"Boeing 738" is also the 737th. Schemes, layouts

The marking of large modern airliners ends at zero, for example A320, or at 7, for example - "Boeing 787". And to what manufacturer to carry 738?

This aircraft is a classic example of the formula "demand generates supply". Despite the release of new versions and modifications, the plane "Boeing 737" is still the most popular liner. For his almost half a century of history, he experienced many improvements and improvements. There were cargo versions, there were combi, there was even a board number 1 in its history (not long before the release of 747-200). 738-800 Boeing is a representative of the 737 family, or rather, one of the latest 737 modifications created as a direct competitor and rival to the European A320.

Why all the same 738?

With the popularity of the 737 family, it is at the same time the best representative among its counterparts, having a large carrying capacity, range, and at the same time economy. His first flight, he committed before his closest relative 737-400. "Boeing 738" is a shortened name for the full name, but most of the service documentation uses the full name - 737-800. But it should be mentioned that in the international civil aviation organization (ICAO) - a system that coordinates all companies, airports and aircraft, this aircraft will receive the code B738 - Boeing 738.

Perhaps the decision of ICAO was influenced by the company's policy, which called the latest versions of 737 Next Generation. This name was received long before the appearance of a direct competitor, in practice, from the moment of birth. And if the first versions of the aircraft were called - 737-800, after the appearance of the 320 "Airbus" - this aircraft received a few processed parts, which resulted in increased range and the opportunity to take 12 passengers more than in previous models.

Who used to be?

Today it is believed that the "Boeing 738" was to become the successor to 737-400, which got better from him. BUT! The development of 738 (then 737-800) started before 400, and on the first flight he went two years earlier than the 400 model, which was very unusual at that time. The customers of the first aircraft were Germans, and in 1996 the first aircraft flew to their hangars. And certification in America (in the homeland of "Boeing" -2) was received only in 1998. It is not worth mentioning that the comparison of 737-400 with analog filling and 800 with digital stuff would not be in favor of 400. The digital plane from Boeing appeared only after it appeared on the market 320.

Salon 738

When designing the cabin of this aircraft, the results of the 777 model were taken into account, which allowed the companies to quickly change the configuration of the seats. In just a few minutes, the layout of the business class (2 + 2) could be changed to a layout of 3 + 3, typical for the economy, and vice versa.

In addition, 738 - one of the first aircraft of the company, received removable partitions. When planning only the economy class, the partitions between the salons were removed, which provided additional opportunities and places.

Layout Options

For comparison, consider two variants of the layout: the Transaero aircraft with three classes and one of the European companies Ruanair. But first let's note that the "Boeing 738" "Transaero" has a slightly different labeling of the salons. There is no tourist class in the plane, there is an economy, a luxury economy and business.

This is how the interior of Transaero Airlines (Russia) looks like. The business class is represented by two rows. At the same time, both are not particularly well located, since passengers of the front row can pester smells from the kitchen, and passengers of the second row - the noise from neighbors from the economy. But business is business: a lot of space and the opportunity to freely recline the chairs, since the partition is just a screen.

Good places are considered rows 10 and 19 - a lot of legroom and the ability to lean back. But 17 and 18 rows have rigidly fixed backs - behind them are emergency exits.

With a minus sign, you can call the 35 series. The back does not recline, as behind the bathroom wall, and quite noisy. The passengers sitting at the aisle in the 34th row will also feel themselves.

Another example - "Boeing 738", the scheme of the cabin at the airline Ryanair (Ireland). It should be noted that this Irish company is a loukoster, therefore there are no other options in the whole fleet (and this is more than 100 V738 vessels), except for the economy. Based on the low-cost - to fly cheap, but for all the additional services you have to pay. Aircraft from the company may be much newer than others - the prerogative of the loukost.

Note that opposite the first row of the kitchen - so there are only three places. But the main plus: the passengers in this row will be a little more spacious, and ahead only the wall - no one can throw the chair. Good places will be in the 16th and 17th rows, as there are emergency exits in front of these rows, and passengers will have more legroom. For these places in the company can ask to pay extra.

And as in the previous case, note the series 33 - there may be noisy, since the bathroom is directly behind the wall.

Conclusion

The Boeing 738 is a fairly comfortable narrow-body aircraft from the popular 737 family, one of the latest developments of the Americans, which received some details from future series aircraft. As in any aircraft with engines under the wings, the front of the cabin is quieter than in the middle. He has a standard 3/3 layout for narrow-bodied cars, which even with the company's forces can be converted into 2 + 2. It is also possible to quickly convert from an aircraft 2-3 classes into an airplane of the same class, and vice versa.