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Air Berlin - Boeing 737-76Q: [br]The Boeing 737 is a popular short-to-medium range commercial passenger jet aircraft. It has been continuously manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes since 1967. With 5,000 sold, it is the most-produced commercial passenger jet aircraft of all time. The 737 was born out of Boeing's need to field a competitor in the short-range, small capacity jetliner market which had been opened up by the BAC 1-11 and the Douglas DC-9. Boeing was badly behind however when the 737 program was initiated in 1964, as both of these rivals were already into their flight certification programmes. To speed up the development time, Boeing reused as much technology from the existing 707 and 727 as possible, most notably the fuselage. This gave the 737 a critical advantage over the opposition - six abreast seating compared to the 1-11 and DC-9's five abreast layout, and also made the 737 cheaper and quicker to design. But the decision also dated the design, and created problems for future modernisation, which still haunts the current Next Generation series to this day. Astraeus Boeing 737-300The short and stubby appearance of the first 737-100 earned it the nickname among Boeing engineers as "FLUF", being an acronym for "Fat Little Ugly Fella", although the industry affectionately called it the "Baby Boeing". The -100 and -200 series are identifiable by their tubular engine nacelles which are integrated into the wing and project both fore and aft of it. The engines used on the Original 737 models are Pratt and Whitney JT8D turbofans. The Originals can also be identified by the smoothly curving upsweep of the tail fin - the Classics and NG models have a noticeable "kink" at the base of the fin. The first 737 (a 100 series) took its maiden flight April 9, 1967 and entered service in February 1968 with Lufthansa, the first foreign airline to launch a new Boeing plane. The 737-200 made its maiden flight on August 8, 1967. Lufthansa was the only customer to purchase the 737-100 from new and only 30 aircraft were ever produced. The lengthened 737-200 was widely preferred and was produced until 1988. The launch customer of the 737-200 was United Airlines. [br]Variants: There have been three basic generations of the 737, known as the Original, Classic and Next-Generation (NG) models. [br]Original: the 737-100 and -200 (Produced from 1967 - 1988) [br]Classic: the 737-300, -400, and -500 (Produced from 1983 - 2000) [br]Next-Generation (or 737NG): 737-600, -700, -800, and -900 (Produced from 1997 - ) [br]Some versions in different generations correspond to each other in size. These are: [br]737-100 — Smallest, original layout [br]737-200 — Extended version of the -100 in order to accommodate the US market [br]737-500, 737-600 — Shortened versions of the -300 and -700 respectively [br]737-300, 737-700 — The new base models, slightly stretched over the 737-200 [br]737-400, 737-800 — Stretched versions mostly to accommodate charter and business airlines [br]737-900 and 900X — Recent versions stretched even further to close a gap in Boeing's product line-up [br]737-700IGW, 737-800ERX — These variants have been awarded military contracts (see Military variants below), but the specifications have not yet been found for this encyclopedia entry. [br]When referring to variants of the 737, Boeing and the airlines often collapse the model (737) and the capacity designator (-300, -800, etc.) into a smaller form, either 733 or 738. The exception is the 737-700, which is abbreviated as 73G, in order to avoid confusion with the model number itself. These notations may be found in aircraft manuals or airline timetables. Also in production is the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ and BBJ2). The BBJ is based on the 737-700 but is fitted with the stronger wings from the 737-800, while the BBJ2 is based upon the 737-800. The BBJ has increased range (by use of extra fuel tanks) over the other 737 models and is currently operated by some airlines on premium flights between North America and Europe. The vast majority of 737s in commecial revenue service are the Classic and NG models - the Original models are quickly heading for extinction owing to poorer fuel efficiency, high noise emissions (despite the vast majority having had their JT8Ds fitted with hush kits) and escalating maintenance costs - although a large number of -200s are still in operation with "second tier" airlines and those of developing countries. No 737-100 remains in airworthy condition; however the original Boeing prototype (now owned by NASA) is now exhibited in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. [br]

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