Boeing Model Designations: the 700 series

MODEL 738 « MILITARY CARGO AIRPLANE »

Swing-tail freighter aircraft, a military version of Model 735.
  • 738-13J
 
MODEL 739

Designation reserved for electronic reconnaissance variants of the C-135.
  • 739-445B: USAF RC-135B, later redesignated RC-135C, RC-135U and RC-135V
  • 739-700: USAF RC-135A "Pacer Swan"; became KC-135D
NOTE: Other (as yet undesignated) variants include:
  • RC-135M "Rivet Cord / Rivet Quick"
  • RC-135S "Nancy Rae / Wanda Belle*"
  • RC-135V "Rivet Joint"
  • RC-135W "Rivet Joint"
  • RC-135X "Cobra Eye"
 
MODEL 747

Long-range four-engine airliner series.
  • 747-3: double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-4: shorter double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-5: longer double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-300: Early trijet proposal, not related to the later -300 series.
  • 747-100: Basic version (1969).
  • 747-100B
  • 747-100F: Freighter version, also designated 747F.
  • 747-100M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-100SL
  • 747-200: Generic designation for the -200 series, but no aircraft designated as such (1970).
  • 747-200B: (1971).
  • 747-200B Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-200C: (1971).
  • 747-200F: Freight version with opening nose.
  • 747-200M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-300: 496- to 630-place production model similar to 747-200 series (1982).
  • 747-300BC
  • 747-300 Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-300ER: Extended range variant.
  • 747-300LR
  • 747-300M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-300SR: Short-range version (only 4 built).
  • 747-400: Stretched variant (1988).
  • 747-400 Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-400 Domestic: Domestic transport version (also found as 747-400D).
  • 747-400X: Extended range version.
  • 747-400ER: Extended Range passenger/cargo version; structural changes, strengthened fuselage/landing gear, additional fuel tank (2002).
  • 747-400ER Freighter: Extended Range freight version.
  • 747-400F: Freighter version.
  • KC-747-400F: USAF KC-33A.
  • 747-400M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-400X: Initial designation of 747-400.
  • 747-4G4F: USAF YAL-1A Airborne Laser, initially designated as YFC-36A.
  • 747-500X: Proposed extended range variant (1998).
  • 747-600X: Boeing 747X Stretch proposed extended range variant (1998).
  • 747-700X: Proposed extended range variant (1993).
  • 747-8 : Generic designation that replaced 747-800.
  • 747-8F: Freighter version; company demonstrator.
  • 747-8I: Airliner version.
  • MC747: proposed ICBM launcher.
  • 747-LH2: Proposed hydrogen-powered version.
  • 747 CAM: NASA 905 and 911 Space Shuttle carrier aircraft modified from American Airlines Model 747-123.
  • 747C Convertible: Variant that could convert from passenger to cargo layouts but could only be one or the other (1973, 3 built).
  • 747F: Freighter version for Lufthansa with nose hinge.
  • 747LCF: DreamLifter, a specially modified aircraft as transport for fuselage sections (2005, one conversion).
  • 747SP: "Special Performance" passenger/transport variant with short fuselage (1975, 44 built).
  • 747SR: "Short-Range" version with modified structure to allow frequent take-offs and landings; dimensions same as 747-100.
  • 747X: Proposed extended range variant.
  • 747XQLR: Greater range proposal, noise reduction, improved cargo handling, plus other new options based on customer interest.
  • 747XL: Flying wing design completely different from the 747 line.
I most certainly omitted variants and/or made mistakes, so please feel free to send me a PM for any corrections/additions!

Thanks to MrChips for updating some of the above.
 
MODEL 751

Series of STOL transport designs developed jointly with Aeritalia.
  • 751-103: Four-jet augmentor wing STOL airliner.
  • 751-106: Four-jet augmentor wing military STOL transport.
  • 751-882: Boeing 7X7 tee-tailed four-jet airliner project with overwing engines.
  • 7X7-962: Boeing 7X7 single-fin twinjet airliner project with two General Electric CF6-50C engines.
  • 7X7-963: Boeing 7X7 single-fin trijet airliner project with three JT10D-2 engines. Two different lengths studied, one tentatively redesignated as the "Model 777-100".
  • BA-751: Proposed competitor of British Aerospace BAe 146.
Variant designations as yet unknown:
  • 751-?: Boeing 7X7 tee-tailed trijet airliner project.
  • 751-?: Tee-tailed twinjet airliner project, tentatively designated as the "Boeing 767."
  • 751-?: Swept-wing (EBF configuration) 40-passenger STOL transport study.
  • 751-?: Swept-wing (EBF configuration) 150-passenger STOL transport studies.
  • 751-?: Swept-wing (EBF configuration) 300-passenger study.
  • 751-?: Straight-wing (MF configuration) 40-passenger STOL transport study.
  • 751-?: Straight-wing (MF configuration) 150-passenger STOL transport studies.
  • 751-?: Straight-wing (MF configuration) 300-passenger study.
 
