1998 q1-boeing 717 overview

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Boeing 717 Overview

The 717 (formerly the MD-95) is the newest twin-jet model in the Boeingproduct line !t resem"les the D#-9 in si$e% r&nge% &nd perform&nce%

&nd ret&ins m&ny of the structur&l design ch&r&cteristics th&t e&rned theD#-9 & reput&tion for superior reli&"ility !ncorpor&ted in the 717 &rese'er&l &d'&nced systems th&t enh&nce flight oper&tions &nd impro'em&int&in&"ility light test is scheduled to "egin in mid-199% with typecertific&tion &nd first deli'ery pl&nned for *une 1999

The l&test twin-jet offering from Boeing is the 717% &n &irpl&ne th&t "eg&n with the"est &ttri"utes of the D#-9 &nd impro'ed on them for incre&sed oper&tor"enefitThough the 717 sh&res its wing si$e with the D#-9% the new &irpl&neoffers 57 more inches of fusel&ge forw&rd of the wing th&n the D#-9 +eries ,

The 717 se&ts 1. p&ssengers in & two-cl&ss configur&tion% &nd 117 in & single-cl&ss configur&tionThe 717 will oper&te up to the s&me m&/imum weights &s theD#-9 +eries 5 with & r&nge of 1%57 n&utic&l miles (nmi)

1 0!-#23D!T!23!34 ++T6MThe 717 incorpor&tes & three-wheel &ir-conditioning p&c8 This elimin&tes theneed for electric &ir-conditioning ground cooling f&ns "y pro'iding &ir flow fromthe third wheel &cross the he&t e/ch&nger The third wheel functions &ny time the&ir-conditioning p&c8 is oper&ting 0 dedic&ted f&n h&s "een &dded to the t&ilcomp&rtment to pro'ide cooling &nd 'entil&tion in the &ft comp&rtment duringground oper&tions

The c&"in pressuri$&tion control system incorpor&tes & single% electric&llycontrolled outflow '&l'e This reli&"le single-'&l'e design elimin&tes the m&nu&lpressuri$&tion wheel from the flight dec8 pedest&l &nd &ll &ssoci&ted c&"le runsthroughout the &irpl&ne The flight crew c&n press & "utton on the o'erhe&dp&nel to put the system in m&nu&l mode #&"in pressure c&n then "e controlledusing & moment&ry three-position toggle switch on the s&me p&nel

The 717 &ir-conditioning p&c8 offers & high-flow oper&ting mode th&t pro'idessuperior c&"in cooling c&p&"ilities &t high &m"ient temper&tures The high-flowmode &lso impro'es the cle&ring of cig&rette smo8e from the c&"in The norm&l

&nd high-flow modes &re m&nu&lly select&"le i8e the D#-9% the 717 does notrecircul&te c&"in &ir% "ut inste&d pro'ides 1-percent fresh &ir for c&"in'entil&tion &nd pressuri$&tion

: !3T6!2+The 717 p&ssenger c&"in offers sp&cious styling &nd the popul&r fi'e-&"re&stse&ting &rr&ngement !t &lso incorpor&tes se'er&l new fe&tures th&t enh&ncem&int&in&"ility &nd p&ssenger comfort;


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Three-"&y sidew&ll p&nels &rger o'erhe&d stow&ge comp&rtments !mpro'ed lighting system Modul&r l&'&tories

Three-bay sidewall panels.These new p&nels en&"le m&inten&nce personnelto &ccess the inner &nd outer window p&nes &nd window-sh&de &ssem"lywithout remo'ing sidew&lls or se&ts 0 new% solid window sh&de is more dur&"leth&n pre'ious styles &nd "loc8s more light 2nly &


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>ers&tile integr&ted &'ionic computers #entr&li$ed f&ult displ&y system 0ir d&t& inerti&l reference units

ynoptic displays.The system displ&y includes 1 select&"le displ&ys% including

synoptic displ&ys for the hydr&ulic% en'ironment&l% electric&l% fuel% &irpl&neconfigur&tion% &nd engine systems The system displ&ys pro'ide d&t& on systemst&tus% f&ilures% system configur&tion% &nd oper&ting modes

Integrated !light crew warning " alerting system. The #Ds present d&t&from the integr&ted flight crew w&rning &nd &lerting system This integr&tedfunction repl&ces the electronic o'erhe&d &nnunci&tor p&nel% dedic&ted&nnunci&tor lights% &n&log g&uges% &nd other dedic&ted system st&tus lights onthe o'erhe&d p&nel The rem&ining o'erhe&d p&nel switches &re logic&llygrouped "y &irpl&ne system% &nd &re di'ided &ccording to left% right% &nd &u/ili&rysystems for e&sy selection

#light control computers $#%%&. ##s pro'ide the 717 with full #&tegory !!!&&utol&nd c&p&"ility ull #&tegory !!!" oper&tion is &'&il&"le with the &ddition of&n option&l r&dio &ltimeter% instrument l&nding system recei'er% &nd &n inerti&lreference unit The ##s repl&ce & num"er of &'ionic As in pre'ious twin-jets"y performing the functions of the flight guid&nce computer% st&ll w&rningcomputers% windshe&r computers% &nd &u/ili&ry control unit

'ersatile integrated avionic computers.Two 'ers&tile integr&ted &'ionic (>!0)computers process d&t& for displ&y on the #Ds The >!0s &lso perform thefunction of the flight m&n&gement system (M+)% centr&l &ur&l w&rning system%

&nd flight d&t& &c=uisition system The du&l M+ is c&p&"le of supporting&d'&nced n&'ig&tion functions such &s the 4lo"&l


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66#T!#0 ++T6M !3+T00T!230) integr&ted dri'e gener&tors &nd & . 8>0 0


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&t ,% psi% elimin&ting the need for hydr&ulic step-down pressure reducers?ighly reli&"le pressure tr&nsducers pro'ide hydr&ulic-pressure indic&tion

11 !4?T+3ew% high-power% &nti-collision lights impro'e reli&"ility &nd reduce light-intensity

inspection re=uirements ong-life% high-intensity =u&rt$ h&logen lights &reinst&lled throughout the ser'ice &nd m&inten&nce loc&tions of the &irpl&ne forimpro'ed reli&"ility &nd superior lighting

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to "e one of the most m&int&in&"le engines in the industry #D technology moreefficiently presents inform&tion in the flight dec8% &nd 'ers&tile integr&ted &'ioniccomputers perform the functions of the M+% centr&l &ur&l w&rning system% &ndflight d&t& &c=uisition system The focus of system impro'ement efforts r&ngefrom &ir conditioning% interiors% &nd flight controls to pneum&tics% ice protection%

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