How Are Planes Named?
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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As it stands today, Boeing and Airbus have 30 distinct commercial aircraft that are currently in production or in development, each with its own unique name. For seasoned aviation experts, the differences between, say, an a321XLR and an a330-800neo might be obvious. But for many people, these long strings of numbers and letters that comprise an Airplane’s name can be confusing. So why are airplanes named like they are, and what do these long strings of letters and numbers really tell us about the plane? Let me explain...
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2:25 - all Boeing jet end with 7
Boeing 720 : am I a joke to you ?
I was thinking that as well
*general outline* lol
Ah going to Tenerife on a 720B wondering where did this come from back in the day. I always wondered about this one, also why have I never seen a 717, did they even exist. Been on 707 and 727 but where were all the 717s?
@@NidgeOSullivan Actually the 717 was used twice by The Boeing Company. Once when the KC 135 was in development it was internally called in Boeing the 717. The second time was after Boeing acquired McDonald Douglas and the MD-95 in development was rebranded to the 717 name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_717
@@NidgeOSullivan 717 are MD95s.
Every time I hear: "Let me Explain" I know I am about to get a Master Class. Great job!
I got a broader insight about information (I thought I) knew very well already.
:)
0:05 a350-10000??? Is that a top-secret scoop Coby? 😂✈️
And it should be able to carry up to 3800 passengers I guess !
LOL Didn't notice that, probably a typo
Shhhh I'm tryina keep it a secret
@@cobyexplanes LoooL but many ppl noticed it already
Very long a350
Dude. You *really* deserve way more subscribers. Clear and understandable content with good production value and lots of heart put into it! Well done for making these outstanding videos!
I appreciate that! If you want to share the videos with friends and help the channel grow that's be splendid :)
Could not agree more!!
I just stumbled onto this channel today and subscribed on the first video I watched. I'm learning way more than I thought I already knew!
Some exceptions to this rule are the variants in the Airbus A320 family. A318, A319, A320, and A321.
The most well known aircraft name: Boeing 737 MAX
MCAS
@Brummiewellington Ik... It'll be sad to see them go in the future
Because of accidents
And most infamous
safest aircraft ever
The 717 is out of place because it’s similar to the A220 because Boeing acquired it from McDonnell Douglas during their merger, and Boeing renamed it from the MD-95 to the 717-200.
"simple and easy names".
Russia left the chat.
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Boeing 737s left the chat:
well, even they have some rules: odd numbers signify fighter planes while even numbers - well, everything else
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Space Plus lol it so real
The 1 dislike was a bombardier employee
Embraer: Am I a joke to you?
lol
Like him, love the triple 7
Is there any other better...
@Sean Nombo there are WAY more 777s than a350, Emirates alone has 151 so of course 777s will have a crash or two but thats in a span of 25 years.
RUclips doesn’t show any comments but there’s probably already 5 people who commented “first”
Jokes on them because I was first
@@cobyexplanes Genius
Douglas had the best naming system. It was technically unlimited. Boeing and Airbus will eventually have to change their system. if Douglas never had to worry about changing their's. A new plane would have been called DC-(next number). The McDonnell merger kinda ruined their system as the DC-9-80 became the MD-80 and I'm pretty sure that the MD-11 would have been either DC-11 or DC-10-50. Too bad we never got jets like the DC-12 or who knows, maybe a DC-18 by now.
Great video. Very clear in your explanation of the naming scheme. I particularly like how you broke it down into a formula of sorts. Keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it!
One exception for the higher numbered variants being larger is the 737 Classic. The 737-300 is the base length, the 737-400 is a stretch, and the 737-500 is a shrink. They were numbered in the order they were introduced, rather than from smallest to largest. Interestingly, when they went to the 737NG, they switched to numbering the variants by size. The 737-700 replaced the 737-300 and was the base length. It was shrunk to become the 737-600, replacing the 737-500, and stretched to become the 737-800, replacing the 737-400. They later stretched it again to become the 737-900. Most 737-900s are actually 737-900ERs.
What's also interesting is with the 757 and 767, the lengths of the respective variants are almost the same. The 757-200 is about the same length as the 767-200, and the same is true with the 757-300 and 767-300. The -200 is the base length for both. It wasn't shrunk because a hypothetical 767-100 would've been too similar to the 757 for passenger capacity, and a 757-100 would've been too close to the longer 737 models.
