Airborne Index

Aircrafts

Boeing

737 Family

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9

The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.

737 family specifications
Model 737-100 737-200 737-300/400/500 737-600/700/800/900 737-MAX-7/8/9/10
Length 29 m 30.53 m 31-37 m 31-42 m 35.56-43.8 m
Wingspan 28 m 28.88 m 34.32 m 35.92 m
AR 8.6 9.2 9.5 10.2
Wing area 91.04 m2 124.60 m2 127 m2
Height 11 m 11.13 m 12 m 12.29 m
Fuselage Width 11 m 3.8 m m
OEW 28,000 kg 29,600 kg 31,950-34,820 kg 36,378-44,677 kg 45,070 kg
MTOW 50,000 kg 58,100 kg 60,600-68,000 kg 65,500-85,100 kg 80,300-88,300 kg
Cargo volume 18 m3 24.8 m3 25.0-38.9 m3 20.4-51.7 m3 43.7-51.4 m3
1-class max. seating 118 (76.2 cm) pitch 130 (76.2 cm) pitch 140+/159-168/122-132 123-130/140+/175+/177-215 153/178/193/204
Fuel capacity 17,900 L 22,600 L 20,100 L 26,020-29,670 L 25,940 L
Range 2,850 km km 4,800 km 3,815-4,398 km 5,436-5,575 km 6,110-7,130 km
Cruise Speed Mach 0.745 - Mach 0.82 (796-876 km/h) Mach 0.785 (838 km/h)
Engines (x2) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7/-9/-15/-17 CFM56-3 series CFM56-7 series CFM LEAP-1B
Thrust (x2) 62 kN 64-73 kN 89-105 kN 89-120 kN 130 kN
Ceiling 11,300 m 12,500 m
Price - - - $89.1M - $112.6M $99.7M - $134.9M

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Airbus

A320 family

An A320 prototype in flight.
An A320 prototype in flight

The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range, twin-engine, narrow-bodied airliner. It was launched in March of 1984, first flew in February of 1987, and was first delivered in March of 1988 to launch customer Air France.

A main competitor to the A320 series is the Boeing 737.

The A320 was the basis for other members of the family:

  • Stretched Airbus A321 (1994)
  • Shortened A319 (1996)
  • Further shortened A318 (2003)

There are also different series of the A320 family, such as:

  • A320ceo (current engine option)
  • A320neo (new engine option)

A320 family specifications
Model A318 A319 A320 A321
Length 31.44 m 33.84 m 37.57 m 44.51 m
Wingspan 34.1 m 35.8 m 35.8 m 35.8 m
AR 9.5 10.3 10.3 10
Wing area 122.4 m2 124 m2 124 m2 128 m2
Height 12.56 m 11.76 m 11.76 m 11.76 m
OEW 39,500 kg 40,800 kg 42,600 kg 48,500 kg
MTOW 68,000 kg 75,500 kg 78,000 kg 93,500 kg
Max. Payload 15,000 kg 17,700 kg 19,900 kg 25,300 kg
Cargo volume 21.21 m3 27.70 m3 37.40 m3 51.70 m3
1-class max. seating 132 (74-76 cm) pitch 156 (71-76 cm) pitch 186 (74 cm) pitch 230 (71 cm) pitch
Fuel capacity 24,210 L 24,210-30,190 L 24,210-27,200 L 24,050-30,030 L
Range 5,700 km 6,940 km 6,100 km 5,900 km
Cruise Speed Mach 0.78 (829 km/h)
MMO Speed Mach 0.82 (871 km/h)
Engines (x2) PW6000A (1.44 m) fan IAE V2500-A5 (1.61 m) fan
Thrust (x2) 96-106 kN 98-120 kN 133-147 kN
Ceiling 11,900-12,500 m
Price 77.4M USD (2018) 92.3M USD (2018) 101.0M USD (2018) 118.3M USD (2018)

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Embraer

E-Jet family

Embraer 190 operated by JetBlue.
Embraer 190 operated by JetBlue

The Embraer E-Jet family is a series of four-abreast, narrow-body, short- to medium-range, twin-engined jet airliners designed and produced by Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer.

Embraer E-Jet family specifications
Model E170 E175 E190 E195
Length 29.90 m 31.67 m 36.25 m 38.66 m
Wingspan 26.01 m 26.01 m (STD) 28.73 m
AR 9.3 8.91
Wing area 72.72 m2 92.53 m2
Height 9.83 m 9.86 m 10.57 m 10.54 m
Fuselage width 2.74 m
OEW 21,141 kg 21,890 kg 27,837 kg 28,667 kg
MTOW 38,600 kg 40,370 kg 51,800 kg 52,290 kg
Max. Payload 9,759 kg 10,110 kg 13,063 kg 13,933 kg
Typical seating 66 (6J + 60Y) 76 (12J + 64Y) 96 (8J + 88Y) 100 (12J + 88Y)
Max fuel 9,335 kg 12,971 kg
Range 3,982 km 4,074 km 4,537 km 4,260 km
Cruise Speed Mach 0.75 (797 km/h) Mach 0.78 (829 km/h)
Engines (x2) General Electric CF34-8E General Electric CF34-10E
Thrust (x2) 63 kN 89 kN
Ceiling 12,479 m
Price 46.3M USD 49.9M USD 55.3M USD 58.5M USD

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