why 73G for 737-700?

sacha · Post by **sacha** » 18 Apr 2005, 22:14

Does someone know?
Regards

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 18 Apr 2005, 23:28

Because otherwise it would be 737, and then people would ask 'yes but what model 737?' and then you would say 'the 700', and they would say 'why didn't you say so in the first place' and you would say 'what do you mean, I did!'.

G is the seventh letter of the alphabet, that's why 73G.

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 19 Apr 2005, 10:07

I thought it came from New Generation

WoodPecker · Post by **WoodPecker** » 19 Apr 2005, 11:35

the 73H is the 737-800 with winglets in case you didn't know

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 19 Apr 2005, 14:56

WoodPecker wrote:the 73H is the 737-800 with winglets in case you didn't know

So what's the 73G with winglets?

Post by **sn26567** » 19 Apr 2005, 15:16

Buzz wrote:So what's the 73G with winglets?

73W. No joke!

Post by **luchtzak** » 19 Apr 2005, 15:36

744rules wrote:I thought it came from New Generation

I thought it was Next Generation

sacha · Post by **sacha** » 19 Apr 2005, 17:25

thanks guys

Post by **Bruspotter** » 19 Apr 2005, 20:35

hello

Indeed...73G comes from 737 Next Generation....and it's much easier....no mistakes possible...737 would be 'Any' 737 , as already said before...

But 73H is the 738 with winglets...but i'm asking myself why they have that code since he isn't been used...at BRU , daily several 738-800winglet planes fly , but they're just indicated as 738....Weird....would be handier for us spotters to see wetter its a 738 or 73H.....

Best regards: Yannick

Tommypilot · Post by **Tommypilot** » 19 Apr 2005, 23:38

Bruspotter wrote:
Indeed...73G comes from 737 Next Generation....and it's much easier....

I would not say I am 100% certain about this topic but I think it comes from Generation indeed...

The -700 series with winglets are 8O 8O

Regards,

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 20 Apr 2005, 01:39

Let me repeat, the 'G' most probably comes from the fact that 'G' is the 7th letter in the alphabet, just like 'H' is the 8th letter, which makes sense if the 73H is a 737-800 with winglets. The G for Generation is just a coincidence.

Tommypilot · Post by **Tommypilot** » 20 Apr 2005, 09:41

Hey Earthman;

Are you 100% sure? Can you proove it?

Regards,

Post by **sn26567** » 20 Apr 2005, 09:57

Earthman is correct. The aircraft codes are not attributed by Boeing, but by ICAO.

And the 737-700 with winglets is, I repeat, 73W

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 20 Apr 2005, 10:40

This could help

http://www.aviation-register.com/english/

md95 · Post by **md95** » 20 Apr 2005, 20:46

Everybody can use the code they want but Boeing designation for the 737 New Generation is : -7xx, -8xx, -9xx

xx stand for the customer model.