Boeing 737-100: The Original 737
Today, the 737 is one of the most famous (or should I say infamous) aircraft in our skies. However, if you trace its heritage back to the beginning, you'll find that it all starts with the Boeing 737-100, from which all other 737s are derived.
If you were to ask any avgeek to name a famous airliner, chances are that they'd reply "737". Although the Boeing 737-100 is not the most famous (or infamous!) 737 variant, it is the aircraft that spawned the rest of them!
Chances are that if you flew on a 737 prior to 1971, it was a Boeing 737-100...
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Pre-Boeing 737-100
During WWII, both sides were working to develop their own jet engines. By the war's end, only the Germans and British had working designs, the latter of ...
