Executive Series American Airlines Desktop Boeing 757-200 ( New Livery) with Winglets 1/100 Scale Model

$ 285.95 $ 349.95

Introducing the ready-built Boeing 757-200 American Desktop Model with the new livery. This 1/100 scale model was handmade with precision and accuracy to produce the finest model that will be the centerpiece of your collection for years to come. This model is a perfect gift for pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike. Not too big or too small, this model features a wingspan of 15 inches and a length of 19 inches. This model features a very accurate paint scheme with realistic panel lines.

In the 1970s, Boeing proposed a successor to the three-engined Boeing 727 aircraft. In the late 1970s, the final design of the 757 was decided, utilizing the same cabin cross-section as the 727/737 but with a longer fuselage, a redesigned wing and modern high-bypass fuel efficient turbofan engines. Boeing also designed a state-of-the-art advanced two-crew flight deck with Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), incorporating six cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays housing primary attitude data, navigation display and engine parameters including an automated crew alerting system. 757 incorporates two Rolls-Royce RB211, Pratt & Whitney PW2037, PW2040 or PW2043 turbofan engines.

The first operator of the Boeing 757-200 was the Eastern Airlines. The 757 program received orders from launch carriers Eastern Airlines and British Airways in late 1978. There was an extended range version of the aircraft, the 757-200(ER) which first flew on April 8, 1986 and was delivered to Royal Brunei on May 6, 1986. In September 1987, the first Boeing 757-200(PF) was delivered to UPS. On July 15, 1988, the 757-200M first flew and was delivered to Royal Nepal Airlines.

The 757-200 was the only version of 757 available until the late 1990s. The 757-200 can carry up to 229 passengers.

On May 2, 2000 in Seattle, American Airlines announced order for 20 Boeing 757-200s and deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2001 to 2002.