B757-200 US Airways

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Product Features

• Handcrafted Resin Model Airplane
• Handcrafted and Handpainted
• Comes with base stand ready to display
• Comes with base stand ready for display

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 15 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000U82AQE
• Item model number: KB757USATR
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #932,000 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Boeing 757 is a narrow-body commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was launched by Eastern Air Lines and British Airways to replace the Boeing 727 and entered service in 1983. Passenger versions of the 757 can carry between 186 and 279 passengers, and have a maximum range of 3,100 to 3,900 nautical miles (5,900 to 7,200 km) depending on variant and seating configuration. Production of the 757 ended on October 28, 2004 after 1,050 had been built. The final aircraft was delivered to Shanghai Airlines on November 28, 2005. A total of 1,000 Boeing 757 aircraft were in airline service in October 2008

Product Description

The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of 3,100 to 4,100 nautical miles (5,700 to 7,600 km), depending on variant and cabin configuration. The 757 has been produced in two fuselage lengths: the original 757-200 entered service in 1983, followed by the stretched 757-300 in 1999. A production freighter version, the 757-200PF, has been sold along with a combi model, the 757-200M. Passenger models have also been converted to the 757-200SF cargo specification. Launched with orders from Eastern Air Lines and British Airways in 1978, the 757 was intended to replace the 727 on short and medium airline routes. The aircraft was conceived and designed in tandem with the 767, a wide-body twinjet with which it shares design features and two-crew glass cockpits. The operating similarities between the 757 and its wide-body counterpart allow pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both jets, after the completion of a transition course. Following its introduction, the 757 became commonly used by operators in both the United States and Europe, and particularly with mainline U.S. carriers and European charter airlines. The aircraft has also been acquired for use as government, military, and VIP transport. Boeing designed the 757 to have improved capabilities and efficiency over its predecessors, most notably the 727. Along with the concurrently designed 767, new technologies applied to the 757 included Rockwell Collins CRT displays, replacing conventional electromechanical instruments, and an enhanced flight management system, improved over versions used on existing 747 models. The aircraft's structure incorporated an aft-loaded wing design and weight-saving materials.