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BOEING 737 MAX 8
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B38M
| Aircraft | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | 737 MAX 8 | |
| Manufacturer | BOEING | |
| Body | Narrow | |
| Wing | Fixed Wing | |
| Position | Low wing (winglets) | |
| Tail | Regular tail, mid set | |
| WTC | Medium | |
| APC | C | |
| Type code | L2J | |
| RFF Category | 7 | |
| Engine | Jet | |
| Engine count | Multi | |
| Position | Underwing mounted | |
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |
| Mass group | 4 | |
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BOEING 737 MAX 8
Description
Narrow body short to medium range airliner, based on (and intended to replace) the BOEING 737-800 with a seating capacity of 210 and range up to 3550 NM. First commercial flight in May 2017.
This is the first aircraft of the Boeing 737 MAX family which also includes the MAX 7, BOEING 737 MAX 9 and MAX 10. The MAX series features more efficient engines, a new type of winglets and some airframe modifications.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 35.9 m117.782 ft |
|---|---|
| Length | 39.5 m129.593 ft |
| Height | 12.3 m40.354 ft |
| Powerplant | 2 x CFM International LEAP-1B (130 kN) turbofans |
| Engine model | CFM International LEAP |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | 0.79 | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m |
| MTOW | 8219182,191 kg 82.191 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL410 | ROD | ft/min | APC | C | ||||||||||||
| WTC | M | Range | 35503,550 nm 6,574,600 m 6,574.6 km 21,570,209.99 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B38M
- B38M, en-route, northeast of Jakarta Indonesia, 2018 (On 29 October 2018, a Lion Air Boeing 737-MAX 8 crew had difficulty controlling the pitch of their aircraft after takeoff from Jakarta and after eventually losing control, a high speed sea impact followed. The Investigation found that similar problems had also affected the aircraft’s previous flight following installation of a faulty angle-of-attack sensor and after an incomplete post-flight defect entry, rectification had not occurred. Loss of control occurred because the faulty sensor was the only data feed to an undisclosed automatic pitch down system, MCAS, which had been installed on the 737-MAX variant without recognition of its potential implications.)