In eighth place we have the Airbus A330. The wide-body A330 entered service 28 years ago this month and was conceived by its European manufacturer Airbus as a successor to the A300 – the world’s first twin-engine wide-body aircraft. Since then, several variants of the aircraft have emerged.
Affectionately known as the “Queen of Heaven”, the four-engine 747 was the first wide-body aircraft and the original “jumbo”. He is in seventh position.
Sixth-placed, the twin-engine “Triple Seven,” isn’t as monstrous as the Queen of the Skies, but at nearly 64 meters long, the long-range wide-body is still bigger than seven telephone poles placed side-by-side and can accommodate 440 passengers.
The 777 was the first jet to be entirely computer-designed and the first Boeing aircraft to have weight-saving, computer-operated fly-by-wire controls.
It is now a growing family of eight variants, with the extra-large 777X aircraft – the 777-8 and 777-9 – the latest additions. The long-delayed 777X-9 is projected to enter service in 2024, while production of the 777X-8 has yet to begin.
The mid-size Boeing 727, with a T-tail and three rear-mounted engines, had range for transoceanic flights but was also versatile enough to land on short runways at smaller airports.
Boeing’s original plan was to build just 250 aircraft, but it would be the first commercial airliner to reach the 1,000 sales milestone. It remains in the fifth position of the best-selling aircraft in history.
Regional jets are smaller planes, usually with less than 100 seats, designed for short-haul routes. The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet family, which holds the fourth spot on the list, is the best-selling of its kind.
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier launched the program with the 50-seat CRJ, which was certified in 1992, before expanding with the 70-seat CRJ700 in 1997, the 86-seat CRJ900 in 2000 and the 100-seat CRJ1000 in 2007.
The Airbus A320, ranked third, and the Boeing 737, ranked second, are the pillars of aviation that most of us have flown on many, many occasions.
The narrow-body classic has been roaming the skies for more than half a century, and the next-generation enhanced civilian version was produced from 1996 to 2019.
However, the much-publicized problems with the fourth-generation 737 MAX, which was involved in two fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019, have damaged Boeing’s reputation and profits.
While the 737 and A320 are the world’s premier passenger jets, the small and courageous four-seat Cessna 172 is the most successful civil aircraft in history, with more than 45,000 of them built.
Their primary use is as a training aircraft, and generation after generation of pilots have specialized in them. The high wings of this single-engine craft give pilots better visibility, making it easier to orient themselves during flight and during landing.
The large cabin doors make it easy for students and instructors to get in and out, which means this is a popular design classic that has endured.
Source: CNN Brasil
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