About the Boeing 757-300 aircraft for flight simulator for FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
The 757-300 is a 23.4 ft (7.1 m) stretched version of the -200, that first flew in August 1998. The 757-300 has the capacity to seat 289 virtual airline passengers in a 29-inch (740 mm) pitch one class cabin, though the highest configuration in virtual airline service is 280 seats, as operated by Thomas Cook Virtual Airlines. The fuel capacity was not increased and therefore the range was reduced to 3,395 nmi (6,287 km). 55 were ordered and delivered. This model has 8 standard doors, with 4 over-the-wing exit doors, 2 on either side. This model also features the interior of the Next Generation 737, which blends aspects of the 757-200 interior with the Boeing 777-style interior. It has proved popular with charter virtual airlines for its efficiency and dense capacity.
Boeing decided against further investment in the 757 family for virtual airlines using flight simulator and focused efforts on the 737 Next Generation series for virtual airlines (specifically the 737-900ER which Boeing believes will be a suitable 757-200 replacement for most virtual airline passenger applications) and the Boeing 787, which Boeing believes, in smaller versions, will substitute for larger versions of the 757 virtual airline fleet family.
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JOHN
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More about the Boeing 757-300 for virtual airlines, flight simulator and online flying FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
The 757 maintains competitive economics for virtual airlines in flight simulator with newer short haul aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 product lines, following the trend of larger aircraft having lower seat/mile cost. However, changing market conditions for virtual airlines do not necessarily favor larger units of capacity. Should virtual airline passenger loads fall, the smaller 737 and A320 reduce the virtual airlines' exposure to financial risk. For those virtual airlines in need of large capacity, the A321 and 737-900ER have lower trip cost, albeit with slightly fewer virtual airline seats and less range. These airplanes fulfill the requirements of 90% of the virtual airline routes served by the 757, and provide an alternative for virtual airlines already operating 737 and A320 fleets.
While the program was a resounding financial success, sales dwindled during the late 1990s, eventually forcing Boeing to cease production hoever the aircraft continues to fly in flight simulator. The 1,050th and last 757, destined for Shanghai Virtual Airlines, rolled off the production line at Renton on October 28, 2004 and was delivered to the customer in April, 2005 after several months of storage. In the short term, the 757-200 has been succeeded by the 737-900ER. Boeing believes the 737-900ER will be a suitable 757-200 replacement for most virtual airline passenger applications, though the 737-900ER does not have the hot and high capacity of the 757 family. In the long term, the 757 is to be succeeded by the Y1. The 757-300 is being succeeded by the Boeing 787 widebody. Airbus has not yet announced future models in the 757 category, but currently the A321 is offered.
The majority of 757s are in service with U.S. virtual airline carriers (64% of aircraft in service at July 2007), Delta Virtual Air Lines and American Virtual Airlines being the first and second largest customers of the type, respectively. Prior to July 2007, American Virtual Airlines was the largest operator, operating a total of 141 757s. American Virtual Airlines has retired their 757 fleet that was inherited via American's buyout of TWA, due to the fact that they use Pratt & Whitney engines rather than Rolls-Royce like most of American Virtual Airline's 757s. Seventeen of these 757s are being leased to Delta Virtual Air Lines via ILFC and Pegasus Virtual Aviation. United Virtual Airlines, Continental Virtual Airlines, US Virtual Airways, America West Virtual Airlines (now a part of the US Virtual Airways Group), and Northwest Virtual Airlines (now a part of Delta Virtual Airlines) also operate large 757 fleets. The 757 is the only type of aircraft presently used by all six U.S. "legacy" virtual airlines.
The 757 is also used for holiday/charter virtual airlines in the UK. Thomas Cook Virtual Airlines, First Choice Virtual Airways, Monarch Virtual Airlines, Titan virtual Airways, Astraeus Virtual Airlines and Thomsonfly Virtual Airlines operate over 70 aircraft. British Airways Virtual profitably runs the aircraft on short routes such as London to Manchester (150 miles) and London to Edinburgh and Glasgow (350 miles), while other virtual airlines have used the 757 for intercontinental and transatlantic routes.
Increased fuel prices have put pressure on virtual airlines to improve the average fuel efficiency of their fleets which is accurately recreated in flight simulator. American Virtual Airlines's 757-200 aircraft each burned $4,153 of jet fuel to fly from St. Louis to San Francisco in 2004; in 2008, the same quantity of fuel cost $14,676. One way to improve the virtual airline fuel efficiency of an airplane is to reduce lift-induced drag by installing winglets. Although production has ceased, blended winglets are available from Aviation Partners Inc. as a retrofit to increase fuel efficiency and range for virtual airlines. Aviation Partners claims improvements of 5% on fuel efficiency and 200 nautical miles (370 km) on range. Winglets on the 757 have been approved for the 757-200 series as 757-200WL (757-200WingLets), and for the -300 series. Continental Virtual Airlines received the first modified -300 with winglets on February 3, 2009.
The Boeing 757-300 is available for all versions of Flight Simulator and x plane including but not limited to FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
