The Boeing 757 was a niche aircraft ahead of its time merging performance with range and comfort. Known for its exceptional range and payload capacity it left a void in the market when production ceased in 2004 with no real replacement. Both the A320CEO and Boeing 737NG lacked performance and range. Airbus since positioned the […]
The Boeing 757, a narrow-body twinjet airliner, is truly an engineering marvel of its time. Developed as a successor to the 727, it brought together several technological advancements that cemented its place in aviation history. Powerplants: One of the 757’s standout features is its choice of engines. The Pratt & Whitney PW2000, notable for being
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Diving into the legacy of the Boeing 757, one can’t help but be fascinated by its distinctive blend of features that make it a unique narrow-body airliner. Introduced in the early 1980s, the 757 was designed to be more efficient and capable than its predecessor, the trijet 727. Its design was a significant leap forward,
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The Boeing 757’s pneumatic system regulates air for various crucial functions, such as air conditioning, engine starting, and ice protection, utilizing air from engines, the APU, or ground carts. The system’s user interfaces include the Total Air Temperature (TAT) probe, hydraulic reservoir pressurization, and water tank pressurization. Pressurised air is bled from two ports on
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Wheels and Brake Assemblies The main landing gear of the aircraft consists of two sets of trucks, each with four wheels with a total of eight wheels for the main gear, this gives a lot of braking capability and helps in making the 757 so versatile. Each of the eight wheels has a brake, which
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The Pratt & Whitney 2000 engine is a popular engine installed on Boeing’s 757 aircraft and still operates today in both passenger and freighter variants; it is also used on the C-17 globe master aircraft. At launch the PW2000 was ground-breaking in commercial aviation – it was the first Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
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