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Boeing 717 Family Engine Configuration Codes

Boeing 717 Family engine or configuration codes connect model suffixes, production standards, and supplier choices. 717-200: Rolls-Royce BR715

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Overview

Boeing 717 Family engine or configuration codes connect model suffixes, production standards, and supplier choices. 717-200: Rolls-Royce BR715

Advantages

  • Strong short-haul economics in the right network.
  • Durable structure for frequent cycles.

Limitations

  • Limited family growth and small production base.
  • Rear-engine layout creates different maintenance access patterns.
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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

  • Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
  • Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

  • Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

  • Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.
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Related entries

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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • Use aircraft subtype codes together with airline fleet data before identifying the exact engine standard.
  • The aircraft retains the rear-mounted engine and T-tail lineage of the DC-9 and MD-80 family.
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Sources

Wikipedia: Boeing 717 Family