What is the climb rate of the 737 900?
What is the climb rate of the 737 900? All these climb rates seem very, very slow. After takeoff & clean up, you should be aiming for 3000-4000fpm until 1000. From 10000 to 20000, as you speed up, you should be somewhere from 2500 (even 3k) to 2000fpm. Towards the cruise altitude, climb speed can be anywhere from 1500 to 500fpm.
What is the standard climb rate?
The standard aircraft departure climb gradient (CG) is 200 feet per nautical mile. This value is designed to provide 48 feet of clearance at one nautical mile from the departure end of the runway (DER).
What is the rate of climb on a Boeing 737?
What is the rate of climb of a fully loaded Boeing 737-800? A heavy -8 might get 1300–1500 fpm initially, dropping to around 1000 fpm or less approaching optimum altitude for the weight. That's at max take off gross weight.
Why is 737-900 not popular?
Boeing figured that the 737-900 needed more capability to be marketable. The limited additional seating meant airlines had little incentive to switch to the 737-900 from the -800, as it only seated about a dozen more passengers at best.
Is Boeing 737-900 the same as 737 MAX?
The 737 MAX aircraft are not the same as the older 737-700, 737-800 and 737-900 variants. While they share a name, 737s have evolved constantly and enormously from the machines that first flew in the 1960s. Today's 737s are very different airplanes from those made in the past.