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By: 17th April 2014 at 09:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-My comment on this was deleted from A.net. No explanation given:
The 8000th 737 is a testament to Boeing's engineering prowess. Not just for the 737 itself, but also for the fuselage Boeing designed for the 720/707. The 737 uses the same fuselage and section 41 (cockpit section).
I wonder if the engineers who designed that fuselage and cockpit section could ever have imagined that it would still be rolling of the production line over 50 years later?
People on A.net continuously harp on about how only the latest, most advanced, product can compete effectively.
Yet here we have a 55 year old fuselage married to cutting edge wings and engines, with a few aerodynamic tweaks here and there, successfully competing against an arguably much younger and more advanced opponent.
It's a shame the 8000th 737 off the line isn't being met with a little more pomp and ceremony. Boeing have missed an opportunity here.
By: 17th April 2014 at 14:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Seems like almost yesterday it was 7,000!
By: 17th April 2014 at 19:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-...I appreciate that this was once true, but is it still the case?The 737 uses the same fuselage and section 41 (cockpit section).
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Regards
By: 17th April 2014 at 22:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Hope you don't mind me adding these photo's taken at Ringway back in the 80's when this milestone 737 arrived
By: 18th April 2014 at 15:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I appreciate that this was once true, but is it still the case?Regards
So far as I can tell, yes.
The fuselage has not changed, nor has section 41. The tail cone had been reprofiled a few times. There are a few aerodynamic tweaks too. But from what I can gather, the fuselage is essentially unchanged.
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By: 19kilo10 - 17th April 2014 at 01:08
Fairly impressive. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-16/boeing-s-737-turns-8-000-the-best-selling-plane-ever-isn-t-slowing?campaign_id=yhoo