B734
BOEING 737-400
BOEING 737-400
Aircraft
Name
737-400
Manufacturer
Body
Narrow
Wing
Fixed Wing
Position
Low wing
Tail
Regular tail, mid set
WTC
M
APC
C
Type Code
L2J
Aerodrome Reference Code
4C
RFF Category
6
Engine
Jet
Engine Count
Multi
Position
Underwing mounted
Landing gear
Tricycle retractable
Manufactured as
BOEING 737-400
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B734
Short to medium range airliner. In service since 1988. Similar stretched version of 737-300 introduced as replacement for the 727.
For more information, see Boeing's B737 family specifications.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
28.90 m
Length (metric)
36.48 m
Height (metric)
11.13 m
Powerplant
2 x CFM56-3B2 (97.9 kN) or
2 x CFM56-3C (105 kN) turbofans.
Engine Model(s)
CFM International CFM56
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
150 kts
Distance
2000 m
MTOW
62820 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
175 kts
ROC
3000 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
270 kts
ROC
2500
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
270 kts
ROC
2000 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH
0.70
ROC
1000 ft/min
Cruise
TAS
430 kts
MACH
0.75
Ceiling
370
Range
2100 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
0.74
ROD
1500 ft/min
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
270 kts
ROD
3500 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
230 kts
MCS
210 kts
ROD
1500 ft/min
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
137 kts
Distance
1500 m
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving
What Links Here (49)
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- 18947
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- 19737
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- 19863
- 19945
- B734, Brisbane Australia, 2001
- AS32 / B734, Aberdeen UK, 2000
- B734, Aberdeen UK, 2005
- B734, Barcelona Spain, 2004
- B734, en-route, Daventry UK, 1995
- B734, vicinity East Midlands UK, 1989
- B734, en-route, New South Wales Australia, 2007
- B734, Yogyakarta Indonesia, 2007
- B734, Amsterdam Netherlands, 2010 (1)
- B734, Amsterdam Netherlands, 2010 (2)
- B734, Zurich Switzerland, 2013
- B734, Sharjah UAE, 2015
- B734 / C172, vicinity Girona Spain, 2016
- B734, Lahore Pakistan, 2015
- B734, en-route, east northeast of Tanegashima Japan, 2015
- B734, Timbuktu Mali, 2017
- B734, en-route, eastern England UK, 2018
- B738/B734, Johannesburg South Africa, 2010
- B734, Palembang Indonesia, 2008
- A320/B734, vicinity London Gatwick UK, 2012
- B734, vicinity Lyon France, 2010
- Level Bust in Holding Patterns
- RECAT - Wake Turbulence Re-categorisation
- Microburst
