crashed near
Somerset, PA following passengers attempt to take down
the hijackers. 44 fatalities / 44 on board.
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11sep2001 N644AA Boeing 757-223 American
Airlines The 757 was hijacked by five terrorists. The
hijackers took over control, reportedly switched off the
transponder and changed course to Washington. The 757
crashed in the Pentagon. 44 fatalities / 44 on board
/ 125 fatalities on the ground.
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01jul2002 A9C-DHL Boeing 757-23APF DHL
Aviation Collided in the air with a Tupolev 154 of
Bashkirian Airlines above Überlingen, Germany. 2
fatalities / 2 on board / 69 fatalities from Tupolev
154.
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