Boeing 767 Facts

• The 767 has 1,300 suppliers worldwide.
• The paint used on a typical 767 weighs 400 pounds.
• On extended-range models, the 767 carries up to 24,140 gallons (91,380 L) of fuel.
• In a three-class configuration, the 767 has one of the largest overhead baggage stowage volumes -- 3 cubic feet per passenger -- matched only by the 777-200.
• The 767 was the first Boeing airplane to replace 3,500 pounds of aluminum with 1,200 pounds of graphite and graphite/Kevlar composites, which are lighter, stronger materials. These weight savings contribute to the 767's operating efficiency.
• The first 767 flew Sept. 26, 1981, 65 years after the first flight of William Boeing's first airplane -- the B&W -- in June 1916.
• The 767-200ER, in a typical three-class interior has a range of 6,660 nautical miles and a cruise speed of about 0.80 Mach or 530 miles per hour.
• The 767 has approximately 3,140,000 parts.
• The 767 is the first twinjet to offer three engine choices to airline customers: Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Rolls-Royce.
• Eighty-seven percent of the seats on the 767 are next to a window or an aisle. No seat is more than one seat from a window or an aisle.
• During the final static test of the 767 airframe, a load test was conducted. The wing tips were pulled up 15.5 feet from normal position over the top of the fuselage at a pressure of 1,200,000 pounds. The wing did not break.
• The interior diameter of the 767 fuselage is 15 feet 6 inches (4.7 m).
• The common 767/757 cockpit type-rating permits flight crews trained on the 767 to fly the 757.
• The 767 has been in service since Sept. 8, 1982, and carried more than 720 million passengers.
• The airframe of the 767 was service-life-tested for two lifetimes -- 40 years of airline service. It was cycled through 19 months of tests consisting of 100,000 simulated flights over 100,000 hours.
• Punta Arenas, Chile, near the polar region of Antarctica, is the farthest south a 767 has ever flown.
• The 767 is capable of cruising at altitudes of up to 43,000 feet.
• The 767 was the first airplane to earn an extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) rating in May 1985. Because of its reliable and redundant systems, it may fly up to three hours (180 minutes) from the nearest airport. The 767 is the favorite plane on the Atlantic routes; 32 carriers currently operate 767s across the north- and mid-Atlantic.
• The 767 is 54 percent more fuel efficient than a 727-100 and 29 percent more fuel efficient than a 727-200.
• Each 767 with full passenger load equals two 727s plus half a 707 freighter, all for 2 percent less fuel burn than a 727.
• The 767 flies automatically, from takeoff climb through landing, with the help of 140 microprocessors and computers.
• The sound of a 767 taking off from a 1.5-mile (3,000-m) runway is about the same as the average street corner traffic noise.

Martijn van Boxtel

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