**************************************************************************************** The Boeing Company Model 737-400 Bill Alderson and Chris van Bijlert **************************************************************************************** Thank you for downloading this Boeing 737-400 AFX. I made this Boeing 737-400 because I wanted a good 400 series with interchangeble PCX-files for Bill's 300 series and the 500 series (Still to come). Also I just liked making the Boeing 737-400. Please feel free to repaint or modify this aircraft, but if you want to upload it to the internet make sure you state who where the makers of the aircraft. (Which are Bill Alderson (-300) and Chris van Bijlert (-400) ) If you have any suggestions or comments please let me know. below is some information about the Boeing 737-400, what I did to derive the 400 series and some paint instructions. Have Fun!! Chris van Bijlert. -- Email: chrisvanb@geocities.com Chris Flight Sim and Aviation Page: (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8914) **************************************************************************************** Background information of the Boeing 737-400 **************************************************************************************** In December 1985, Boeing decided to offer a 737 twinjet with a 10-foot (3 m) fuselage stretch that would add three more economy seat rows and two more first class seats, or 21 more two-class passengers when compared with earlier the 737-300. Boeing engineers had been studying a larger 737 for a number of years -- one with a fuselage lengthened enough to bring capacity to 147 seats in mixed-class service. Airlines operating the 737-300 model had been pleased with its low fuel consumption and high dispatch reliability, and they urged the development of an airplane with slightly more capacity, but one that would blend easily into existing fleets of 737s. Airlines especially liked the fact that the 737-400 is a straightforward derivative of the 737-300; therefore, 737-300 pilots could be cross-qualified. Flight crews who can operate both a 737-300 and -400 give airlines great flexibility in scheduling and subsequent savings in fleet operations. The 737-400 was formally launched in June 1986 to augment the fleets of carriers needing more capacity to meet traffic growth. Rollout of the first 737-400 was Jan. 26, 1988. Following an 8-month flight-test program, first delivery was Sept. 15, 1988, to kickoff customer Piedmont Airlines. The 737-400 twinjet retains basic systems commonality with the -300. Thus, it is a short- to medium-range airliner with increased passenger seating, low noise levels, low fuel consumption and high dispatch reliability. Apart from the longer fuselage, other changes from the 737-300 are engines of slightly higher thrust, strengthened wing components and landing gear, and an environmental control system (the airplane's "air conditioning") that is enlarged to handle higher passenger loads. The airplane is 119 feet 7 inches (36.4 m) long with a tail height of 36 feet 6 inches (11.1 m) and wingspan of 94 feet 9 inches (28.9 m). The engines that power the 737-400 are the CFM56-3, built by CFM International, a company owned by General Electric of the United States and Snecma of France. The engine is a high-bypass-ratio powerplant rated at 22,000 pounds thrust and offers a 19 percent fuel burn improvement over engines powering early models of the 737 and 727. The quietness of takeoffs is surprising: generally the takeoff noise cannot be heard outside of the airport boundaries. Much of the noise reduction and low fuel consumption of the 737-400 is because of this superior engine. Other advances in the 737-400 stemmed from basic design. During development work on the airplane, Boeing kept as a goal long service life and low maintenance, as well as elimination of any excess weight in the airplane. The latest aluminum alloys are used in the structure, along with increased carbon composite parts. A special program of corrosion prevention is designed to assure customers that the airplane will maintain its original structural soundness in any operating environment. Some operators fit additional seats into the 737-400. The basic U.S. configuration is 147 seats (137 economy with 31-inch pitch between seats and 10 first class at 36-inch pitch). Other options include 159 all-economy seats at 32-inch pitch, and an inclusive-tour layout of 168 passengers at 30-inch pitch. No matter which seating arrangement is chosen, passengers benefit from the 737-400's roomy interior with large overhead stowage bins for carry-on baggage and a 20-inch (500-mm) center aisle with six-abreast seating. With the longer fuselage, airlines gain larger cargo areas. With a total usable cargo volume of 1,373 cubic feet (38.9 m3), the 737-400 still offers a freight hold accessible from the ground without ladders. The basic airplane gross weight is 138,500 pounds (62,820 kg), with an optional