I’ve always loved unique variants of aircraft. I know one comment here is pretty harsh on the 737, but the aircraft revolutionized domestic air travel. I definitely don’t love all 737 variants, but the -100s & -200s are incredibly iconic. I definitely have some love for the aircraft. I was at Phoenix in the early 2000s and I know America West had at least one 737-100 left. I wouldn’t remember since I was incredibly young, but that would’ve been my only opportunity to really see one. Nice video! I didn’t expect any to be left since the -200 was immensely more popular.
This is a terrific video because this topic is very sparsely covered online. I researched this last year and there’s rumored to still be a couple in derelict condition in South America, just because an airframe is marked as scrapped it doesn’t mean it actually got cut up. OB-1288 was rumored to be one of the ones that might still be around at LIM airport because at that airport to this day there’s a bunch of abandoned aircraft at the back (you can even see it on google satellite) someone should go in person and verify. Also there was another supposedly still around in South America, I believe it was the Copa airframe but no pictures or much info on that one. I did a ton of research into the -100 out of curiosity and thirst for knowledge as I’m an A&P and have done just about every possible job on the NG and MAX. If you want to learn more about the 737-100 there’s a blog by Bob Bogash which is nothing short of excellent with period information and pictures all the way through development as well as a lot of technical information.
The Copa airlines one was written off, but the one in Peru sounds plausible Edit: given the picture of the Copa one it could be still somewhere at PTY, but the Faucett one could only be verified in person i think
Ansett New Zealand flew three B737-100 between 1987 and 1990. Noisy and smokey they were replaced with much quieter and cleaner BAe-146 Whisperjets in 1990.
First plane I ever flew in (‘78 I was nineteen) was a 727, & got used to those. It was a few years later when I boarded a 737, likely the -200. It felt like a sports car.
Nope, it would have to be a -200. The only known one in existence is at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, although OB-1288 is rumored to be abandoned at LIM.
Since then, most new airliner types deliberately avoid the designation 100 or dash one for their first version for psychological/sales resistance reasons.
I can safely say there are no 737-100's flying in Europe as they cannot meet current noise requirements. Same is true for the -200 and -300 versions. The only exception I know of is a Saudi Sheik who still has a -200 but as it's not a commercial airliner it's outside the rules. -400's are still around but most have been converted to freighters.
Seems like Continental scrapped a lot of their fleet at ADM, and I’m having a lot of trouble locating info about this airport. Does anyone know the history or at least its name?
I heard that Boeing started buying up 100s and 200s at some point, maybe in the 80s/90s, to break them up. The idea was to remove aging and/or questionably maintained aircraft from service (and prevent them from crashing in service) to shield Boeing from liability. True??
Yes ! I worked for PeoplExpress' ground service contractor, Ariston, and loaded/unloaded all of the ex-Lufthansa 737's, hundreds of times. We loved those airplanes, and it was really cool to have 5 of them equipped with the rear airstair. Good times, then on to the merger with Continental.
@@jjohnsonTXThen Continental merged w/ United. I wasn't really there for either of the mergers, but I did my research. Pretty De-regulation airlines always interest me.
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737 is an excellent airframe, you can’t like the 707 and 727 if you don’t like the 737 because the whole front of the aircraft is the same in those 3. It seems the reason you don’t and you like those is because those are more uncommon and you’re inclined to think they’re cool. 777 is not a very good looking aircraft either compared to 737
Oh yeah? Well it flies you to all of the places near you. You can’t fly from let’s say LGSK which is an island, with a short runway, none of the planes you just said you love fly there. It can land on shorter runways and fly you to short to medium haul flights
@@williamcarnero9595 Indeed! He can't like the 707 and 727 but say that the 737 is ugly, since cockpit and most of the 737 airframe was based on the 707 and the 727
Christ, You lot above get a life and go out for a walk or something 😂The 707 is elegant, The 727 is one of the best looking trijets, The 737 is a dumpy little pig, Get over it and i am entitled to my opinion on a public website so i suggest you all FRO getting butt hurt about the 737 🤣
I’ve always loved unique variants of aircraft. I know one comment here is pretty harsh on the 737, but the aircraft revolutionized domestic air travel.
I definitely don’t love all 737 variants, but the -100s & -200s are incredibly iconic. I definitely have some love for the aircraft.
I was at Phoenix in the early 2000s and I know America West had at least one 737-100 left. I wouldn’t remember since I was incredibly young, but that would’ve been my only opportunity to really see one.
Nice video! I didn’t expect any to be left since the -200 was immensely more popular.
This is a terrific video because this topic is very sparsely covered online.
I researched this last year and there’s rumored to still be a couple in derelict condition in South America, just because an airframe is marked as scrapped it doesn’t mean it actually got cut up.
OB-1288 was rumored to be one of the ones that might still be around at LIM airport because at that airport to this day there’s a bunch of abandoned aircraft at the back (you can even see it on google satellite) someone should go in person and verify. Also there was another supposedly still around in South America, I believe it was the Copa airframe but no pictures or much info on that one.
I did a ton of research into the -100 out of curiosity and thirst for knowledge as I’m an A&P and have done just about every possible job on the NG and MAX.
If you want to learn more about the 737-100 there’s a blog by Bob Bogash which is nothing short of excellent with period information and pictures all the way through development as well as a lot of technical information.
The Copa airlines one was written off, but the one in Peru sounds plausible
Edit: given the picture of the Copa one it could be still somewhere at PTY, but the Faucett one could only be verified in person i think
Ansett New Zealand flew three B737-100 between 1987 and 1990. Noisy and smokey they were replaced with much quieter and cleaner BAe-146 Whisperjets in 1990.
First plane I ever flew on was a United 737-200.