I never realized before that Boeing's middle number was from 0 to 8 the oldest to the newest plane developped. Thanks for this
(except for the 717 - the 717 is....weird)
@@cobyexplanes McDonald's DouGLASS MD-95...
Of all the RUclipsrs I follow, I don't think any had had the idea to discuss this topic. Kudos, Coby.
I remember starting to learn my first 8 aircraft from a July 1993 American Way magazine fleet lineup. American's fleet at that summer included: the F100, MD-80, 727-200, 757-200, 767's, A300, DC-10 and the majestic MD-11. The 727 and MD-11 were the easiest to learn, obviously.
It's been cool watching your channel grow! Enjoyed the simple explanation, most would get way too technical.
I appreciate that!
1:57 talks about the 787 shows 747 wing
bruh that could have been an a340. Likely not a 747 or a380
@@sd8313 No a340 has winglets.
Megan Thai yes they do
@@sd8313 I said a340 does have winglets but the 1 in the picture at 1:57 does not.
@@meganthai1998 it does. the 747 and a380 winglets look different
Great videos Coby! Curious could you do a video on how to tell and Airbus and Boeing model by just seeing it? I sometime have a hard time deciphering the difference. Keep it up!
Great suggestion! Might be tricky because each jet is unique but I'll see what I can do :)
Boeing jets normally have a little angle on the side cockpit windows, while Airbus jets don’t have this
Sam Chui made a video on this exact topic.
Captain Joe explained it very well, here is a link to that video ruclips.net/video/RNinfd8NJHI/видео.html&t
This was a big confusion for me. This is the most simple and the best video I found. Thank you!
This guy eyes looks like he's higher than the airplanes.
Even more simpler 747 family 747-100 747-200 and feture on.
is its the A321 XLR it means A321 extra long range.
I have trouble ,at times, finding the right seat, let alone exPLANEING the type of aircraft! Great job Coby!
Thanks 👍
Another great video.
Tks for your video Coby Explanes....i get more informations about Planes Named. Goodluck for you my bro, greeting from Indonesia and stay safe.
Thank you too!
It’s been a question to my mind long time ago, and there you are ExPlaneng it. Thank you very much! Triple 7 and 747 are my favorite aircraft, can’t wait the 777x, I was in Boeing Pane Field in Everett WA during the first flight. 777x is so beautiful, so gorgeous❤️
If you get even more into setup, it gets a lot more complicated... Airbus names their models specifically to their engine attathced, e.g. an A330-203 has GE Engines, whereas an A330-243 has Rolls-Royce engines attached. It is, however, different at Boeing. Here, each code represents the customer, e.g. a Boeing 747-830 belongs to Lufthansa or a Boeing 747-436 to British Airways... :)
it can also have letters in it, such as Ryanair's 737-8AS
@@airbus_a320neo Yeah, you're right :)
That was very helpful for a rookie such as me. Thanks!
wow i subscribed when u had 300subscribers, now u are almost at 20k WP!
Thanks for sticking around ;)
Great video!
Can you also please do a video about identifying planes by their looks? I'm pretty good at it but not perfect LOL can you do an explanation on how to tell the difference between a 757, 767, 787, and so on...
4:35 Such a slick animation to compare the length!
commend Airbus for that
Well explaned Coby :)
Thanks Vivek!
Thanks for this Coby. I forget a lot of people don't have Boeing in their backyard (I live in Washington) so this information can get confusing.
I can lose sight of it too - my mom admitted to me she had no idea what the difference between a 737 and 747 is so I figured I HAD to make it haha
1:53 787 family
shows a 747-8 footage
2:00
Which Boeing 787 variant is that? 😉
Lol thats a 747
Its just a background 😉
B787-1000000
its a 747-8
747-8i
Very good video. It’s quite interesting how they are named and the variants. It does take a while to try and make one for a new aircraft. The question I had is for the 787. Since Boeing got up to the 787-10 (and same with the 737 MAX 10) would Boeing ever make another variant like the 787-11?
There's been some discussion like this surrounding the a350 - if aibus builds an even larger a350 variant to compete with the 777x what would it be called? People obvious have different takes on it - I think the most popular theory is it would be call thed a350-2000. But your guess is as good as mine
The planes from the thumbnail are coby in the front and his friend from the other day in the back
Idea for a video - Soviet Aircraft Naming Conventions through the years. If they did follow any.
