Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a medium-sized twin-engined airliner seating around 200 passengers in a narrowbody fuselage and it is intended for short and medium distances. The 757 is the successor of the highly successful Boeing 727.
The Boeing 757 has the same fuselage cross section as the 727 and 737, but is longer than the 727 and has a new wing, nose and flightdeck and two engines instead of three. These engines deliver more power, are more fuel efficient and make less noise than those on the 727.
After years of considering several designs Boeing launched the 757 in March 1979. The manufacturer developed the airliner in parallel with the 767, with which the Boeing 757 has many systems in common, including the digital 'glass cockpit'. Thanks to the almost identical cockpits pilots qualified for one aircraft can fly the other type after minimal additional training.
The Boeing 757's first flight was on February 19 1982 and the aircraft entered service almost a year later with the first customers Eastern Airlines and British Airways. The 757 started as a rather slow seller, but when production ended in October 2004, a respectable number of 1050 aircraft had left the factory in Renton.
 Boeing developed several versions of the 757. The standard version is the 757-200 but Boeing also offered the 757-200F Package Freighter and the 757-200M Combi, of which only one was built. In 1996 Boeing launched the stretched 757-300 with a 7.11 (23ft 4in) longer fuselage than the 757-200. Other differences are a stronger landing gear with new brakes, wheels and tyres, a tail skid, a strengthened wing and a renewed interior. The 757-300 seats up to 289 passengers. The Boeing 757-300 flew for the first time on August 2 1998 and the first delivery took place in March 1999 to Condor Flugdienst in Germany. Other customers for the only 55 757-300s built were Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, JMC, Arkia and Icelandair.
Today increasing numbers of the Boeing 757 are fitted with winglets, which reduce fuel consumption and increase range. Several programmes exist for the conversion of passenger aircraft to the 'Boeing 757 Special Freighter' (SF) model.
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Boeing 757-200 - Specifications
Wingspan: 38.05 m (124ft 10in). Length: 47.32 m (155ft 3in). Height: 13.6 m (44ft 6in).
Empty weight: 57,840kg (127,520 lb). Max. take-off weight: 115,680 kg (255,000 lb).
Accommodation: 186-228 passengers. Range: 7,222 km (3,900 nm).
Max cruising speed: 914 km/h (493 kt).
Engines: P&W PW2040 (178.4 kN - 40,100 lb) or RR RB211-535E4B (193.5 kN 43,570 lb).
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Boeing 757-300 - Specifications
Wingspan: 38.05 m (124ft 10in). Length: 54.5 m (178ft 7in). Height: 13.6 m (44ft 6in).
Empty weight: 64,590 kg (142,400 lb). Max. take-off weight: 123,600 kg (272,500 lb).
Accommodation: 243-279 passengers. Range: 6,287 km (3,395 nm).
Max cruising speed: 914 km/h (493 kt).
Engines: P&W PW2040 (178.4 kN - 40,100 lb), or RR RB211-535E4B (193.5 kN - 43,570 lb).
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