The 737-900 is the largest and latest member of the 737 family, and was launched on September 10, 1997 with an order for 10 from Alaska Airlines. A 1,57 meter plug forward of the wing and a 1,07 meter plug rear compared with the -800 increases seating to 177 in two classes (maximum seating is the same as the 737-800’s due to emergency exit requirements).
Boeing 737-900ER
The 737-900ER incorporates a new pair of exit doors, a flat rear-pressure bulkhead and other structural and aerodynamic design changes that allow it to carry up to 215 passengers and fly up to 3.200 nautical miles (5.925 km).
Boeing BBJ 3
Boeing launched on November 21, 2005 a business jet version of Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-900ER commercial jetliner. The BBJ 3 offers 35 percent more cabin space than the BBJ and 11 percent more cabin space than the BBJ 2.
The BBJ 3 will offer 104 square meters of cabin space. With up to five auxiliary fuel tanks, the jet will have a maximum range of 4,765 nautical miles (8.825 km).
| Developing nation: | United States of America |
| Manufacturer/designer: | Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. |
| Production line: | Renton Municipal Airport, WA. |
| Type aircraft: | Short to medium range airliner. |
| First flight: | – 737-100 April 9, 1967, N73700.
– 737-200 August 8, 1967, N9001U. – 737-200C September 18, 1968. – 737-200Adv April 15, 1971. – 737-300 February 24, 1984, N350AU. – 737-400 February 19, 1988, N73700. – 737-500 June 30, 1989, N73700. – 737-600 January 22, 1998, N7376. – 737-700 February 9, 1997, N737X. – 737-800 July 31, 1997, N737BX. – 737-900 September 2000, N737X. – 737-900ER September 1, 2006 |
| First delivery: | – 737-100 December 28, 1967 to Lufthansa.
– 737-200 December 29, 1967 to United Airlines. – 737-200C October 30, 1968 to Wien Consolidated. – 737-200Adv May 20, 1971 to All Nippon Airways. – 737-300 November 28, 1984 to USAir. – 737-400 September 15, 1988 to Piedmont. – 737-500 February 28, 1990 to Southwest. – 737-600 August, 1998 to SAS. – 737-700 December 17, 1997 to Southwest. – 737-800 April 22, 1998 to Hapag Lloyd. – 737-900 May 16, 2001 to Alaska Airlines. |
| Last delivery: | – 737-100 July 26, 1973 to NASA.
– 737-200 April 5, 71 to Indian Airlines. – 737-200C July 5, 1985 to Markair. – 737-200Adv August 8, 1988 to Xiamen Airlines. – 737-300 December 17, 1999 to Air New Zealand. – 737-400 February 25, 2000 to CSA Czech Airlines. – 737-500 July 26, 1999 to Air Nippon. |
| Boeing 737-900 | |
| Cockpit crew: | two pilots. |
| Passengers single class: | 189. |
| Passengers two class: | – 12 first class.
– 165 economy class. |
| Cabin length: | 32,61 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 3,54 m. |
| Cabin height: | 2,20 m. |
| Cargo volume: | – under floor 51,9 m³. |
| Wing span: | 34,31 m. |
| Wing area: | 125 m². |
| Wing sweep: | 25 degrees. |
| Fuselage length: | 42,11 m. |
| Fuselage diameter: | 3,76 m. |
| Height: | 12,55 m. |
| Horizontal tail unit: | 14,36 m. |
| Wheelbase: | 17,17 m. |
| Track: | 5,72 m. |
| Engines: | – two CFM International CFM56-7B each rated 121 kN. |
| Weight: | – empty: 42.901 Kg.
– max. zero-fuel weight: 63.639 Kg. – fuel: 26.035 liters. – max. payload: 20.738 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 79.016 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 66.361 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 938 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 974 km/h. |
| Service ceiling: | 11.582 m. |
| Max. ceiling: | 12.500 m. |
| Range: | 5.084 km. |
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