Why did you use 747-8 footage while talking about 787s?
Kudos for making videos that both are interesting and make sense to me, as an aviation enthusiast, and to my father, who most certainly is not.
Of course :)
What a clear video ! 😉😉
Thanks! 😃
Thanks for the video coby
I'm just wondering you said that the smaller the number the older it is. What about the 717? It's older than th 727 and 747!
The 717 is an oddity - it was actually originally the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-95, before Boeing acquired the company. It was first introduced in 1999, meaning its actually younger than the 777
@@cobyexplanes ok thx
@@cobyexplanes You might want to dig even deeper as the original 717 was internally used by Boeing during the development of the KC-135 Strato Tanker program. It was rather confusing as then Boeing also had the 720 program which was short range 707. Just saying as I am a retired Boeing production mechanic that worked the 747 line and the 777 line but did spend some time on the 737 and the 767 also.
@@mikeske9777 So, whats your opinion on the final 747 delivery from yesterday?
@@cobyexplanes Actually it goes back further with the 717. After development of the 707 the number 717 was used but it was used for a seldom mentioned military jet but was renamed KC-135.
"LeT mE exPLANE"
What about the 'AR' on the smaller embraer and crj jets?
I want to go a little far. What is the meaning of the number 68 in 777-368? or number 31 and letter B in 767-31B?
I believe that's representative of the Boeing customer code - each boeing customer is assigned a different 2 digit code that's slapped onto the end of the name. In this case the first plane would be a 777-300er belonging to customer 68, and the second would be a 767-300er belonging to customer 1B (not sure which airlines those are though)
@Coby, what does XWB stand for? Can you please explane? 🙂
"Extra Wide Body" - it doesn't really mean much its more of a marketing thing for Airbus
Well explained, my dear ! In fact I was wondering how they are numbered though I knew how to tell a Airbus frm Boeing ( A /B ).
My most favorite plane is B747 in all its variations because of their huge size and travelling comforts ! The next is A380.
Here is my bunch of flowers for this video 🙏
Question why are planes have a a320-(200 320) or a330-(300 333) what are those last numbers?
My bet is that the "A220" was named that way not because it wasn't designed by Airbus (that shouldn't prevent them from giving it whatever name they feel like, no?) but rather because Airbus ran out of "3s": It's smaller than the A320, so they wanted the middle digit to be smaller than 2 (Airbus' planes are generally larger the higher the middle digit is, as opposed to Boeing's planes), but the two available options were already taken: something like "319" can't be used because there are already such planes and because that naming scheme is meant to signify a variant of the 320, while "310" and "300" can't be used because A310 and A300 are types of planes Airbus manufactured in the past. So, my bet is that they chose "220" to signify that it's smaller than the A320 but is not a variant of it and has nothing to do with the Airbus A310 and A300.
Thanks 😍
Why is the 737 MAX named 737 MAX and not Boeing 7shithole7?
@@77l96 its actually gr8, saw a MAX 8 of Singapore Airlines taking off on my way back
For Airbus also there's A400M which is a military transport and A330 MRTT which is military transport and tanker based on A330
The A320 family has the A319, A320, and A321: NO DASHES!! The variant is the last no(for the A319, the last 2 numbers.)
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Very interesting
Glad you think so!
What companies used to name thier airlines and aircraft by certain names and what does it mean to ai nothing to say of unknown?
coby: *this is an airplane video lemme quickly change explain to explane i bet the fans will enjoy it hehe*
Thanks allot🙏🙏🙏
Welcome!
Well... which are the wide body planes and which are the narrow. Also which aircraft of Boeing compares to which of Airbus and vice versa. For instance a320 and 737
Unfortunately there is no way to distinguish either of those things just by looking at the name alone - both require supplementary knowledge
@@cobyexplanes well a great idea for a video! All airplanes by Boeing and Airbus by size 😁 thanks for your answer. Keep it up!
buncha numbers, buncha letters, sounds good!
