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First Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Completed
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What are the significant differences between a 738NG fuselage and a 738MAX fuselage?
I know the MAX8-200 has different exits, but is the standard 738MAX fuselage all that different from the 738NG?
(I know the 7s are in fact different, with a plug combined with the rear section, but don't know what is specifically different in the 8 and 9).
I know the MAX8-200 has different exits, but is the standard 738MAX fuselage all that different from the 738NG?
(I know the 7s are in fact different, with a plug combined with the rear section, but don't know what is specifically different in the 8 and 9).
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Why has Boeing never redesigned the cramped nose/cockpit, especially since these aircraft are used in much longer missions than the original series? Would it changed the aerodynamics of the aircraft significantly?
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| Quoting questions (Reply 3): Why has Boeing never redesigned the cramped nose/cockpit, especially since these aircraft are used in much longer missions than the original series? Would it changed the aerodynamics of the aircraft significantly? |
My guess would be that they change as little as possible to keep commonality and certification.
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Now let's see if BNSF can get it to Boeing without dropping it in a river ...
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Sigh...wish it was about 12" wider. People aren't getting any smaller.
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| Quoting ODwyerPW (Reply 1): What are the significant differences between a 738NG fuselage and a 738MAX fuselage? |
There aren't many visible changes in the fuselage AFAIK . I don't think materials change either. (I'd love to know from someone knowledgeable if they do)
Major changes for the MAX will affect the wing and engines.
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| Quoting AM744 (Reply 8): I don't think materials change either. |
No changes in materials? I thought they were going to Dreamlinerize this new "MAX" variant of the 737 by using composite materials. I'm still curious why they chose to use pneumatic starters vs. electric ones (on the GEnx).
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Didn't they have to add a little bulge under the nose to accommodate taller landing gear? If you look closely, you can see a small bulge in the lower right hand side of the fuselage under the nose.
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Wow! This looks like...another 737. (Yawn).
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Unless it has changed, the MAX has a completely new rear fuselage on all models, which is why the photo is disappointing because we cannot see that.
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| Quoting bgm (Reply 13): Boeing definitely have gotten their money's worth out of this vintage design... |
I'm really eager for Boeing to move to the NSA/YA/797/737-X, but the 737 will always be my favorite type. Really excited for the MAX, and perhaps some of the progress made by it can be carried over to the next single aisle Boeing.
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| Quoting KC135Hydraulics (Reply 10): Didn't they have to add a little bulge under the nose to accommodate taller landing gear? |
That feature, though added at one point, has since been engineered out.
| Quoting Jagflyer (Reply 9): I'm still curious why they chose to use pneumatic starters vs. electric ones (on the GEnx). |
Because an electric starter on anything larger than a PT-6A is a terrible idea. The only reason you go that route is out of necessity, a-la the fact that the 787 has no useful bleed system to start engines with. The pneumatic starter- in use for decades- has two moving parts: the on/off valve, and the spinny-real-fast thing. An electric starter has..... SOFTWARE. The nemesis to reliability.
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| Quoting AirPacific747 (Reply 16): Are you sure you didn't post a picture of an NG? |
You can see 5602 stamped on the fuselage, which according to Karadion's Post is the first one for South West.
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| Quoting litz (Reply 6): Now let's see if BNSF can get it to Boeing without dropping it in a river ... |
However, I believe the train was actually on MRL (Montana Rail Link) trackage when the derailment happened...Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
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Boeing can't make any significant or major changes on the 737 as the aircraft is grandfathered in.
I wonder how long the grandfather can survive??????
I wonder how long the grandfather can survive??????
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I'm interested to see how the aircraft's attitude looks on the ground with the new, taller landing gear.
The NGs had more of a nose-down attitude to the Classics, and looked the better for it. The MAXs, I suspect, will have similar lines to the Classics.
The NGs had more of a nose-down attitude to the Classics, and looked the better for it. The MAXs, I suspect, will have similar lines to the Classics.
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| Quoting NWAROOSTER (Reply 21): wonder how long the grandfather can survive?????? |
Well EIS of the MAX is about 2017, and the 100s EIS was in 1968. NG productions about 20 years old with a huge backlog, say 5 years max. So the MAX could see production until 2040. Throw in the secondhand market and the 737 series could very well see 100 years of service! A milestone that will probably only be matched by the B52 and maybe the C130 and TU95, and probably the DC-3 in remote parts of the world!
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Still 42k ceiling service, or did they bump it up to 45k? Can they make it a teensy bit wider too.
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| Quoting TWA772LR (Reply 23): Well EIS of the MAX is about 2017, and the 100s EIS was in 1968. NG productions about 20 years old with a huge backlog, say 5 years max. So the MAX could see production until 2040. Throw in the secondhand market and the 737 series could very well see 100 years of service! A milestone that will probably only be matched by the B52 and maybe the C130 and TU95, and probably the DC-3 in remote parts of the world! |
I'm sure DL will still be adding DC-9s
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| Quoting hz747300 (Reply 24): Can they make it a teensy bit wider too. |
They won't make it any wider because then they wouldn't be able to ship the fuselages by rail from Wichita to Renton, WA. God forbid they built the MAX fuselage near the assembly plant and widened it to equal the Airbus narrow bodies. I thought this was a huge mistake on Boeing's part but sales have been good. Still, an opportunity lost.
I also felt they should have moved the L1 (forward left door) back a bit, in a similar configuration to the L2 door on the 757 but that was just my preference...would make for a more civilized boarding process.
