Boeing 737

IBoeing 737 yinqwelo moya emxinwa eveliswe nguBoeing kwiifektri zayo i-Everett kunye neRenton eWashington .Iphuhliselwe ukuncedisa i- Boeing 727 kwiindlela ezimfutshane nezibhityileyo, i-twinjet igcina ububanzi be-fuselage engama-707 kunye nezihlalo ezithandathu ezilinganayo kodwa zine-underwing turbofans ezimbini endaweni yezine. Kucingelwa ukuba ngo-1964, i-737-100 yokuqala yenza inqwelomoya yayo yokuqala ngo-Epreli ka-1967 yaza yaqalisa inkonzo ngoFebruwari ka-1968 eLufthansa .I-737-200 eyandisiweyo yangena kwinkonzo ngo-Epreli 1968, kwaye yavela kwizizukulwana ezine, inikezela ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zabakhweli abangama-85 ukuya kuma-215.

Ii-737-100/200 ezahluka-hlukeneyo zaye zanikwa amandla yi- Pratt & Whitney JT8D ii-injini ezidlulayo eziphantsi kwaye zinika indawo yokuhlala abantu abangama-85 ukuya kwi-130. Yaziswa ngo-1980 kwaye yaziswa ngo-1984, i- 737 Classic -300/400/500 ezahlukeneyo zaphuculwa kunye ne -CFM56-3 turbofans kwaye zinika i-110 kwizihlalo ze-168. Yaziswa ngo-1997, i -737 Next Generation (NG) -600/700/800/900 ezahlukeneyo ziye zahlaziywa i-CFM56-7 turbofans, iphiko elikhulu kunye ne- cockpit yeglasi ephuculweyo, kunye nesihlalo se-108 ukuya kuma-215 abakhweli. Isizukulwana samva nje, i- 737 MAX, 737-7/8/9/10 MAX, inikwe amandla yi- CFM LEAP -1B ephezulu ye-bypass turbofans kunye ne-138 ukuya kwi-204 abantu, bangene kwinkonzo kwi-2017.