MODEL 752

Long-range trijet project with overwing/overfin nacelles.


MODEL 753

Two-stream augmentor wing STOL aircraft developed from Models 751-103 and -106.
  • 757-197: no data.
 
MODEL 754

Burnelli-type spanloader transport project for International Husky.
 
MODEL 755

Series of various transport projects.
  • 755-278: Small slipper-nacelle twinjet project.
  • 755-300: Trijet airliner project.
  • 755-?: Boeing 755 large twinjet project.
 
MODEL 757

Series of airliner projects.
  • 757-227: early t-tailed trijet proposal, not related to the later Boeing 757 series.
Twin-engined Boeing 757 short-/medium-range airliner series.
  • 757-100: Short version proposal for 160 passengers, never built.
  • 757-200: Main production version (1982).
  • 757-200C
  • 757-200CB
  • 757-200ER
  • 757-200PF
  • 757-200X: extended-range version of 200ER, not built.
  • 757-200 Combi: combined passenger/freight version.
  • 757 Freighter: Freighter version, also found as 757-200 Freighter.
  • 757-300: Stretched version with extended upper-deck cabin (1998).
 
MODEL 759

Vast series of unconventional transport designs.
  • 759-111: Large transport proposal.
  • 759-127: Spanloader proposal.
  • 759-165A: Spanloader proposal.
  • 759-182A: Large transport proposal.
  • 759-189-1: Six-jet flying-wing transport project, civil baseline.
  • 759-189-2: Four-jet flying-wing transport project, civil baseline
  • 759-189-3: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project, civil baseline.
  • 759-190-1: Four-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-190-2: Six-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-190-3: no details
  • 759-191-1: Six-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-191-2: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-192M: Four-jet flying-wing transport project, baseline military configuration.
  • 759-193-1: Six-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-193-2: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-193-3: Ten-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-193-4: Twelve-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-194: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-195: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-196: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-197: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-198: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-199: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-204M: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-208M: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-209M: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-210M: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-211: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-212M: Eight-jet flying-wing transport project.
  • 759-213C: Civil configuration.
  • 759-213M: Final military configuration.
  • 759-222: Large transport proposal with two sets of swept-wings.
 
MODEL 761

Series of airliner studies.
  • 767-100: Also known as the 7N7-100.
  • 761-280: Design produced as the Boeing 757.
 
MODEL 763

Used for 747 developments as follows (thanks to member carsinamerica for this update):
  • 763-223: Final version of the 747-600X proposal, with 270-foot fuselage & 255-foot wingspan.
  • 763-224: Final version of the 747-500X proposal, with 245-foot fuselage & 255-foot wingspan.
Also used for large airliner projects developed as part of the New Large Airplane (NLA) study.
  • 763-241: Large four-engine airliner project.
  • 763-246: Large four-engine airliner project.
 
MODEL 765

Series of future airliner and transport designs for the N+3 and SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) programs.
  • 765-072B: N+3 supersonic concept
  • 765-093: SUGAR Free baseline aircraft
  • 765-094: Refined SUGAR
  • 765-095: SUGAR High
  • 765-096: SUGAR Volt
  • 765-097: SUGAR Ray
  • 765-107B: ICON II N+3 supersonic concept
 
