Boeing 737-200 PanAm 1/72 fighter aircraft BPK 7204 Manufacturer: BPK (Ukraine) Scale: 1/72 Material: Plastic Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue. Condition: New in Box This is an injection molded kit, with a photo-etched fret, resin parts, rubber tires, brass plates, decals for Canadian North. Boeing had been studying short-haul jet aircraft designs and wanted to produce another aircraft to supplement the 727 on short and thin routes.[8] Preliminary design work began on May 11, 1964,[9] and Boeing's intense market research yielded plans for a 50- to 60-passenger airliner for routes 50 to 1,000 mi (80 to 1,609 km) long.[8][10] Lufthansa became the launch customer on February 19, 1965,[11]with an order for 21 aircraft, worth $67 million[12] in 1965, after the airline received assurances from Boeing that the 737 project would not be canceled.[13] Consultation with Lufthansa over the previous winter resulted in an increase in capacity to 100 seats.[11] The prototype 737, a -100 operated by NASA for testing. On April 5, 1965, Boeing announced an order by United Airlines for 40 737s. United wanted a slightly larger airplane than the 737-100. So Boeing stretched the fuselage 91 centimeters (36 in) ahead of, and 102 cm (40 in) behind the wing.[14] The longer version was designated 737-200, with the original short-body aircraft becoming the 737-100.[15] Detailed design work continued on both variants at the same time. Boeing was far behind its competitors when the 737 was launched, as rival aircraft BAC-111,Douglas DC-9, and Fokker F28 were already into flight certification.[12] To expedite development, Boeing used 60% of the structure and systems of the existing 727, the most notable being the fuselage cross-section. This fuselage permitted six-abreast seating compared to the rival BAC-111 and DC-9's five-abreast layout.[11] Design engineers decided to mount the nacelles directly to the underside of the wings to reduce the landing gear l
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