Detailed tour around the first Boeing 737 in Seattle

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Correction: right at the start I said the three engine Boeing 737... I meant to say the 727. Apologies. And speaking about the 727, I also have a tour video around the first one on my channel. :)

[@lexusdriver1963]

I could be wrong but I think the Boeing 737 is the world's first narrowbody twinjet.

[@KandeShack]

Great video! My Son is a Pilot for Delta out of SEA flying the 737 on transcon flights. Soon he’s going to the A330 to Europe. Proud Momma✈️👨‍✈️✈️

[@wotan10950]

Congratulations! I often wonder if it’s very difficult to transfer from Boeing to Airbus, or vice versa, because the designs are so different.

[@Lemonidas75]

Flew in Olympic airways 737-200s quite a lot of times in the 80s. Beautiful airplanes. To the eyes of a children of course, to me, airplanes seemed magical. They still seem a bit like that I suppose - probably why I am still fascinated by them.

[@josephpiskac2781]

I remember that the DC3 was referred to as an extremely successful example of this configuration. McDonald Douglas responded that it dropped this configuration because it did not want to appear out of date.

[@MrShobar]

No main landing gear doors. An important weight savings feature. You missed that. The 737 was initially assembled just up E. Marginal Way a few blocks from where this airplane (N515NA) now resides. The production line was later moved to the Renton factory, a few miles away.

[@coriscotupi]

01:57 - The true reason for the eyebrow windows was to facilitate turns. When baking during a turn, if you look out the traditional side window you are actually looking at the ground. The reasoning behind the eyebrow windows was to provide a means for the pilots to look at the actual direction the airplane was turning into when baked in a turn, instead of staring at the ground. Back in the day they were even called "vision-in-a-turn windows". The "eyebrow" terminology came only much later.

[@petergaylord4241]

Flew on a United 737-200 in its first week in service in April 1968, ORD-GRR. Flight time was about half the flight the week before from GRR-ORD on the DC-6, in its last week of service (ex UA California routes which went on, I think, until 1970 or so). No jetway or even ground service stairs were typically used at GRR, so the 737-200 had an extendable airstair (in the airplane) that came out from just below the main cabin door. Currently working as a ramper for a major US Airline. The cargo door mechanisms look exactly the same as on the Max-9 I service now. My understanding is that a lot of cockpit elements, like circuit breakers, switches, etc. on the Max are identical to the 100 & 200 series to avoid the need for a new type certificate and pilot training. Amazing after 55 years have gone by.

[@robertjonas6216]

Good stuff thanks for sharing

[@jimdennis2451]

I always liked the 'eye black' look of the plane noses, especially on 747s.

[@Mik-ly9sp]

Very nice machine. Have spent many years working on the 737 and flown as a passenger many times too. they are nice and reliable, and comfortable to ride in. Nice video, hope you have fun over there.

[@kevinbarry71]

707, 727, 737 and the 757 all have the same fuselage diameter. The gravel kit was an option.

[@wotan10950]

Fascinating! My first 737-200 flight was in 1975 (Piedmont), the last 2005 (Delta). Of course, I’ve flown countless other 737s, but they were all newer versions.

[@staralliancefan1245]

oh cool, I thought that 737 was in the museum because it was a nasa test aircraft but I didn't realise it was also the 737 test plane. great video

[@davidcartwright5591]

Great informative video Paul . I remember seeing my first 737-100 at LHR in 1969 , looked so revolutionary at the time . Now I really feel old ! . Out of all the types I flown on over the years , the 737 has never been flown on many times , but was always a good experience . It would be good to get an old QF example at HARS to keep OJA company .Thanks Paul , keep ‘em coming .