MODEL 767

Medium-range Boeing 767 airliner series.
  • 767-200: Basic version (1981).
  • 767-200ER: Extended range version (1982).
  • 767-200F: Freighter version.
  • 767-200DD: Boeing 767-X proposed variant with double-deck running halfway across fuselage.
  • 767-300: (1986).
  • 767-300ER: Extended range version.
  • 767-300ER Freighter: Freighter version.
  • 767-300ERX: Proposed extended range variant with aerodynamic improvements.
  • 767-400: (1999).
  • 767-400ER: USAF E-10A Multi-Sensor Command and Control aircraft (MC2A), a 767-300 with stretched fuselage and extended wingtips
  • 767-400ERX: Extended range proposal with aerodynamic improvements.
  • 767 AWACS: Early warning variant.
  • KC-767: USAF KC-46A tanker, winner of the KC-X program.
  • 767AOA: U.S. Army Airborne Optical Adjunct (AOA) aircraft.
  • E-767: JASDF version (also appears as 767-27C and 767-27C/ER — possibly a reference to the fact that they are based on the Boeing 767-200ER).
Series of high-speed transonic airliner designs.
  • 767-601: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-602: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-603: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-604: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-605: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-606: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-611: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail-mounted engines.
  • 767-620: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail- and wing-mounted engines.
  • 767-630: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, tail- and wing-mounted engines.
  • 767-640: Trijet swept-wing transonic airliner design with straight fuselage, tail- and wing-mounted engines.
  • 767-640B: Trijet swept-wing transport design with straight fuselage, tail- and wing-mounted engines, ATT variant.
  • 767-641: Wide-body swept-wing transport design with straight fuselage, tail and wing, CWB variant.
  • 767-642C: High-speed four-jet swept-wing transport design with straight fuselage, TAC variant.
  • 767-643: High-speed four-jet swept-wing transport design with straight fuselage, TAC-RTOL variant.
  • 767-645B: Straight wing small-size airliner, advanced short-haul airplane.
  • 767-701: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-702: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-703: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-704: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-705: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-706: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
  • 767-711: Four-jet swept-wing transonic airliner design with "coke bottle" fuselage, alternate configuration.
Series of short-haul, small-size airliner designs.
  • 767-759B: Straight wing low-cost/short-haul small-size airliner.
  • 767-761: Tee-tailed reference turbofan transport design.
  • 767-762: Tee-tailed transport design with wing-mounted prop-fans.
  • 767-764: T-tailed transport design with aft-mounted prop-fans.
  • 767-774A: Straight wing, short-haul, small-size airliner, uncycled baseline airplane.
  • 767-774B: Straight wing, short-haul, small-size airliner, advanced structure trade study airplane.
  • 767-774C: Straight wing, short-haul, small-size airliner, conventional technology baseline airplane.
  • 767-777: Straight wing, short-haul, small-size airliner, 30-passenger derivative airplane.
  • 767-789B: Straight wing low-cost/short-haul small-size airliner.
 
MODEL 768

Series of twin-engined jet transport designs.
  • 768-103: Tee-tailed twin engined jet airliner project, initial ACT configuration.
  • 768-785B: Twinjet transport design used as NLF reference design.
  • 768-865: Twinjet transport, energy efficient engine configuration.
  • 768-868: Twinjet transport, energy efficient engine configuration.
  • 768-869: Twinjet transport, energy efficient engine configuration.
 
MODEL 777

Tentative designation of airliner designs developed under Boeing/Aeritalia Model 751 studies.
  • 777-100: single-fin trijet airliner project with three JT10D-2 engines (two different lengths) (same as 7X7-963).
  • 777-100: tee-tailed trijet airliner project.
Wide-body long-range Boeing 777 airliner.
  • 777-200: Basic version (1994).
  • 777-200B
  • 777-200ER: Extended range version.
  • 777-200LR: Long range version.
  • 777-300: 777-200 with fuselage stretched (1997).
  • 777-300ER: Extended range version.
  • 777-300LR: Long range version.
  • 777F: Freighter version.
  • 777X: Newly-planned version, structurally lighter; new composite wing of 234-ft. span, GE90X engines.
  • 777-8X: Slight stretch from the 777-200 (228 feet for the 8X vs. 209 feet for the -200).
  • 777-8LX: Possible ultra long-range variant, with engines, fuel capacity and takeoff weight of -9X combined with fuselage of -8X.
  • 777-9: Slight stretch from the 777-300 (251 feet for the 9X vs 242 feet for the -300).
Thanks to MrChips for updating the above information.
 
MODEL 787 « DREAMLINER »

High-capacity widebody airliner initially developed as the 7E7 (2008).
  • 787-3: Medium range, high capacity version.
  • 787-8: Long-range "standard" model.
  • 787-9: Stretched high capacity model possessing an even longer range.
  • 787-10: Further stretch of the 787-9, but with less range; essentially an analogue to the 777-200ER in terms of performance and passenger capacity.
Thanks to MrChips for updating the above info.
 
MODEL 789

Series of designs studied as the Boeing 7J7 and integrating the UDF (unducted fan) technology.
  • 789-177F: Variant with two GE 36-B22 engines and a single corridor.
  • 789-347A: Variant with two improved GE 36 engines, two corridors.
  • 789-370: Variant with two improved GE 36 engines, two corridors and wider fuselage.
 
Forum member Grey Havoc has kindly reminded me that Wikipedia gives a very detailed list of Boeing's customer codes (i.e. the extensions that follow a particular airliner model number to indicate the airliner or agency that ordered the version).

It can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_customer_codes
 
Forum member MrChips has made a great job of updating the information on the airliner versions. Thanks a bunch to him.
 
hi all

it's my version
 

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Boeing also used the 763 series for several improvements to the 747.

763-223: Final version of the 747-600X proposal, with 270-foot fuselage & 255-foot wingspan.
763-224: Final version of the 747-500X proposal, with 245-foot fuselage & 255-foot wingspan.
 
