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Boeing 737-300 Air Baltic

5,222 ZacOnTrack  1.4 years ago

Introducing my latest replica; the Boeing 737-300. This aircraft needs no introduction, but for the whole 5 people on this site that haven’t heard of the 737, it’s a medium haul, twin engine, narrow-body jet airliner, that has been in service since 1968, with the launch customer being Lufthansa. Even though the aircraft first flew in 1967, it is still in wide-spread service in both civilian and military applications. It is the most produced airliner of all time, with more than 11000 being produced, and more than 4000 more on order. There have over a dozen 737 variants, ranging greatly in size. If you have ever been on a medium haul/domestic flight, there is strong chance you stepped aboard a 737.

This a -300 model 737. Introduced in December 1984, this was 3rd major 737 variant. It replaced the earlier model’s Pratt & Whitney JT-8D engines with newer, more efficient CFM-56s, updated some cockpit avionics, and was bigger. It forms part 2nd generation 737 variants (Later being joined by the -400 and -500), commonly referred to as the 737 Classic series. Production ended in 2000, and today, these aircraft are quite rare, often being in service as converted freighters, or with second-, third-, and fourth-hand customers. With a MTOW of >62000kgs, and capable of carrying between 118, and 149 passengers, and with engines that can output 22 kilonewtons of thrust and propel this jet to 876 Kph (Mach 0.82), and cruise at about 796Kph (Mach 7.45), this family of airplanes were a great choice for airlines needing medium haul airliner.

This is my first airliner replica. I have wanted to do one of these ever since I started SimplePlanes. After the experience of my FD-48MHA project, and being inspired by several videos on YouTube by Darz Productions (Check him out, he does great mobile replicas and airliners), I elected to attempt a simple 737 replica, which I hoped would be mobile friendly. This aircraft has just 256 parts (Majority of them being the cabin windows), and I didn’t add cockpit glass, as I have heard cases of this causing rendering dramas for some mobile players (My own previous experience included). I am really happy with how this turned out, and I am especially proud of the wings and the engine pylons, and cockpit windshield, as they were a pain the make with the poor blueprints I was using. But I persisted, and here we are.

Flying instructions in craft instructions

If you would like to modify/add a different livery, please free, just tag me in the comments as credit. Ik some people like making crash aircraft replicas, so in that case, idk, Adam 574, Helios 522, Taca 110, go ahead.

Enjoy!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 111.5ft (34.0m)
  • Length 128.0ft (39.0m)
  • Height 43.0ft (13.1m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 39,203lbs (17,782kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.308
  • Wing Loading 23.9lbs/ft2 (116.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,643.4ft2 (152.7m2)
  • Drag Points 43248

Parts

  • Number of Parts 256
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 1,179