[@boppermacca9346]

Love your videos mate

[@Colorado_Ronin]

Alaska air still has a 737-800 with the extra cockpit windows and no winglets. Pretty neat to see one still

[@Michael.Chapman]

Thank you Paul for a fascinating 737 presentation, really enjoyable to watch :-)

[@moe_1886]

Pretty crazy to think how long the 737 line has been going for! I can't get over the 'sleekness' of the original engines. Great stuff as always Paul. Cheers Mate! 😎

[@avioncamper]

Growing up in NC, I have fond memories of flying Piedmont's 737-200 and 727-200's. Never flew USAir.

[@mudrider1683]

The gravel deflection kit is cool with the vortex dissipators in front of the engines preventing FOD

[@heathertruskinger6214]

Hi Paul.... having just flown last week on a 737-800 ( Virgin Australia), the first thing I thought when I saw this was just how relatively small those engines were, compared to the ones on the plane last weekend. It says just how reliable the 737 is, that it's till a workhorse for so many airlines today

[@787dreamliner2]

the b737s are my favourite planes and that design of a 737 like 727 is cool i liked the video

[@johnoconnor6356]

The first time I ever flew, it was on a 727. The next 2 times were also on the 727. When I first saw a 737, like this one, I had an overwhelming urge to fly on one. I finally did the fifth time I ever flew. My father used to travel out of town a lot in business, which meant he flew quite a bit. He had been on 727's, 737's DC-8's, DC-9's on various airlines. The only airline that operated in the area that I lived in that had the 737 was United Airlines then. When I told my father that I would like to fly on a 737 , he replied, "Them 737's so dam small, all they do is bounce in flight."

[@zoperxplex]

Once again another fascinating video. You provide so many details on how Boeing had to modify the 727 in order to get to a twin engine design. To the neophyte we have no appreciation of how a modest change in a concept leads to so many complications down the production process.

[@pmts1152]

Nice tour as always Paul , love it

[@strangesmile7801]

Hiya Paul thanks for the Video, your Vids are very good. Great Job Sir. Best wishes from Germany 👍🖐

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you like them!

[@strangesmile7801]

@@PaulStewartAviation YEAH your Report is very interessting. And i like a lot of Docus..about Planes. my fav Airlines are Condor, British Airways and Delta Airlines. I flying too but only in my Simulator coz i'm a Captain infront of my Compi :D best wishes and Take care 🖐

[@60frederick]

Thank you very much, Paul, for sharing your very interesting documentary video of the B737 with us.

[@auntbarbara5576]

Excellent as always!!

[@angelicwolf909]

Yup ... flew on these things lots of times. OBTW ... did you know that in the States, there was a cartoon show on Saturday mornings called "Fat Albert" that was popular about the time the original was being developed? Don't know that there is a direct connection ... bit.it would not surprise me. Great video. I wonder if it is possible to do videos on Russian aircraft of the same era? Thank you as always!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks. I’d love to do some Russian aircraft but difficult to get access to them at the moment. The Mig-25 is high on my list of interest.

[@paulomeyer2988]

Superb facts and figures. Very well summarized history. As usual, you are always contributing with new information, no matter how well knowledgeable your viewers are. Thank you very much Mr. Stewart.

[@igotyourleads]

Thank you Paul for doing these videos. I remember earlier this year how stoked I was to finally get to fly on a Max 8!

[@johnt.4947]

Another enjoyable video Paul, thank-you. Also, thank-you for the mention of "the hard working ground crew".

[@Harryjmacneil]

Hi Paul, I’ve been intrigued with the hijacking of Cooper. The Cooper Vane. Lots of suspects but no cigar. Anyway another great video. ♥️

[@donaldallison]

I like the TCA steps.