Telling these jets apart isn't hard, it just take s a little bit of study and want to. No mystery to it. They all have features that are distinctive, although similar. Example...B767 versus A330...in flight with landing gear down, the A330 landing gear tilts up, whereas the B767 tilts slightly down. Also, the A330 winglets are very distinctive. Boeing 747-8 versus Boeing 747-400...wingtips are flared on the -8, but the -4 has winglets. Also, the -8 engine nacelles have the sawtooth pattern and the -4's do not.
"and the A330-800neo"
proceeds to show a A330-900neo....
Jokes aside you really deserve more subscribers though, i love your videos!
So the 747-8, how did this come about? This was such a cool video; too short though!
ruclips.net/video/vZL5vMAI1Bg/видео.html
^this video should help!
Basically, the -8 behind this newest 747 variant is an homage to the 787, which the 747-8 borrows several features from.
Im confused about the boeing 777X, is it a different family or a variant?
neither really. it belongs to the 777 family. the 777x are the latest series of planes within that family. there are different variants of the 777x
a good anology would be the product lineup of apple:
Families: iPhone, iPad etc.
Series: iPhone x, iPhone 12, iPhone 13 etc.
Variants: iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max
@@schmusi7463 thanks
Whats the difference between an a320-214 and an a320-216? Both are a320’s with CFM-56-5 B4 but I don’t know if the capacity is the difference
Interjet (a Mexican airline) uses a320-214’s and a320-251neo and air Asia (a Malaysian airline) uses a320-216 but it uses a320-251neo too
Simple. The A320-214 uses the CFM56-5B4, while the A320-216 uses the CFM56-5B6
@@frutdafruit well that’s good to know! Thx!
Can someone explain why Boeing switched from 3 digits to just a single digit to distinguish their 787 variants. Like why is it 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 instead of 787-800, 787-900 and 787-1000? Same for the 747-8 and 777x series. Also why are some variants skipped eg. a330-300 to a330-800. Where are the a330-400, -500, -600 and -700.
Hey
I know that there is a 777-200ER and a 777-200LR which one has the longer range?
The LR...The ER is older..
Evray Williams yeah that’s what I thought
The LR does - LR stands for "long range" and ER stands for "Extended Range", which I know isn't too helpful but usually long range trumps extended
@@taelonvandam1640 yes Coby Explaned it for you
Can u compare military jets also.??
5:03 Emirates 777-300 looks bloody beautiful
What do the numbers on the nose gear mean?
Often a part of the registration code or an internal airline registration code
Oh thanks 👍
@@spongebubatz yea pretty much.
Here in Maldives, they seem to represent the last 2 letters of the aircraft registration.
Guys I made my own Aircraft!: Aerobus YW658-1000F-T2 ULF MR (NNUY)
Second Aircraft: Aerobus YN537-400P-T0 PLF DR (NUA)
Third aircraft: Aerobus Z-859T-10-NB TLG-4 BFT ELUMEER (AAMU)
And guess the meaning of those letters and numbers. (Don't worry! Theres an actual meaning behind them!)
inspired by the A333, A320 Neo, A220, B737 Max, B777 ER, A321 XLR, A321 LR, B747-4F, MD80 and its variants, and the E170 (and E175, E190, and the E195).
The boeing 717 is a bit more new than the 777
Is it called the a220 because B is the second letter in the alphabet?
Naming scheme of the 747sr,748-400d/m/f/bcf the 727/737adv
SP - special performance; which basically means longer range
D - from what I know, it's a shorter range 747-400.
PS. I don't know M, F, BCF, and ADV
@@zedriclouis87SP is short range special performance, i think
What is boeing going to do after 797
1:30 who knew whales can fly!
Dolphin*
@@muhammadsufyan9025 beluga "WHALE"
The 717 was a Boeing version of the MD 80 or 90
Actually it was the MD 95 renamed
How about the a320neo and a330neo? You might want to explain what the "neo" means.
new engine option - which means that the neos have been fitted with newer, more powerful, efficient, and modern engines, which also adds to the naming option;
current engine option (or ceo) - it's the engines used in the older models of the family
Coby Explanes did you know that I have the ability to memorise aircraft registrations?
You did not mention the 747 in the first part??
How about you know after B797 what could it be?
Also airbus what's after A390 (if they make it in the future.)
The next Boeing is likely at least a decade away, so for now i think Boeing has bigger worries than what they'll name planes after the 797. As for Airbus, A360,70 and 90 should mean they won't run out of names until around the 2050s. My guess is that A320,350 names will recieve more variants in the coming decades, while the B737,787 and maybe even 777 will also live beyong their current generations, including the 777X.
