by Shaw , ,

Chapters in this book cover

1. Introduction and Evolution The evolution of the 737-300/-400/-500 and brief coverage of the 737-100/-200. 2. Design The design concepts of teh 737-300 to -800. 3. Production Details of 737 construction, from fuselage fabrication work undertaken at Boeings's Wichita, Kansas factory, to the Renton assembly line where the bodies are mated with the rest of the components, many built by contracted partners.

4. Technical Specification Full technical breakdown of the 737-300 to -800, including details of cockpit, engines, seating plans, flight systems, refuelling and resupply, power systems, safety. 5. In Service Details of the in-service records of the 737-300 to -800, from the March 1981 go-ahead for the 737-300 to the November 1994 Hapag-Lloyd order for the 737-800. 6. Customers This is a big chapter with photographs and details of the major 737-300 to -800s customers.

7. Accidents and Incidents Details of 737-300 to -800 accidents with details of the most interesting, including British Midland's B737-4Y0 which crashed onto the M1 motorway at kegworth on 8 January 1989 after the pilots shut down the wrong engine. 8. Production History Another substantial section, giving an aircraft-by-aircraft tabular listing of 737-300 to -800 production. 9. Chronology Tabular listing of key dates associated with the 737-300 programme, including first flight, roll-out and customer handover details.
ISBN 978 1 85310 947 8
128 pages
Paperback
297x210 mm
Colour photographs throughout
May 1999



Notify me when product is back in stock

£16.99