From the first flight in 1967 to the present day, the 737 is still the most successful passenger aircraft ever built closely followed by the Douglas DC3. Unlike the DC3, the 737 is still in service and production. with it's latest versions being the MAX series. The Boeing 737 is the most successful and widely used aircraft all over the globe. This success has seen the aircraft develop into many different variants and fitted for many different roles ranging from commercial to AEW roles in the USAF.

The success of the 737 is down to the size of the aircraft. in 1967 all of the 737's competitors were large fuel hungry behemoths. Even Boeing's previous attempts at commercially successful planes never landed with huge success. The Boeing 727 is the predecessor to the 737 and shares many similar features, they are both small and both have an identical nose design however the triple tail mounted engines and T tail is where they differ from one another. For Boeing the 727 seemed more like a test before creating the most successful aircraft the 737. Because the 737 100 was shorter in length than the 727, it was lighter and more fuel efficient because it had one less engine the 737 was seen as the cheaper alternative to flying the commonly gigantic birds such as the DC8 and 707 on short haul flights.


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