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Boeing 737-500
The Boeing 737 series is the world's most popular aircraft family. The shortened B737-500 variant has a capacity of a maximum of 140 people. The specific B737-500 modeled in Aerofly FS 2 is based on an aircraft with the classic “steam gauge” cockpit, retrofit high-bypass CFM56 engines for better fuel economy and retrofit cockpit devices such as a Universal FMS to allow modern navigation.
Flight Plan Editing in the CDU
The flight management system of the exact 737-500 that we are simulating is a retrofit and therefor is identical to the ones found in the Learjet 45 and Q400. The interface to the flight management system (FMS) is called a control display unit (CDU). The CDU is the device that pilot interact with in the cockpit, the computers performing all the calculations are called flight management computers (FMC).
We added a tutorial on how to create a flight plan in the 737, Learjet 45 and Q400:Universal UNS-1
V Speeds and Ranges
Take Off Speeds
| Boeing 737-500 Take-Off Speeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Take-off Weight | 737-500 18.5K | ||
| /1000kg | V1 | Vr | V2 |
| 70 | |||
| 65 | |||
| 60 | 147 | 147 | 152 |
| 55 | 140 | 140 | 146 |
| 50 | 132 | 132 | 139 |
| 45 | 123 | 123 | 132 |
| 40 | 113 | 114 | 124 |
| 35 | 104 | 104 | 117 |
| ISA Vmcg=106 | |||
| Typical wet v1=dry V1-10kts | |||
Landing Speeds
| Boeing 737-500 Landing Speeds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landing Weight | 737-500 18.5K | ||||
| Flaps | |||||
| /1000kg | 40 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 70 | |||||
| 65 | |||||
| 60 | 140 | 144 | 154 | ||
| 55 | 134 | 139 | 148 | ||
| 50 | 128 | 133 | 141 | ||
| 45 | 122 | 125 | 135 | ||
| 40 | 114 | 117 | 125 | ||
| 35 | 107 | 109 | 116 | ||
Flap Setting Speeds
| Boeing 737-500 Landing Flap-Speed Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Flap Position | Up to 53070kgs | Above 53070kgs | Above 62823kgs |
| Flaps UP | 210 | 220 | 230 |
| Flaps 1 | 190 | 200 | 210 |
| Flaps 5 | 180 | 190 | 200 |
| Flaps 10 | 170 | 180 | 190 |
| Flaps 15 | 150 | 160 | 170 |
| Flaps 25 | 140 | 150 | 160 |
| Flaps 30 | Final Approach Speed | ||
| Flaps 40 | Final Approach Speed | ||
Flight Notes
Speed, Height, Distance Conversion
- Level flight deceleration allow 10kts/nm & 1kt/sec (deceleration is faster at lower weights)
- Descending deceleration allow 5kts/nm & 0.5kt/sec
- Idle descent allow 3nm/1000'
Approach Profile Planning
- Aim for 250kts, 10,000ft by 30nm out
- Aim for 210kts, On ILS at 12nm
Cruise N1
- N1 = (2 x Alt/1000) + 10 eg at FL350 = 70+10 = 80% N1 or FF = (IAS*10)/2 -200 eg 250kts = 2500/2 -200 = 1050 kg/hr/engine
N1's & Pitch Attitudes
| Phase of Flight | ||
|---|---|---|
| %N1 | Attitude (Nose Up) | |
| Level Flight | ||
| 250kts | 65 | 4 |
| 210kts | 60 | 6 |
| Flap 1 190kts | 60 | 6 |
| Flap 5 180kts | 62 | 7 |
| Gear Down, Flap 15, 150kts | 70 | 8 |
| Gear Down and On Glideslope | ||
| Flap 15 150kts | 52 | 4.5 |
| Flap 25 140kts | 52 | 4 |
| Flap 30, Vref + 5 | 55 | 2.5 |
| Flap 40, Vref + 5 | 62 | 1 |
Climb Speeds
If ECON info not available, use 250KIAS until 10,000ft then 280KIAS/M0.74 thereafter
- Best Angle = V2 + 80
- Best Rate = V2 + 120