The most important thing you need to know about the plane B 757-200

Boeing 757-200 is one of the most popularairliners from airlines. This medium-haul narrow-bodied aircraft has been in operation for more than two decades, and will probably be used for a very, very long time. What are the reasons for this popularity of B 757-200?

New in all

In order to better understand the essence, it is worth firstto conduct a brief historical digression. Boeing and Airbus - the alpha and omega of the aircraft industry - have for decades competed with each other for the right to be called the manufacturer of the best aircraft in the world. Today they breathe almost "nostril into the nostril" - but in the 80s, Boeing Corporation was ahead of almost everything, including the use of innovative developments in its latest models.

So, in 1983, after much engineering workBoeing, who designed the replacement for the already departed Boeing 727 and 737, the first B 757-200 appeared. A number of technological innovations introduced in this model had no analogues in other Boeing aircraft produced before, neither in the airliners of the same Airbus, or even more of the other manufacturers.

For example, for the first time in the history of creationflying machines in the cabin were placed computers, which issued important flight information and calculated the parameters of the aircraft's movement. In addition, the cabin became more comfortable than ever. In short, the launch of the novelty was successful - B 757-200 set a new bar, which was equal to many emerging after the model.

Specifications Boeing 757-200

Aircraft B 757-200, the photo of which you can seeabove, is not too large and has average dimensions by the standards of civil aviation. However, this is only in words - but in fact the ship looks very impressive, including in terms of size. So, its length is 47 meters, height - 13.5, and the wing span is 38 meters.

It is able to take on board up to 239 passengerssimultaneously, delivering them to their destination at a speed of 850 km / h (cruising). The maximum range of the Boeing 757-200 is 7,600 kilometers, which allows it to be used even for flights from the Atlantic coast in the United States to Western Europe.

The choice of seats in the plane (for example UTAir)

Aircraft B 757-200, the layout of whichis shown in the picture, in principle in its design does not have any serious differences from any more or less modern production aircraft "Boeing" or "Airbus", and general tips for choosing places in the plane will be relevant for him. However, there are features that you should be aware of.

• The width of the seats in the second row will be a little narrower than in any other, which is caused by the presence of a folding table in the armrest.
• In the 15th row, the side seats may lack a porthole.
• In place of 31A you will have less free space, since part of it is occupied by the emergency door.

In the rest everything is standard: it is not recommended to choose places near toilets and kitchens, the same goes for emergency exits, which, however, have their advantages (more free legroom with few exceptions, like 31A).

The layout of the seats in the plane is pretty standard - 3-3.

Competitors and successors of the model

The main competitor of B 757-200 is the model"Airbus A321", produced by the already mentioned European aircraft manufacturing concern. At the same time, the airbus is slightly inferior to the Boeing in the number of passengers being transported, since the European can take a maximum of 220 passengers against 239 from the Boeing, and is much weaker in range - it is less by as much as 2000 kilometers.

The direct successor of this aircraft was Boeing757-300, which received a large passenger capacity and an extended fuselage. The first Boeing 757-300 was released in 1998 - and the period between this date and the release time of 757-200, which is as much as 15 years, clearly indicates the extreme "success" of the latter.

Boeing Corporation produced 913 Boeing 757-200 aircraft for the entire time, which, according to statistics, became one of the safest flying objects.