[@bluebarron351]

Another great our as per usual Paul

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gatewayz75]

Thank you, very interesting. I used to live near the flight path for Toronto Airport YYZ and the -200 was very loud, I could tell which type it was before I could see it , louder than the DC9s. I flew on them with United and used to marvel at the clam shell thrust reversers which left a dark streak of exhaust on the fuselage. Ozjet in Melbourne had them for a short while about 2007/08, again, quite loud, I could hear them from inside my office at Tullamarine 😂

[@jezkemp712]

Thanks Paul for the video.. the riveting wow...all over the shop!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@allgood6760]

Nice... I miss the old series B737-200 in NZ skies 👍✈️🇳🇿

[@Flies2FLL]

I have 727, 747, 757, and 767 type ratings and have flown all of them extensively and have been Captain in the 727 and 747 and I'll upgrade next year to the left seat of the 767 at the small cargo airline I fly for out of Memphis. But the one airplane that I DO NOT MISS is the 737; That thing has been a turkey from DAY ONE! If not for Southwest Airlines, Boeing would have made the MASSIVELY BETTER decision to keep the 757 in production as their narrow-body instead of the silly compromised 737! From the get-go the 737 had buzzing problems around the tail, and it was LOUD. 100+ decibels in the cabin, compared with around 80 decibels in most narrow body airplane cabins. And then there are the hard-over rudder incidents; The 737 used the same hydraulic servo to work the lower rudder as the similar 707 did, and both had problems where the rudder would suddenly fully deflect! On the 707 with it's longer wingspan it was able to overcome this problem, but on the 737 this was not possible and due to corrosion a US Air 737 spiraled into the ground near Pittsburgh in 1994. Then there are the MAX airplanes. I understand what happened and there are two large wheels next to your legs that are the pitch trim. A "RUNAWAY TRIM" was a real issue on the 727, and we were taught to "GRAB THE WHEEL", which was easy to stop in this situation. The 737 has the EXACT same wheels and I cannot believe they sat there and just listened to those clacking wheels! I have never FLOWN this design and I never want to- Anyway this is a horrid design, a bunch of band aids on top of band aids....

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Interesting comments

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Paul great vlog of one of my fav aircraft Still love the bee colors of the original

[@conradmcdougall3629]

I'm probably mistaken, but the only 737 model with a gravel kit was the 200 series. Some are still flying in Northern Canada where gravel strips are the norm.

[@willarddevoe5893]

No. The gravel kit was developed and tested in this first Bobby 100.

[@SaturnCanuck]

That was great Paul, thanks. It's amazing she's still in production. A side not, as you are Seattle if you do the Super Connie, let me know -- I have pictures of her before her restoration when she was a hotel at the north end of YYZ!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks David. I'm afraid that I haven't filmed the Connie there as I'll do a more detailed tour through the Super Connie at HARS in Australia soon.

[@halitosis75]

Very interesting. Years ago I did an internal flight in Iran and I reckon the aircraft was a 737 200 or earlier model.

[@jasongarufi8187]

Thanks for a great around the first 737

[@eprohoda]

iya!- incredible .

[@michaelgrey7854]

Correction: on further research it seems that not everything 737 pilots tell you is right. I had been told the eyebrow windows weee for Navigation if there was no other option. But aparently the eyebrow windows were for better visibility especially on turns. Sorry must be an old pilots tale.

[@oldmanc2]

I heard that sextant story as well

[@melb2254]

Another really interesting tour Paul!

[@carlraymondgrenier787]

I do work with the oldest 737 still flying today ! 1974!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cool! Where is that?

[@carlraymondgrenier787]

@@PaulStewartAviation canada its c-gnlk go see its history!

[@ItsKing32]

Fat Albert is also the name the the Blue Angels C-130

[@alvinzichan]

I am planing to there at dec

[@mrs6968]

Such a classic metal bird

[@rushi1178]

Wow what a beautiful plane

[@oldmanc2]

Anyone else fly on the -100 series? I flew FAT - Far East Air Transport, Taipei Sungshan to Kinmen back in 1996

[@minimusmax]

Those eyebrow windows were to help see better in a turn when looking for the airport

[@eminzide]

3 smallest jet aircraft I have flown.... British Airways BAe 1-11 in 1990, Merpati Nusantara DC-9 in 1992 (even get to board using the rear stairs) at Polonia Airport, Indonesia and Saudia B737-200 in 1994 .....

