Boeing Business Jets
| Boeing Business Jets | |
|---|---|
 Available models of BBJs |
|
| Type: | Business jet |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
| First flight: |
4th September 1998 |
| Commissioning: |
1999 |
| Production time: |
In series production since 1998 |
| Number of pieces: |
179 delivered, 14 ordered |
Boeing Business Jets , shortly BBJ is a business unit of the Boeing Company , which business aircraft manufactures. The first model was developed on the basis of the Boeing 737NG by the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing together with General Electric and initially offered as a Boeing Business Jet (also BBJ for short ). Special versions of the 747 , 767 , 777 and 787 series were added later.
development
The original BBJ is a hybrid of the fuselage of the Boeing 737-700 combined with the structurally reinforced wings, the wing center section and the reinforced landing gear of the 737-800. The maximum range is 11,547 km. The first two deliveries took place in November 1998. Due to the great demand, Boeing is also offering a larger version of the BBJ, the BBJ 2 . It is based on the complete airframe of the 737-800 and has a shorter range of 10,408 km. The third model, the BBJ 3, is based on the 737-900ER (Extended Range) and, at 104 m², offers 9% more cabin floor space than the BBJ-2 model and 37% more than the BBJ. The BBJ 3 has a range of 10,177 km with eight additional tanks. On October 17, 2006, the program was officially launched with two unnamed customers.
Versions
Standard fuselage aircraft
By installing up to nine additional tanks, so-called auxiliary fuel tanks , the Boeing 737 becomes a long-haul aircraft with a range of up to 11,547 km under optimal conditions. The serial installation of upwardly curved winglets is another feature of the BBJ. The biggest difference to the passenger aircraft, however, lies in the cabin equipment, which, for example , can be installed by Jet Aviation , SR Technics and Lufthansa Technik as required. The following model variants are currently available:
- BBJ
- based on the Boeing 737-700
- BBJ 2
- based on the Boeing 737-800
- BBJ 3
- based on the Boeing 737-900ER
- BBJ MAX 7
- based on the Boeing 737 MAX 7
- BBJ MAX 8
- based on the Boeing 737 MAX 8
- BBJ MAX 9
- based on the Boeing 737 MAX 9
In addition, the Boeing 737-800 (without the designation BBJ 2; first delivered in September 2016) can also be ordered as a business jet / VIP variant.
Wide-body aircraft
- 747 VIP
- Version of the Boeing 747-8 .
- 777 VIP
- Version of the Boeing 777-200LR "Worldliner" or alternatively the Boeing 777-300ER .
- 787 VIP
- Version of the Boeing 787-8 or alternatively the Boeing 787-9 .
In January 2009, a Boeing 767-400ER was also delivered as a business jet / VIP version.
Sales figures
The quantities stated in the info box relate to the BBJ, BBJ 2 and BBJ 3 plus those orders for copies of other models for which “Business Jet / VIP Customer (s)” is specified in the referenced Boeing source.
On the presentation website for the business jets line, Boeing gave different figures in the past. Most recently, at the end of December 2018 (for aircraft of all model series, including the 747-400 and 757, ordered as VIP versions since 1996 ), a total of 237 deliveries were named.
Competing types
The BBJ family has its counterpart in the Airbus Corporate Jets family , ACJ for short .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Orders and Deliveries at www.boeing.com (English), accessed on August 29, 2020.
- ↑ Commercial Airplanes Backgrounder. (PDF) In: www.boeing.com . Archived from the original on March 27, 2014 ; accessed on January 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Boeing Business Jets (archived February 24, 2020), accessed March 12, 2020.