Boeing Business Jet

Type (Muster)
Widebody business-jet (Geschäftsreisejet)

Country (Land)
USA

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Boeing Business Jet
PO Box 3707
Seattle, WA 98124

Phone: 001-206/655-9800
Fax: 001-206/655-9700

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): Different VIP interiors with couches, beds, conference table, exercise room etc. Up to 63 passengers in high density configuration or 48 sleeper seats for team transportation.
Cargo (Fracht): Depends on how many auxiliary fuel tanks are fitted. With nine tanks it is just 3,2 cu m, with three tanks it is 17 cu m.

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B turbofans
Thrust (Schub): 82 to 117 kN (18500 to 26400 lbs)
Fuel consumption: 2890 kg block fuel over 930 km, 19350 kg over 7410 km or 31910 kg over 11480 km.

Noise
Takeoff (Start): 86,5 EPNdB
Approach (Anflug): 96,2 EPNdB
Sideline (Vorbeiflug): 94,8 EPNdB

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 33,63 m
Height (Höhe): 12,05 m
Span (Spannweite): 34,32 m
Maximum fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 3,73 m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 24,13 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 3,53 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 2,16 m
Cabin area (Kabinenfläche): 75 sq m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 149 cu m

Weights (Massen)
Typical operating empty weight (Einsatz-Leermasse): 42070 kg
Interior completion allowance (Masse der Innenausstattung): 4990 kg
Max. fuel (Max. Kraftstoff): 42310 l
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 57150 kg
Max. ramp weight (Max. Masse am Boden): 77790 kg
Max. take-off weigth (Max. Startmasse): 77560 kg
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 60780 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Maximum cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.82, 870 km/h
Normal cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.8, 850 km/h
Long-rage cruise speed (Langstrecken-Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.79, 839 km/h
Max. cruise altitude (Reiseflughöhe): 41000 ft (12500 m)
Initial cruise altitude (anfängliche Reiseflughöhe): 37000 ft (11280 m)
Take-off distance (Startstrecke): 1845 m for a 11110 km range, 1540 m for a 9260 km range or 1160 m for a 7410 km range
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 1160 m at typical landing weight
Range (Reichweite):
   - 11270 km with eight passengers (10 auxiliary fuel tanks) at long-range cruise
   - 11000 km with 25 passengers (10 auxiliary fuel tanks) at long-range cruise
   - 10220 km with 50 passengers (10 auxiliary fuel tanks) at long-range cruise

Costs (Kosten)
Price in 1998 US-Dollars quoted as 33,75 million for a "green" aircraft, with anywhere between 7 and 12 million US-Dollars for interior completion.
In October 1998, direct operating costs (fuel, fees, crew, catering) were quoted as 1475 US-Dollars per hour in US domestic operations or 1793 US-Dollars per hour in Europe.

Customers (Kunden)
By the first delivery in November 1998, Boeing had 46 orders for the BBJ. As usual, most buyers remain anonymous, but known customers include:

General Electric (2, ordered June 2, 1996)
PrivatAir (2, ordered September 22, 1997)
Malaysia Airlines (1, ordered December 1997)
Executive Jet's (9, ordered October 18, 1998 for NetJets fractional ownership programme)

Boeing sees chances to get 40 per cent of a 600-airplane market over the next ten years.

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Airbus A319CJ
Bombardier Global Express
Gulfstream GV

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is a specially configured variant of the Next-Generation 737-700, from which it takes the fuselage. This is combined with the strengthened wings and landing gear from the larger and heavier 737-800. Auxiliary tanks from PATS can be fitted in the lower cargo holds. Also, Boeing is testing the use of winglets to further improve performance.
Boeing and General Electric announced the creation of the Business Jet joint venture on July 2, 1996 in response to market demand for a larger business airplane. On 21 October that year, the first contract with an outside customer was signed. One month later, K-C Aviation of Dallas (now Associated Air Center) and Jet Aviation of Basel were identified as desgnated completion centers. Through 1997, over ten new orders were flowing in, and on October 21 it was confirmed that a joint venture is formed with Executive Jet to offer the aircraft in a fractional ownership programme.
By January 7, 1998, release of 90 per cent of the design was complete, and in March the critical design review of the auxiliary fuel system in the belly freight holds was conducted. On 29. May, flight tests with winglets were made to see whether to adopt them.
The first BBJ rolled out on 26 July 1998 and took off for the first time on September 4 from Renton Municipal Airport. Mike Hewett and Mike Carriker were at the controls for the test mission, which ended at Boeing Field in Seattle. During the flight, which began at 9:13 am, the crew conducted a series of tests on the airplanes systems and structures. An eight-week flight-test and certification programme was foressen, with more than 70 hours of airtime.
The airplane made its public debut at the NBAA Convention in October 1998. On October 29, both the US FAA and the Joint Aviation Authorities in Europe approved the BBJ-version on the 737-700.
Boeing is retaining the first BBJ as a demonstrator model. Deliveries started on November 23, 1998 with handover to General Electric and an undisclosed customer. Both are now undergoing completion before actual entry into service.
Boeing is delivering the BBJ to authorised completion centres for lavish outfitting to customer specification. These include Associated Air Center (Dallas, Texas), Jet Center (Van Nuys, California), Jet Aviation (Basel), Lufthansa Technik (Hamburg) and Raytheon (Waco, Texas).

Last updated 21. January 1999

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