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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 757 | | | |  757: Encyclopedia II - Boeing 747 - Disasters
Boeing 747 - Specific accidents.
The 747 has been involved in a number of air disasters. However, very few have been due to design flaws in the aircraft itself: as with most air accidents, most have been because of pilot error, improper maintenance, or in a few cases, terrorist or military action.
Lufthansa flight 540, Nairobi, 1974
Tenerife Airport Disaster, 1977
Air-India flight 855, Arabian Sea, 1978
Korean Air flight 007, Sea of Okhotsk, 1983
Avianca flight 011 ...
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| | | | | 757: Encyclopedia II - Boeing 737 - History 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 ...
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| | | | | 757: Encyclopedia II - Boeing 727 - Design The 727 proved very successful with airlines worldwide partly because of its capability to take off and land on smaller runways while still flying medium range routes. This effectively allowed airlines to attract passengers from cities with large populations but smaller airports to worldwide tourist destinations. One of the features that gave the 727 its ability to land on shorter runways was its unique wing design. Through flap extension and leading edge slat deployment, the 727 could almost double its wing surface area, allowing it to fly with ...
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| | | | | 757: Encyclopedia II - Boeing 727 - Specifications
Boeing 727 - General characteristics 727-200.
Wingspan : 108 ft (32.91 m)
Length : 153 ft 2 in (46.69 m)
Tail height : 34 ft (10.36 m)
Powerplant : 3 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans,
-15 rated at 15,500 lbf (69 kN) thrust
-17 rated at 16,000 lbf (71 kN) thrust
-17R rated at 17,400 lbf (77 kN) thrust
Max. number of passengers : 189
Boeing 72 ...
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