The 757-300, which is 7.1 meters longer than a 757-200, carries 20 percent more passengers and was launched in September, 1996, by German charter airline Condor Flugdienst.
Three principal models were eventually produced – the 757-200, 757-300, and the 757-200 freighter. In addition, Boeing produced one 757-200 combi. October 28, 2004 was the 1.050th and final 757 a Shanghai Airlines 757-200, was the centerpiece of a ceremony at the company’s Renton, Washington factory. The final 757 will be the 1.049th delivered to an airline or military operator . Boeing uses the first 757 as a test bed.
| Developing nation: | United States of America |
| Manufacturer/designer: | Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. |
| Production line: | closed October 28, 2004. |
| Type aircraft: | Medium range narrowbody airliner. |
| First flight: | – 757-300 August 2, 1998, N757X. |
| First delivery: | – 757-300 March 10, 1999 to Condor |
| Boeing 757-300 | |
| Cockpit crew: | two pilots. |
| Passengers single class: | 279. |
| Passengers two class: | – 12 first class. – 231 economy class. |
| Cabin length: | 43,21 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 3,54 m. |
| Cabin height: | 2,13 m. |
| Cargo volume: | – under floor 67,5 m³. |
| Wing span: | 38,05 m. |
| Wing area: | 185,24 sq m. |
| Wing sweep: | 25 degrees. |
| Fuselage length: | 54,43 m. |
| Fuselage diameter: | 3,76 m. |
| Height: | 13,60 m. |
| Horizontal tail unit: | 15,24 m. |
| Wheelbase: | 22,35 m. |
| Track: | 7,32 m. |
| Engines: | – two Pratt & Whitney PW2040 each rated 178.4 kN. – two Pratt & Whitney PW2043 each rated 189.4 kN. – two Rolls Royce RB211-535E4 each rated 179 kN. – two Rolls Royce? RB211-535E4B each rated 193.5 kN. |
| Weight: | – empty: 64.580 Kg. – max. zero-fuel weight: 95.260 Kg. – fuel: 43.495 liters. – max. payload: 30.940 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 122.470 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 101.610 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 852 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 935 km/h. |
| Max. ceiling: | 11.887 m. |
| Range: | – max. range 6.287 km. |
| Performance: | – take-off run 2.743 m at max. take-off weight. |
| Boeing 757 of each type: |
| – 877 Boeing 757-200 |
| – 78 Boeing 757-200PF. |
| – 35 Boeing 757-200SF. |
| – 4 Boeing VC-32A. |
| – 1 Boeing 757-200C. |
| – 55 Boeing 757-300 |
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