Short Documentary: The History Of The Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 has been one of the most successful aircraft of all time. As of mid-2020, it remains the most delivered aircraft to date but has been overtaken by the Airbus A320 for orders. First flying in 1967, it has evolved through several variants, each time improving and updating its offering.

Let’s take a look at the history of this long-serving aircraft and examine what kind of future it might have.

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[niia.]

4:50 'convertible' 737-200

Aloha Airlines flashback

[nazhif]

never before has there been an easier to understand breakdown of the 737 models.

[Stanula]

2:23 YES. I love the B17 British Lancaster bomber.

[ihsanjayadi]

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[rwnordmark]

I think the 737 is a great plane up to the Next Generation 900ER. I don't think they should have built the Max and instead focused on the NMA. Also, I think Boeing should move back to Seattle so the there can be greater personal interaction between management and the engineers. I hope Boeing can soon get all the problems solved with the Max and get it flying. Many pilots have commented that it will be a great plane.

[Transit-Gaming]

2:23 Simple Flying: the same building as the b-17 Flying Fortress.

Shows Avro Lancaster instead

[johndonald]

Very well put together video.

One of the main upgrades between the 737-200 and the classic series was avionics as well, with most having 2 X CDU's with one FMC and EFIS(Digital) displays.

There were however a few 737-300's which were built with the older instrument displays inherited from the 737-200's. This from what I understand was done for one customer in the US to keep fleet comonality between the 200 and newer 300 series for its pilots.

[DtcPelican]

I'm writing a paper about the 737 and this video is a life saver. Thank you Long Haul!!

[JoloNavarro]

Great video as always! 737 is one of my favorite aircrafts ❤️

[saismithanaik]

please do a similiar video for airbus a320 family

[sudheerreddy]

Learned many things untill now thanks simple flying

[jessepenfold]

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[jd-]

Nice
I was awaiting for this video.
Thanks

[DavidMarfe]

It’s amazing how the b17 looks like an avro Lancaster 2:23

[OhhDaarBenJePerry]

The exit limit foor the regular 900 is 189, same as the 800. In fact, the 900er is so different from the 900 that it is a different 5th model

[SaturnCanuck]

A great video and history of an iconic aircraft. Two things I would have added, however. 1) The development time was sped up as, like the 727 before it, the 737 used a lot of the 707 fuselage sections (nose, cockpit and forward fuselage). 2) You mention the placement of the larger CFM engines, but never mentioned the nacelles had to have flat bottoms, again for clearance.

Would you consider a follow-up video on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 that shows the robustness of the design.

[DOMINICAAVIATION]

An excellent video once again. Really enjoy learning the history of certain aircraft. Thanks a lot for sharing. Greetings

[rshust]

Good video, but 2:25 is driving me nuts. That’s an Avro Lancaster, not a B-17.

[williamprice]

The B-17, was not, an Avro Lancaster as you showed.

[tendaimudarikwa]

737 will always remain my favorite aircraft no matter what.