Mid Size Passenger Jets
McDonnell Douglas MD-95 / Boeing 717
ICAO: B712
Overview
The Boeing 757-200 is a twin-engine narrow-body aircraft designed for medium and transcontinental routes. Entering service in the early 1980s, it combined narrow-body efficiency with long-range capability. The aircraft became popular on domestic and transatlantic routes.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW2037
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 42,600 lbf · 189 kN
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins CRT
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 239
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 11 ft 6 in · 3.50 m
- Cabin height
- 6 ft 11 in · 2.10 m
- Cabin length
- 125 ft 8 in · 38.30 m
- Exterior length
- 155 ft 2 in · 47.30 m
- Tail height
- 44 ft 7 in · 13.60 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 12 ft 6 in · 3.80 m
- Wing span
- 124 ft 8 in · 38.00 m
- Baggage volume
- 1,660 ft³ · 47.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 220,000 lb · 100,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- 198,000 lb · 90,000 kg
- Max payload
- 57,000 lb · 25,900 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 11,300 gal · 42,700 L · 34,100 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 496 kt · 571 mph · 919 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 140 kt · 161 mph · 259 km/h
- Range
- 3,915 nm · 4,510 mi · 7,250 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 42,000 ft · 12,800 m
- Rate of climb
- 3,500 ft/min · 18 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 6,800 ft · 2,070 m
- Landing distance
- 4,600 ft · 1,400 m
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Operational Context
Boeing 757-200 — medium-range narrow-body jet
The 757-200 first flew in 1982 and entered airline service in 1983. It was developed alongside the 767 and shares a similar flight deck design. The aircraft features a longer fuselage and more powerful engines than earlier narrow-body jets.
Powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211 or Pratt & Whitney PW2000 turbofan engines producing approximately 37,000 to 43,000 pounds of thrust (165 to 191 kN) each, the 757-200 cruises at around 470 knots (870 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 255,000 pounds (115,700 kg). Seating typically ranges from 180 to 239 passengers.
The 757-200 proved well suited to transcontinental and select transatlantic routes. Production ended in 2004, but many remain active in passenger and cargo service. The aircraft is valued for its performance from shorter runways.
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