Boeing 767
. It would have combined the 767-400ER's (there is no non-ER 767-400) size with the range of a 767-300ER. The order placed by Kenya Airways was cancelled in favor of
Boeing 777s, cancelling the 767-400ERX altogether.
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E-767 -
AWACS platform used by the
Japan Self-Defense Forces. Essentially the
E-3 Sentry mission package on a 767-200ER platform.
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KC-767 Tanker Transport - 767-200ER-based aerial refueling platform currently used by the
Italian Air Force and the
Japan Self-Defense Forces. The
United States Air Force has expressed interest in the aircraft, with a contract for the lease of 100 aircraft under review. The KC-767 has lost out to the
Airbus A330 in two recent contests, for the
RAF and
Royal Australian Air Force.
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E-10 MC2A - 767-400ER-based replacement for the
Boeing 707-based
E-3 Sentry AWACS, the
E-8 Joint STARS aircraft, and EC-135
ELINT aircraft. This is an all-new system, with a powerful
Active Electronically Scanned Array and not based upon the Japanese AWACS aircraft.
| 767-200 | 767-200ER | 767-300 | 767-300ER | 767-300F | 767-400ER |
|---|
| Length | 48.5 m
(159 ft 2 in) | 54.9 m
(180 ft 3 in) | 61.4 m
(201 ft 4 in) |
|---|
| Wingspan | 47.6 m
(156 ft 1 in) | 51.9 m
(170 ft 4 in) |
|---|
| Passengers | 181 to 255 | 218 to 351 | 0 | 245 to 375 |
|---|
| Cargo | 81.4 m³ (2,875 ft³)
22 LD2s | 106.8 m³ (3,770 ft³)
30 LD2s | 454 m³ (16,034 ft³)
30 LD2s + 24 pallets | 129.6 m³ (4,580 ft³)
38 LD2s |
|---|
| Range | 9,400 km
(5,200 nautical miles)
transcontinental | 12,200 km
(6,600 nautical miles)
transpacific | 9,700 km
(5,230 nautical miles)
transcontinental | 11,305 km
(6,105 nautical miles)
transpacific | 6,050 km
(3,270 nautical miles)
transcontinental | 10,450 km
(5,650 nautical miles)
transatlantic |
|---|
| Cruise speed | Mach 0.8 (870 km/h, 540 mph) |
|---|
| Engines | Two high-bypass turbofans, usually either General Electric CF6-80A, (early 767-200 and 767-300 non-ER versions) or General Electric CF6-80C2 (about 65,000 lbf (289 kN) thrust each) or Pratt & Whitney PW4062 (about 63,000 lbf (280 kN) thrust each); a very limited number use the Rolls-Royce RB211 (about 60,000 lbf (267 kN) thrust each) |
|---|
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American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England |
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El Al Boeing 767ER |
Specific accidents
Two Boeing 767 aircraft were involved in the
September 11, 2001 attacks, and both crashed on the two towers in the
World Trade Center.
American Airlines Flight 11, a 767-223ER, crashed into the north tower, with 92 fatalities on board.
United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-222, crashed into the south tower, with the loss of all 65 on board. In addition, 2602 people perished on the ground, mostly in the two towers.
Accident summary
(as of 2005)
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Hull-loss Accidents: 6 with a total of 568 fatalities
*Other occurrences: 2 with a total of 0 fatalities
*
Hijackings: 5 with a total of 282 fatalities
Incidents
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Gimli Glider: On
July 23, 1983,
Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel in flight and had to glide to an emergency landing. The pilots used the aircraft's
ram air turbine to power the aircraft's hydraulic systems for control. There were zero fatalities.
*
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961: On
November 23,
1996,
Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 was hijacked, ran out of fuel, and crashed in the
Indian Ocean near
Comoros. The pilots used the aircraft's
ram air turbine as an emergency power source. Of the 175 aboard, 123 died. Still, the incident was one of the few of landing a plane on water which has survivors.
Chinese state aircraft
In 2000, the government of
China purchased a 767-300ER as the official executive aircraft of
former President Jiang Zemin. The aircraft had originally been delivered to
Delta Air Lines in June 2000 but was immediately resold to
China United Airlines. After its transfer to the Chinese government, the plane was taken to
San Antonio, Texas to be refitted with a custom interior.
In the fall of 2001, the Chinese government announced that it had discovered 27
covert listening devices embedded in the plane's interior. The Chinese government blamed the
CIA for planting the bugs. The 22 Chinese military and government officials charged with overseeing the refit were arrested for suspicion of negligence and corruption.
The CIA and American President
George W. Bush denied having any knowledge of the existence of the listening devices. Diplomatic experts worried that the incident would have deleterious effects on Sino-American relations and Boeing's reputation in the lucrative Chinese market. However, relations between the two countries remained cordial and Chinese airlines continued to purchase Boeing aircraft. The aircraft involved, however, was never put into use by the State. It was converted back to the standard layout and transferred to
Air China for normal passenger service.
*The air flowing through a 767-400ER engine at takeoff power could inflate the
Goodyear Blimp in 7 seconds.
* Details on the Boeing 767 family of aircraft
* History and pictures of the Boeing 767-200
* Jane's entry with detailed specifications
* Planemad.net - Boeing 767 Production Lists
* Detailed info on the Boeing 767 family
* The Spirit of Delta, Delta Airlines' first Boeing 767
* Thousands of Boeing 767 photos - All variants
