BALandorLivery From UK - England, joined Jan 2005, 358 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 3909 times:
Hi
I have noticed in some photo's that the classic 737 has 3 different types of cockpit layout.
I always thought that when the 737-300 was rolled out it came with an EFIS PFD & NAV Display but i have seen some completey analogue (737-200) type cockpits on the -300.
Does anybody know when:
1) The EFIS was rolled out as standard?
2) The digital engine indication system was rolled out as standard?
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5929 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3697 times:
The EFIS was actually introduced on the 737-500, and was subsequently offered as a production option on 737-300's and 737-400's manufactured after the -500 was certified...
WN actually paid extra for Boeing to put a classic six pack cockpit in the -500's (for commonality with the rest of the fleet, which at the time was a mix of -300's and -200Adv's)
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15867 posts, RR: 66 Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 3636 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 1): WN actually paid extra for Boeing to put a classic six pack cockpit in the -500's (for commonality with the rest of the fleet, which at the time was a mix of -300's and -200Adv's
That must have been fun once they started buying -700s...
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KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5929 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3615 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 3): That must have been fun once they started buying -700s...
They just had Boeing program the EFIS displays in the -700's to emulate a six pack
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mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6172 posts, RR: 74 Reply 5, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3615 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 3): That must have been fun once they started buying -700s...
Bwahahahaha...
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 2): The EFIS was actually introduced on the 737-500, and was subsequently offered as a production option on 737-300's and 737-400's manufactured after the -500 was certified...
WN actually paid extra for Boeing to put a classic six pack cockpit in the -500's (for commonality with the rest of the fleet, which at the time was a mix of -300's and -200Adv's)
I thought EFIS was an option since the first 733 days, but it became standard once the -500s were being produced?
I think WN had a lot of things dumbed down on the 733/5s until the NGs came... No Autobrakes, No VNAV, No A/T up to a point... can't remember what the things they went for...
Mandala499
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15867 posts, RR: 66 Reply 6, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3602 times:
Wait.
Quoting mandala499 (Reply 5): I think WN had a lot of things dumbed down on the 733/5s until the NGs came... No Autobrakes, No VNAV, No A/T up to a point... can't remember what the things they went for...
Rapping flight attendants and a lack of pre-booked seats.
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rwessel From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1988 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3413 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 3): Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 1):
WN actually paid extra for Boeing to put a classic six pack cockpit in the -500's (for commonality with the rest of the fleet, which at the time was a mix of -300's and -200Adv's
That must have been fun once they started buying -700s...
I don't know if they still do it, but Boeing did a separate version (or mode) of the avionics software to make the displays show something rather more like the classic steam gauges. Just for Southwest and commonality with their older aircraft.
tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 81 Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3336 times:
Quoting rwessel (Reply 8): I don't know if they still do it, but Boeing did a separate version (or mode) of the avionics software to make the displays show something rather more like the classic steam gauges.
It's still around.
Quoting rwessel (Reply 8): Just for Southwest and commonality with their older aircraft.
I think it was done primarily at Southwest's urging, but it's available for anyone who wants it.
BALandorLivery From UK - England, joined Jan 2005, 358 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 3273 times:
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