high-gross-weight version of 150,000 pounds (68,040 kg). Fuel capacity is 5,311 gallons (20,105 L), expanding to 6,295 gallons (23,825 L) with two optional tanks. "Copyright © The Boeing Company" **************************************************************************************** What I did to derive the -400 **************************************************************************************** What I did to derive the -400 from the -300 is fairly simple, I remade the original engine mount component (engmount.afc) to a structure (engmount.afs) giving me 2 free components to play with in the "Assembly Line". After that I made one five foot long fuselage plug and added that between the 'Fuselage Nose' component (fusenose.afc) and the 'Fuselage Center A' component (fcent_a.afc). I named the plug 'Fuselage -400 FWD' (f400fwd.afc). I split the original 'Fuselage Center B' component (fcent_b.afc) into two parts, deleting the section of the fuselage which gets smaller and leads to the aft exhaust pipe (you know what I mean, I just can't explain it properly). Anyway I renamed that section 'Fuselage -400 AFT' (f400aft.afc) althought infact it isn't really the 400 series plug. I made yet another five foot fuselage plug and added that one to the revised 'Fuselage Center B' component, so creating a complete aircraft. (Note: the 'Fuselage Center B' component is smaller than the original one) The Flight Dynamics (FDE) are from Camil Valiquette's Boeing 737-400 **************************************************************************************** What texture goes where?? -Paint info- **************************************************************************************** The 400 series uses basicly the same textures as Bill's 300 series with a couple of changes, these changes are: In the FUSE400.PCX: You can see that the texture has been divided into two section , a small one and a big one, by a black area. The smaller area is the textures which goes between the F1.PCX texture and the F2.PCX textures. The bigger area is the textures which goes between the F3.PCX and the F4.PCX textures. The black area is not been used. In the F3.PCX: Since the section where the F3.PCX goes is shorter then the texture, you can see two black areas on both sides of the texture. These are not been used. In the T1.PCX: I just made a few changes so that you have the exact outline of the tail to draw in, instead of just an rudder line. **************************************************************************************** Basic data of the Boeing 737-400. **************************************************************************************** General Information Nationality: United States of America Manufacturer: The Boeing Company Model: Boeing 737-400 First Flight: 19 February 1988 Launch Customer: Piedmont Airlines Dimensions Overall Lenght: 119ft 7in (36.45m) Wing Span: 94ft 4in (28.88m) Overall Height: 36ft 6 (11.13m) Cabin Lenght: Not Available Cabin Width: 11ft 7in (3.40m) Cabin Height: 7ft 1in (2.16m) Weight Information MTOW: 138,500lbs (62.822kg) [Max. Take-Off Weight] MLDW: 120,881lbs (54.880kg) [Max. LanDing Weight] ZFW: 112,885lbs (51.250kg) [Zero Fuel Weight] OEW: 73,710lbs (34.380kg) [Operating Empty Weight] Max. Payload: 29,163lbs (13,240kg) Powerplant Information Number of engines: 2 Engine positions: Mounted under the wings Manufacturer: CFM International Model: CFM56-3C1 Turbofans Thrust: 22,000lbs (97.86kN) Performance Data Max. Range: 2,483mi (3.996km) Max. Speed: Mach 0.82 (460kts) (908km/h) Max. Altitude: 35,000ft (10.668m) Takeoff Field Lenght: 6,299ft (1.920m) Landing Field Lenght: 4,882ft (1.488m) Accomodations Crew: 2+4 (Pilots + Flight Attendants) Capacity: 147 passengers (10 First Class, 137 Economy) Seat Pitch (Economy): 31in (79cm) "Copyright © Aviation Internet Resources" **************************************************************************************** Legal Notice **************************************************************************************** The original, unaltered archive file may be freely distributed and uploaded to BBS and FTP sites. Under no circumstances may this model be packaged, bundled or otherwise sold for profit without the authors written permission. The use of this aircraft is at your own risk, the authors can not be held responseble in what ever way. This is freeware so please do not make any money out of this. All I want in return is just a little feedback. Copyright © Bill Alderson and Chris van Bijlert. (chrisvan@geocities.com) With thanks to Airliners.Net (http://www.airliners.net) Aviation Internet Resourses (http://www.AIR-online.com) Camil Valiquette (http://www.colba.net/~camsim) Chris Flight Sim and Aviation Page: (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8914) FREEFlight Design Shop (http://www.geocities.com/~freefltdesign) The Boeing Company (http://www.boeing.com) ****************************************************************************************