Stargazer2006 said:
MODEL 747

Long-range four-engine airliner series.
  • 747-3: double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-4: shorter double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-5: longer double-deck derivative of C-5A proposal
  • 747-300: Early trijet proposal, not related to the later -300 series.
  • 747-100: Basic version (1969).
  • 747-100B
  • 747-100F: Freighter version, also designated 747F.
  • 747-100M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-100SL
  • 747-200: Generic designation for the -200 series, but no aircraft designated as such (1970).
  • 747-200B: (1971).
  • 747-200B Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-200C: (1971).
  • 747-200F: Freight version with opening nose.
  • 747-200M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-300: 496- to 630-place production model similar to 747-200 series (1982).
  • 747-300BC
  • 747-300 Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-300ER: Extended range variant.
  • 747-300LR
  • 747-300M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-300SR: Short-range version (only 4 built).
  • 747-400: Stretched variant (1988).
  • 747-400 Combi: Combined passenger/freight version.
  • 747-400 Domestic: Domestic transport version (also found as 747-400D).
  • 747-400X: Extended range version.
  • 747-400ER: Extended Range passenger/cargo version; structural changes, strengthened fuselage/landing gear, additional fuel tank (2002).
  • 747-400ER Freighter: Extended Range freight version.
  • 747-400F: Freighter version.
  • KC-747-400F: USAF KC-33A.
  • 747-400M Combi: Version with the ability to carry passengers and freight on the main deck separated by a bulkhead.
  • 747-400X: Initial designation of 747-400.
  • 747-4G4F: USAF YAL-1A Airborne Laser, initially designated as YFC-36A.
  • 747-500X: Proposed extended range variant (1998).
  • 747-600X: Boeing 747X Stretch proposed extended range variant (1998).
  • 747-700X: Proposed extended range variant (1993).
  • 747-8 : Generic designation that replaced 747-800.
  • 747-8F: Freighter version; company demonstrator.
  • 747-8I: Airliner version.
  • MC747: proposed ICBM launcher.
  • 747-LH2: Proposed hydrogen-powered version.
  • 747 CAM: NASA 905 and 911 Space Shuttle carrier aircraft modified from American Airlines Model 747-123.
  • 747C Convertible: Variant that could convert from passenger to cargo layouts but could only be one or the other (1973, 3 built).
  • 747F: Freighter version for Lufthansa with nose hinge.
  • 747LCF: DreamLifter, a specially modified aircraft as transport for fuselage sections (2005, one conversion).
  • 747SP: "Special Performance" passenger/transport variant with short fuselage (1975, 44 built).
  • 747SR: "Short-Range" version with modified structure to allow frequent take-offs and landings; dimensions same as 747-100.
  • 747X: Proposed extended range variant.
  • 747XQLR: Greater range proposal, noise reduction, improved cargo handling, plus other new options based on customer interest.
  • 747XL: Flying wing design completely different from the 747 line.
I most certainly omitted variants and/or made mistakes, so please feel free to send me a PM for any corrections/additions!

Thanks to MrChips for updating some of the above.
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Does anyone have any drawings of the Hydrogen powered variant?
 
With thanks to hesham, here's a couple of the proposed designs:

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EDIT: Also, you may be interested in this.
 
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Also from hesham's post (though I not sure if it was part of the same NASA funded project):
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Impressive to think Boeing build 16 000 airliners out of the same "aluminum cabin tube" : 1000*707s, 1000*757s, 2000*727s, and (so far) 12000*737s (rounded numbers of course)
Now that was quite a modular "tube", just think about it: 4*engines underwings (707), 3*engines in the back (727), then 2*engines underwings (737 & 757).
Also interesting to note that a few years apart, Dassault (Mercure) and Airbus (A320) thought alike: they expressly added a few inches to the basic 707/727/737/757 diameter / width. In fact the Mercure and A320 almost ended with the exact same fuselage diameter, a touch larger than a 737. Obviously a deliberate move to deliver a more capable aircraft than Boeing... a little more room for the passengers.
 
Stargazer2006 said:
MODEL 765

Series of future airliner and transport designs for the N+3 and SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) programs.
  • 765-072B: N+3 supersonic concept
  • 765-093: SUGAR Free baseline aircraft
  • 765-094: Refined SUGAR
  • 765-095: SUGAR High
  • 765-096: SUGAR Volt
  • 765-097: SUGAR Ray
  • 765-107B: ICON II N+3 supersonic concept
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A bunch of other 765 series studies mentioned in here:


765-070A and -071B were alternatives/predecessors to -072B.

765-076E was a 30-seat supersonic design for better low-boom behavior (there was a family of 0076 designs but E is the one discussed in the paper)
 

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