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| Quoting Natflyer (Reply 11): Wow! This looks like...another 737. (Yawn). |
Wow, imagine that, a 737 Max looking like a 737. What were you expecting, for it to look like?
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| Quoting AirPacific747 (Reply 20): It was a joke... but to the untrained eye, there's no difference what so ever. |
OK my apologies.
The MAX however does look obviously different from the side in the rear fuselage behind the pressure bulk head.
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| Quoting hz747300 (Reply 24): Still 42k ceiling service, or did they bump it up to 45k? Can they make it a teensy bit wider too. |
Maximum certified altitude is FL410 for the NG's. I suspect the MAX will be the same.
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| Quoting KC135Hydraulics (Reply 10): Didn't they have to add a little bulge under the nose to accommodate taller landing gear? If you look closely, you can see a small bulge in the lower right hand side of the fuselage under the nose. |
I think the part you are looking at is the landing gear bay cut-out, and the image is deceptive in that it may appear to be a bulge. If you look real closely, there are no nose gear bay doors installed.
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| Quoting Karadion (Reply 2): FYI, the two digit customer codes does not exist anymore. Boeing stopped that when they started the 787 programme and that will continue onto the 737 MAX as well as any future projects. For example, 737-8H4, 737-8GP, etc will not carry on. |
Yes, and I really wish they had not done this. I always liked
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Will Captain Kirk fly a 737? If they add anti-gravitational propulsion, perhaps!
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| Quoting KC135Hydraulics (Reply 10): Didn't they have to add a little bulge under the nose to accommodate taller landing gear? If you look closely, you can see a small bulge in the lower right hand side of the fuselage under the nose. |
| Quoting neutronstar73 (Reply 30): I think the part you are looking at is the landing gear bay cut-out, and the image is deceptive in that it may appear to be a bulge. If you look real closely, there are no nose gear bay doors installed. |
Boeing found a way increase the height without the nose bump years ago, it was fairly early on in the program. You will notice that renderings of the aircraft don't have it. I agree that it is an optical illusion making it appear liek there is a small bulge in the picture from the landing gear cutout.
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| Quoting jayfred (Reply 36): |
The MAX has a 787 style APU outlet/rear fuselage. You can see it in the pictures that I linked to in reply 35. Compare that to the stubbier version found on the current 737:
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| Quoting TWA772LR (Reply 23): Throw in the secondhand market and the 737 series could very well see 100 years of service! A milestone that will probably only be matched by the B52 and maybe the C130 and TU95, and probably the DC-3 in remote parts of the world! |
Add to the list the KC-135 which is the basis for the 707 and is scheduled to keep flying till 2040.
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| Quoting hz747300 (Reply 24): Well EIS of the MAX is about 2017, and the 100s EIS was in 1968. NG productions about 20 years old with a huge backlog, say 5 years max. So the MAX could see production until 2040. Throw in the secondhand market and the 737 series could very well see 100 years of service! A milestone that will probably only be matched by the B52 and maybe the C130 and TU95, and probably the DC-3 in remote parts of the world! |
Maybe throw in the AN-2
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Did they at least raise the window line so that, you know, you can actually look out the window... One of my biggest pet peeves with the 737, besides the narrow and short cabin.
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| Quoting liftsifter (Reply 39): Did they at least raise the window line so that, you know, you can actually look out the window... One of my biggest pet peeves with the 737, besides the narrow and short cabi |
Agreed, never noticed the difference until I flew to LAS last Sunday on an AA 737
and returned on a S80. The old S80 windows were at perfect height
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| Quoting HiflyerAS (Reply 26): They won't make it any wider because then they wouldn't be able to ship the fuselages by rail from Wichita to Renton, |
It is amazing to think that all 737 fuselages built since the late 1960s were built in Wichita (first by Boeing, now Spririt) and shipped by rail to Renton. I am sure multiple generations of families have worked on the 737 program.
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| Quoting liftsifter (Reply 39): Did they at least raise the window line so that, you know, you can actually look out the window... One of my biggest pet peeves with the 737, besides the narrow and short cabin. |
How tall are you that you have that problem? I'm 6'0," I flew on a DL 737-900 recently, and found it to be about the right height.
Now I flew on a CRJ-200 a few years ago, and my neck hurt because of the awkward angle I had to bend down to see out the window.
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| Quoting liftsifter (Reply 39): Did they at least raise the window line so that, you know, you can actually look out the window... One of my biggest pet peeves with the 737, besides the narrow and short cabin. |
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. It's by no means as bad as the CRJ-200, but they are definitely a bit too low. Are Boeing also going reduce the cabin noise in the 737 MAX? I always found it noiser than the A320.
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| Quoting GSPFlyer (Reply 42): How tall are you that you have that problem? I'm 6'0," I flew on a DL 737-900 recently, and found it to be about the right height. |
I'm 6'3 and the 737s window height hurts for me. I look like an idiot trying to look out the window lol. The CRJ-200 is definitely worse though. I needed a chiropractor after that!
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How much higher will the Max sit than the NG? Not as much as the A320 obviously.
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Well, the -7 Grandfather is already on a ventilator.
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| Quoting iahcsr (Reply 45): How much higher will the Max sit than the NG? Not as much as the A320 obviously. |
The -700NG has a 1% nose down stance, the MAX will sit at 0%. I don't believe the overall height will change.
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A 60s aircraft for the 2010s? Not sure if it is going to survive very long. But for now, it will do.
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| Quoting 14ccKemiskt (Reply 48): A 60s aircraft for the 2010s? Not sure if it is going to survive very long. But for now, it will do. |
That's OK, some people were saying the same thing back in 1968...
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