Boeing 737 MAX 8
The re-engined 737 with CFM LEAP-1B engines, split-tip winglets and large flight-deck displays. Pilots fly it on the same B737 type rating as the 737NG after differences training.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 453 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 340 kt
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.82
- Range
- 3,500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 20,650 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 3,860 kg
- Centre tank
- 12,940 kg
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 2,020 kg/h
Fuel burn in cruise at 35,000 ft. Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 2,030 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 2,030 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 1,650 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 82,644 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins large-format displays
- Systems
- Autopilot · Autothrottle · FADEC engine control · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 189
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 82,644 kg
- Max landing weight
- 69,308 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- MPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- B737 300-900
- Extra training or endorsements
- Multi-crew cooperation (MCC)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · RVSM · CAT II approaches · CAT III autoland · ETOPS
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 2× Jet
- ICAO type designator
- B38M
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- In service since
- 2017
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 39.47 m
- Wingspan
- 35.92 m
- Height
- 12.29 m
- Fuselage width
- 3.76 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Boeing 737 MAX 8Length 39.47 m
- Boeing 737-800Length 39.47 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 340 kt
- MMOMax operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.82
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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