UNCOMMON
B752

Boeing 757-200

The Muscle Car

Overpowered, under-appreciated, irreplaceable.

Boeing · commercial

Boeing 757-200
Length
155 ft 3 in
Wingspan
124 ft 10 in
Max speed
459 kts
Range
3,900 nmi
Ceiling
42,000 ft
Engines
2x RB211-535 or PW2037
Crew
2
Max passengers
239
Typical config
200 (2-class)
Built
999

The 757 has more thrust-to-weight than any commercial jet its size. Pilots love its hot-rod takeoff performance. There is no true replacement.

Fun fact

The 757 can take off from runways as short as 6,000 feet fully loaded — perfect for airports like Reagan National.

How to spot one

Long, slender fuselage with oversized engines. Looks like a stretched 737 but isn't. Pointy nose. T-tail no, conventional tail.

Crews call it
The Muscle Car
Sounds like
RB211 engines have a distinctive deep growl — you know a 757 by sound alone

Related

One might be overhead right now.

Bogey turns the The Muscle Car from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.

Get Bogey