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  2. Boeing 737 - Wikipedia

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    The prototype -300, the 1,001st 737 built, first flew on February 24, 1984, with pilot Jim McRoberts. [57] It and two production aircraft flew a nine-month-long certification program. [58] The 737-300 retrofitted with Aviation Partners' winglets was designated the -300SP (Special Performance). The 737-300 was replaced by the 737-700 of the Next ...

  3. List of slowest fixed-wing aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Its successor, the MacCready Gossamer Albatross can fly as slow as 9.23 miles per hour (14.85 km/h). [1] It has a maximum speed of 18 miles per hour (29 km/h). [2] The Ruppert Archaeopteryx has a certified stall speed of 30–39 kilometres per hour (19–24 mph). [3] The Vought XF5U can fly as slow as 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph). [4] The ...

  4. Takeoff - Wikipedia

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    Light aircraft, such as a Cessna 150, take off at around 100 km/h (54 kn; 62 mph). Ultralights have even lower takeoff speeds. For a given aircraft, the takeoff speed is usually dependent on the aircraft weight; the heavier the weight, the greater the speed needed. [1]

  5. V speeds - Wikipedia

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    V S 1: Stall speed or minimum steady flight speed for which the aircraft is still controllable in a specific configuration. [7] [8] V S R: Reference stall speed. [7] V S R 0: Reference stall speed in landing configuration. [7] V S R 1: Reference stall speed in a specific configuration. [7] V SW: Speed at which the stall warning will occur. [7 ...

  6. Flight airspeed record - Wikipedia

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    The July 1944 unofficial record of the Me 163B V18 was officially surpassed in November 1947, when Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 to 1,434 km/h (891 mph). The official speed record for a seaplane moved by piston engine is 709.209 km/h (440.682 mph), which attained on 24 October 1934, by Francesco Agello in the Macchi-Castoldi M.C.72 seaplane ...

  7. After two fatal Boeing 737 Max 9 crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, a panel was directed by Congress to review Boeing’s safety management processes.

  8. Wing loading - Wikipedia

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    So if an aircraft's wing area is increased by 10% and nothing else is changed, the takeoff speed will fall by about 5%. Likewise, if an aircraft designed to take off at 150 mph grows in weight during development by 40%, its takeoff speed increases to ≈ 177 mph.

  9. Boeing 737 Classic - Wikipedia

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    The initial 737-300 (foreground) is 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) longer than the 737-200 (background) and is re-engined with wider and more efficient CFM56 turbofans. Following the success of the Boeing 737-200 Advanced, Boeing wanted to increase capacity and range, incorporating improvements to upgrade the plane to modern specifications, while also retaining commonality with previous 737 variants.