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Boeing 737-600

Type
Single-aisle airliner (Verkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
USA

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Boeing Commercial Airplane
PO Box 3707
Seattle, WA 98124

Phone: 001-206/237-2121
Fax: 001-206/237-1706
Internet: www.boeing.com

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere):

108 in typical two-class layout (8 first, four abreast at 91 cm pitch plus 100 tourist, six abreast at 81 cm seat pitch)
109 in two-class layout (70 business seats at 34 in pitch, 39 economy at 32 in pitch)
123 in economy class with 32 in seat pitch
130 in all-tourist accomodation with 76 cm seat pitch.

Cargo (Fracht): 6,1 cubic m of overhead baggage space. Underfloor freight hold has 21,4 cu m capacity

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans
Thrust (Schub): 82 kN (18500 lbs) or 89 kN (20000 lbs) or 100,8 kN (22700 lbs) sea level static

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 31,24 m
Height (Höhe): 12,57 m
Span (Spannweite): 34,32 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 125 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 21,79 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 3,53 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 2,20 m
Floor area (Kabinenfläche): 67,3 sq m

Weights (Massen)
Typical operating weight empty (Einsatz-Leermasse): 36378 for mixed class configuration
Max structural payload (max. Nutzlast): 15105 kg or 15558 kg
Max. fuel (Max. Kraftstoff): 26022 litres (20894 kg)
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 51483 kg or 51936 kg
Max taxi weight (mas. Rollmasse): 56472 or 65317 or 65771 kg
Max. take-off weigth (Max. Startmasse): 56245 kg or 65090 kg or 65545 kg in high gross weight specification
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 54658 kg or 55112 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. speed (max. Fluggeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.82
Normal cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.785
Approach speed (Anfluggeschwindigkeit): 233 km/h
Initial cruise altitude (Anfangs-Reiseflughöhe): 11915 m (39100 ft)
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 5425 m with one engine inoperative
Take-off field length (Startstrecke): 1877 m at sea level, 30 deg C
Landing field length (Landestrecke): 1268 m at maximum landing weight
Range (Reichweite): 2787 km (1505 NM) or 5982 km (3230 NM) at high gross weight

Price (Preis)
The 2002 price for a 737-600 was quoted as 41 – 49 million US-Dollars by Boeing.
In mid-1998, Boeing quoted a list price of 32,5 to 39,5 million US-Dollars

Customers (Kunden)
In June 2003, Boeing listed 76 orders for the 737-600 from the following customers:

Air Algerie: 5 (first ordered 16 July 1998)
GE Capital Corporation: 7 (first ordered 22 Jan 1996)
ILFC: 26 (first ordered 2 September 1996)
Lauda Air: 2 (ordered 31 December 1998)
Pembroke Group: 1 (ordered March 1995)
SAS: 28 (first ordered 14 March 1995 as launch customer)
Tunis Air: 7 (first ordered 28 October 1997)

These figures are mostly lower than listed at the end of 1996, as Continental for example cancelled its order completely and others like SAS scaled back the numbers.

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Airbus A318
Boeing 717

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The 737-600 is the smallest member in the Next Generation family of the best-selling twinjet. It was launched with an order from SAS in March 1995.
It rolled out at Renton in December 1997 and took off for a 2 hour 28 min maiden flight on 22 January 1998. Test pilots were Mike Carriker and Ray Craig, who landed the aircraft at Boeing Field in Seattle. The highest altitude attained was 21000 ft (6400 m) and maximum sped was 460 km/h. Two more airplanes were involved in the flight test programme, which, lasted 6.5 month, 800 flight hours in 635 flights and 459 ground test hours.
The 737-600 received US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certification on 18 August 1998, thus being the first NG variant to meet its original schedule. European JAA approval followed on September 15.
On 18 September 1998, Boeing delivered its first Next-Generation 737-600 to launch customer Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). It entered service on 25 October, flying from Stockholm, Sweden to Paris.
Tunisair took delivery of a 737-600 on 21 April 2001. On July 21, 2001, Boeing delivered China Southwest Airlines' first 737-600 airplane, making it the first operator of this airplane in China. This was the first of three 737-600s scheduled to be delivered that year to the Chengdu-based carrier. The jetliners were leased through GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). Air Algerie added a 737-600 to its fleet in 2002.

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Last updated 23 July 2003

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