Boeing 737

The 737 is the world’s best selling airliner with more than 5000 aircraft having been built up to now. First generation 737-100 and -200 had long engine nacelles but for the second generation (series 300, 400, 500) advanced CFM56 engines with wider nacelles were used. Today only New Generation 737s (series 600 – 900) are in production.

Due to its small size the modelplane is not as easy to fly as a larger one. A lot of experience is therefore required for piloting this plane. It is recommended to use gyros on ailerons as well as on rudder.

Powerplant: Glow: two 6.5 cc (.40 cu.in.) engines

Turbine: twice 25 N (5.5 lbs.) thrust

Ducted Fan: diameter up to 85 mm (3.3’’) (series 300, 400, 500 only)

Specifications:

Span Length Wing Area Weight

B737-100 1.77 m (70’’) 1.78 m (70’’) 40.3 dm² (625 sq.in.) 6 kg (13 lbs.)

B737-200 1.77 m (70’’) 1.90 m (75’’) 40.3 dm² (625 sq.in.) 6 kg (13 lbs.)

B737-300 1.81 m (71’’) 2.09 m (82’’) 41.2 dm² (639 sq.in.) 7 kg (15 lbs.)

B737-400 1.81 m (71’’) 2.28 m (90’’) 41.2 dm² (639 sq.in.) 7.5 kg (17 lbs.)

B737-500 1.81 m (71’’) 1.94 m (76’’) 41.2 dm² (639 sq.in.) 6.5 kg (14 lbs.)

Pics:

(Norbert Rauch)

(Helmut Jobelius)

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