[@eefregelneef2956]

Great again!

[@glynnwright1699]

I recall that it was considered ugly back in the late sixties, being referred to as 'the flying pig' at the time. I guess the twin engine layout with stubby wings was quite different to many of the existing airframes. Nowadays it seems unremarkable.

[@-ER-ei9zq]

wow what a lovely plane

[@kevinbarry71]

Great video. BTW, those analog dials are referred to by pilots as steam gauges.

[@Trump145]

I love your video sir thank you

[@Westernexpansionism]

3:10 I can see my house from that photo

[@tonymcflattie2450]

737 and oldie but a goodie… nah, just an oldie now

[@737max6]

cool 737

[@Ian4bis]

I just had a race to see if I could make my food before the video ended…I lost

[@Thanhnganaviation]

Hello paul why the 747-8i and 717 was not in the museum

[@gregj7916]

SAAB managed to get a fair bit more thrust from the JT8D…

[@willarddevoe5893]

There were numerous versions as JT8D was just a family of motors.

[@Thanhnganaviation]

Hello paul why the cathay 747 was not in the museum

[@lexusdriver1963]

The one airplane I can compare to the 737 is the A320.

[@jimdennis2451]

THERE ARE 10x MORE VIEWS THAN LIKES!!! Give Paul some love!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

thanks for the support :)

[@roberttalarsky4238]

GREAT VIDEO 👍

[@hatymb188]

Paul I have a question, what was the average altitude that the 737/200 would fly in?

[@glennpowell3444]

I know you are american but in the UK at a similarish time we had the BAC111 and Hawker Siddley Trident.Both used the very noisy RR Spey turbo jets .Basically the 737 killed them off much like the 707 sealed the ill fated De havilland Commet once and for all. As for JD Cooper the conspiracy theories roll on and on and on.Who was that man?

[@wotan10950]

I believe Paul is from Australia.

[@glennpowell3444]

@@wotan10950 Apologies.I guess I will not be invited to a BBQ anytime soon then.Lets call that a "cringe" moment.

[@willarddevoe5893]

I'm sorry to point out that the Dehavilland Comet killed itself off. It was plagued with bad structures, engineering mistakes, and incredibly heavy uncomfortable passenger seats with macabre harsh armrests rigidly mounted.

[@willarddevoe5893]

The first Bobby 100 deserves to be gutted of that nonsense and have nice hand upholstered seats and a wool carpet and it's galley modern and stainless. The Bobby 100 and 200 were illusions as they had stubby wings and less efficient Pratt and Whitney engines. They won back most of this inefficiency by flying faster and having much lighter airframes than later 737's. Airline companies were unusually harsh with the 100 and later 600. Earliest passenger seats were heavy. The early galleys refrigerated with Union Carbide Linde liquid nitrogen, which failed to catch on in airline supply distribution. Later refrigeration used Peltier thermocouples, then DC compression was available. This first Bobby 100 has a nose camera like a French fighter plane. Bobby means short as in a short lady haircut. Pratt and Whitney 3 to 1 engines are severely banned in North America for noise reduction. The first Bobbys had reverse thrust shells added later and bomber wheels and tires. Boeing builds and mounts the straightest flying surfaces in the aviation industry. Sources:Aides to Navigation Notebook, and a Western Airlines trade article.

[@mrlaw711]

amazing they are trying to please Boeing's stockholders by still flying variants of this craft. Of course, today, the 737 is considered a POS...with one angle of attack actuator vs three on the Airbus, it is no wonder Airbus is kicking Boeing's butt.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

The 737 MAX is my least favorite Boeing aircraft, after the fatal crashes in the recent years with the 737 MAX series, the 737 MAX series lost my love for it. I still love the 737 series, just not the 737 MAX series.

[@oldmanc2]

I thought the "eyebrows" were for a sextant- for navigation. Am I talking nonsense?

[@BojanBojovic]

So Boeing cutting corners since always? 😃🙆🤦

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Haha