Nice! How was it?
My first plane was a Korean 747-300
My first plane was a TWA L-1011
@@Aviation.900neo mine was an a320-200
Mine was an air transat a310
I flew on a Continental 737-100 DEN-OMA in August, 1992. It was short. The flight and the plane.
underrated 737 model, literally the Boeing version of A318
baby boeing
Except this is the first variant of the 737 and the a318 was made after the a320
The A318 is the Airbus version of the 737-100 ;)
First plane I ever flew in (‘78 I was nineteen) was a 727, & got used to those. It was a few years later when I boarded a 737, likely the -200. It felt like a sports car.
My first flight was on a 727, too; a Continental 727-200 in 2003 (right before Continental retired them.) Hella grateful I got to fly on one.
A solid plane. None has crashed as it seems. Thanks for showing !
@HazbotTech2Name one 737-100 crash. I can't think of any.
@@EneTheGeneCondor 316
I flew on those 737-100’s when I was a kid, on America West.
Excellent video. Great work.
There is a 737 - 100 operated by the indonesian airforce that is still flying in Indonesia. I saw it operating about 1 month ago
Nope, it would have to be a -200. The only known one in existence is at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, although OB-1288 is rumored to be abandoned at LIM.
It wasn’t of the “classic” generation, but that doesn’t make it any less classic to me!
Don't know if anyone noticed, but at 4:45 it looks like there was an old 747-100 from Pan Am sitting out there as well.
the 737-100 reminds me a lot of the a320-100 since only one of those exists today
Good documentary! You are really underrated
Since then, most new airliner types deliberately avoid the designation 100 or dash one for their first version for psychological/sales resistance reasons.
The 1st 737-100 is at the Boeing museum in Seattle.
I can safely say there are no 737-100's flying in Europe as they cannot meet current noise requirements. Same is true for the -200 and -300 versions. The only exception I know of is a Saudi Sheik who still has a -200 but as it's not a commercial airliner it's outside the rules. -400's are still around but most have been converted to freighters.
Pretty sure there’s still -300s out there in Europe. They use the same engines as -400s. Also there’s a ton of -400 freighters so nothing super rare.
N401PE Hijacked, pilot assinated. When RON @ EWR L1 door always left open.
Gravel kit keeps some older 737’s alive in Canada. For unpaved runways .
the Air inuit 737-200
Most likely The 737-200 is still flying But only for Cargo. And the chance of seeing anyone of them can be very small like 9 to 7%
Boeing 737-66N is use for passengers for Janet Airlines (USAF) going to Area 51 in Southern Nevada
@@jonathanbarker71 I think I said that because the last time that I saw a 737-200 was in 2022.
I flew on the America West one about 1997 or so.
The NASA 737-100 is now at the Museum of Flight in Seattle
As can be seen in the video...
I flew the 737-200 the base model with the -7 engines were real dogs. The upgraded -15 was a different animal much better.
Seems like Continental scrapped a lot of their fleet at ADM, and I’m having a lot of trouble locating info about this airport. Does anyone know the history or at least its name?
ADM is Ardmore Municipal Airport.
I’ve flown on an aloha airlines 737-100 before, a Flybe 737-300, and a jet2 737-300
Pretty sure aloha never had -100s
First plane here was a 737-800
Such a shame they were magnificent planes to fly in western had a bunch of them
I flew on an Air Florida 737-100.
What a shame there is only one left! ..and for static display ...
at least we have that one to enjoy and being the one that started this whole thing off is amazing its still around
I heard that Boeing started buying up 100s and 200s at some point, maybe in the 80s/90s, to break them up. The idea was to remove aging and/or questionably maintained aircraft from service (and prevent them from crashing in service) to shield Boeing from liability. True??
U has 1k finally! lmao
yes! it's a dream
My first plane was a I forgot the plane 😭 cause that was in 2015
Most of them we're buyed by continental 😮
They were from PEOPLExpress
Yes !
I worked for PeoplExpress' ground service contractor, Ariston, and loaded/unloaded all of the ex-Lufthansa 737's, hundreds of times.
We loved those airplanes, and it was really cool to have 5 of them equipped with the rear airstair.
Good times, then on to the merger with Continental.
@@jjohnsonTXThen Continental merged w/ United. I wasn't really there for either of the mergers, but I did my research. Pretty De-regulation airlines always interest me.
orang indonesia ???? wow channelnya kontennya pesawat
whats a 731
The ICAO code for the 737-100.
this was a great little airplane we called it fat alburt back in the 70 s 80s
AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90 CRASHED
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My bad. I'll try to credit the respective owners next time.
731 💀
You could just say NO
Well, I guess it's too obvious...
I have no love for the 737, It's just ugly, My Boeings of choice are the 707, 727,757 and 777.
737 is an excellent airframe, you can’t like the 707 and 727 if you don’t like the 737 because the whole front of the aircraft is the same in those 3. It seems the reason you don’t and you like those is because those are more uncommon and you’re inclined to think they’re cool. 777 is not a very good looking aircraft either compared to 737
Oh yeah? Well it flies you to all of the places near you. You can’t fly from let’s say LGSK which is an island, with a short runway, none of the planes you just said you love fly there. It can land on shorter runways and fly you to short to medium haul flights
The 707 and 727 are basically the same plane…
@@williamcarnero9595 Indeed! He can't like the 707 and 727 but say that the 737 is ugly, since cockpit and most of the 737 airframe was based on the 707 and the 727
Christ, You lot above get a life and go out for a walk or something 😂The 707 is elegant, The 727 is one of the best looking trijets, The 737 is a dumpy little pig, Get over it and i am entitled to my opinion on a public website so i suggest you all FRO getting butt hurt about the 737 🤣