Mid Size Passenger Jets
McDonnell Douglas MD-95 / Boeing 717
ICAO: B712
Overview
The Boeing 757-300 is the longest member of the 757 family. Introduced in the late 1990s, it was designed to increase passenger capacity on medium-range routes. The aircraft combined narrow-body economics with widebody-like capacity in some layouts.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4/B, Pratt & Whitney PW2000-40/43
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 43,500 lbf · 193 kN
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins Avionics
- Wing tips
- Blended tips
- Seats
- 295 economy · 243 business
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 11 ft 7 in · 3.54 m
- Cabin height
- 7 ft 0 in · 2.13 m
- Cabin length
- 141 ft 9 in · 43.21 m
- Exterior length
- 178 ft 7 in · 54.43 m
- Tail height
- 44 ft 9 in · 13.64 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 12 ft 4 in · 3.76 m
- Wing span
- 124 ft 10 in · 38.06 m
- Baggage volume
- 2,384 ft³ · 67.5 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 273,000 lb · 124,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- 224,000 lb · 101,500 kg
- Max payload
- 68,000 lb · 30,900 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 11,500 gal · 43,500 L · 34,800 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
- 3,467 nm · 3,990 mi · 6,420 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.30 nm/gal · 0.15 km/L
- Ceiling
- 42,000 ft · 12,800 m
- Rate of climb
- 3,500 ft/min · 18 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 8,550 ft · 2,600 m
- Landing distance
- 5,100 ft · 1,550 m
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Operational Context
Boeing 757-300 — high-capacity narrow-body twinjet
The 757-300 first flew in 1998 and entered service in 1999. It features a stretched fuselage compared with the 757-200 while retaining the same wing and engine options. The aircraft was aimed at high-density leisure and charter markets.
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 757-300 cruises at around 470 knots (870 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 270,000 pounds (122,470 kg). Seating can exceed 240 passengers depending on configuration.
Production numbers were limited compared with the 757-200. The aircraft remains in service with a small number of operators. It represents the final passenger development of the 757 line.
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