Boeing 807
If you are new to aviation this is for you Boeing starts with 707 next 717 727 and you know the rest.
Airbus starts with A300 next A310 next A320 and you should know the rest.
Technically not true. The 717 actually came much later between the 777 and 787, the A340 came a year before the A330, and the A350 came after the A380.
@@KasabianFan44 Dude numbering naming not by order.
Rafiah Aspagi
Then that’s not true either. There was also a Boeing 720 and there are the Airbus A220, A318, A319 and A321 and there is no A360 or A370 yet.
How many different types of planes are there
A whole lot haha - not sure the exact number
I would still like to know why all of Boeing's planes start and end in 7, and why airbus starts in A3
Boeing's first jet airliner is Boeing 707 and Airbus' first jet airliner is A300. Everything else follows that. Actually there's another Airbus that doesn't use A3 that's A400M Atlas but it's a military transport plane
Can’t wait for the 7107
I did not know the 757 was smaller than the 737, as you stated all numbers are larger aircraft than the 757, I always thought the 737 was their smallest? (I am no longer including the 727 or 707 as I don't think they fly commercially anymore). If this is true, what is the point of the 757, been on it a few times and always wondered what it's purpose was, the 737 seems to do the same job much better?
Damn ugly nose on the thing too
the 757 is similar in size to the 737 M(CAS)AX so the 757s are typically larger
707,727,737and 757 share the same corss section.it's just different in length, and that differents even within the famliy.
757-200 is still longer than MAX10, with much greater range. it's typically consider than 757-200 is a replacement to 727-200
You forgot to mention (F)
And SP for 747
So I’ve wanted to ask this.
Airbus let’s say made the a330, and that is a family. It has (excluding the new neo planes) two variants, the 200 and 300.
So why is the a320 family comprised of planes with different lengths and range like the a319 and a320, but they are two planes in the same family. And then the a321 has the -100 and-200 technically. Why?
Because the a320 family is very popular. Many airlines favor this kind of size for many purposes. Since Airbus has lots of variants being requested, they tend to diversify when it comes to naming options.
What goes farther: er or lr
In most cases LR
From short to longer:
ER, LR, XLR, ULR.
I see Coby, i Click.
:)
777 ER means extended range
777 LR means long range
which one is longer range of the two?
LR
What’s the new Neo line?
stands for "new engine options" - its a revamped version of both the a320 and a330 families with new engines and winglets
Thanks Coby. I like what you’re doing with your channel. Keep it up. I think you can stand to go a little longer and in depth. I’m a ramp supervisor for UPS at PDX. If you ever need a resource for cargo stuff, let me know.
@@keithmiller2714 I've got some longer videos coming, don't you worry ;)
so what about Airbus 320 vs 321 vs 321 neo?
A320 is an old aircraft. The A320neo is a refreshed model of the A320. The A321 is a variant in the A320 family(both types[neo and old])
3:39 A Boeing 757-300 carries more passengers than a 747SP
Different between LR and ER, technically
LR= long range
ER= extended range
Samuel Pounardjian I know that but technically what is different
@@trumpsb757sucks5 I think LR has longer range
Samuel Pounardjian I got it 777-300 is a model and 300 ER is the extended range of that model.
@@yulaviation3868 the 777-300LR has a longer range than the ER
I love this channel lol
:)
:57 I thought Bombadier and Embraer had like 25% of jet passenger planes?
this video got a new name
I know I keep changing it because I cant decide lol
2:45 Doesn’t Airbus have A219
No, the A220 series is just A220-100 and A220-300, but yeah, the A320 series is A318, A319, A320, A321
Random thought I had, Boeing made the 727F, The 737BCF, The 757-200F, The 777F, The 767F, and the 747F so why did Boeing not make a 787F?
Usually the freighter variant of an aircraft tends to lag the passenger variant for some time. I'm covering this topic a bit in an upcoming video but in short cargo carriers aren't as sensitive to fuel price as airlines because they don't fly their jets nearly as often. As such a 787 freighter doesn't make much sense right now - 767s are perfectly adequate and still popular
Why is that 777 wallpaper is always in the background I mean are you fascinated by this plane coz an A380 or 747 would also look great there......