737ER

[juancho]

What the hell is up with the extended range (ER) 737s?  I've never heard of 737-300ER or 737-400ER, etc

The only extended range 737 I know of is the BBJ.

Would it be possible to rename the 737OGs to their proper designation without ER?

The only ER versions offered by Boeing that I know of are the 737-900ER, 767-200ER, 767-300ER, 767-400ER, 777-200ER & the 777-300ER.

Edit:added 737-900ER

[Crow]

Actually there are 737ER's ...

[juancho]

Actually there are 737ER's ...

Really?

Give me the airline and aircraft registration.

[sla31]

There is the Boeing 737-9GP/ER which is operated by lion air.  But I'm not sure about the older models.

[MrOrange]

Let's see. First up: quote from the Boeing Co. website:

"The Boeing 737-900ER is the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family. The higher capacity, longer-range derivative of the 737-900 was launched on July 18, 2005 with an order for 30 airplanes from Indonesia's Lion Air."

Second: Quote from airliners.net:

"A higher gross weight longer range version is offered. It features increased fuel capacity, and strengthened undercarriage and structures, but is otherwise identical to the standard 737-400."

I'll give you one thing, they aren't actually named ER or HGW (officially, that is) so it's hard if not impossible to find a 734ER registration.

[sla31]

Let's see. First up: quote from the Boeing Co. website:

"The Boeing 737-900ER is the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family. The higher capacity, longer-range derivative of the 737-900 was launched on July 18, 2005 with an order for 30 airplanes from Indonesia's Lion Air."

Second: Quote from airliners.net:

"A higher gross weight longer range version is offered. It features increased fuel capacity, and strengthened undercarriage and structures, but is otherwise identical to the standard 737-400."

I'll give you one thing, they aren't actually named ER or HGW (officially, that is) so it's hard if not impossible to find a 734ER registration.

There you have it.

[juancho]

yeah true the 737-900ER. Is it even in service yet? BUt there's the ER version and the non-ER version.

But still I've never seen or heard of a 737-300ER, 737-400ER or 737-500ER.

So show me, I'd be thrilled to see a 737-300ER.  The winglet conversion are not ER.

[MrOrange]

Not sure I understand what you mean

[StephenM]

Did a quick search on airliners.net
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Boeing+737%25&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&daterange=&keywords=er&range=&sort_order=&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&calccount=1188189&truecount=false&engine_version=6.0

[juancho]

I'll give you one thing, they aren't actually named ER or HGW (officially, that is) so it's hard if not impossible to find a 734ER registration.

Hard or impossible to find, lol  Maybe because it doesn't exist.

That's my point. There is no such thing as a 737-400 Extended Range.

[Singaporeair]

Actually it is a HGW version,with better range and MTOW.
so call it ER is fine for me.

[juancho]

Did a quick search on airliners.net
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Boeing+737%25&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&daterange=&keywords=er&range=&sort_order=&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&calccount=1188189&truecount=false&engine_version=6.0

the 737-700ER is the BBJ. That stands for Boeing Business Jet. Most of the airlines fly the 737-700 non ER version.

& where is the 737-300ER or 737-400ER or 737-500ER

OK this is starting to sound like you guys don't know the difference between ER and baseline models.

[juancho]

Did a quick search on airliners.net

This is how it should be for the Boeing passenger aircraft currently in service:

717-200
737-200
737-300
737-400
737-500
737-600
737-700
737-700ER (if you want to include this type whith only a very few in airline service)
737-800
737-900
737-900ER
747-400
747-400ER (I think only QANTAS uses this type)
757-200
757-300
767-200 (do any major airlines still fly this model? Not sure)
767-200ER
767-300
767-300ER
767-400ER
777-200
777-200ER (originally this was the IGW, then Boeing changed it to ER)
777-200LR (Long Range)
777-300
777-300ER

Airliners.net is a really poor source for this kind of info, wikipedia has much better information about aircraft models. If this game is trying to simulate airlines it should use the actual aircraft designations, not fantasy aircraft models.

[StephenM]

Granted I cannot find what your looking for, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. (Que debate on Religion, same grounds there   ) But the fundamental difference is range.

A higher gross weight longer range version is offered. It features increased fuel capacity, and strengthened undercarriage and structures, but is otherwise identical to the standard 737-400.

Source: Airliners.net

[juancho]

Granted I cannot find what your looking for, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. (Que debate on Religion, same grounds there   ) But the fundamental difference is range.

A higher gross weight longer range version is offered. It features increased fuel capacity, and strengthened undercarriage and structures, but is otherwise identical to the standard 737-400.

Source: Airliners.net

The ER designation is an important one for Boeing when it comes to marketing and sales.  There is no such thing as an Extended Range 737-300,737-400 or 737-500. Not because I say so, just look at the Boeing aircraft designations.