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| [ Delta 757-200 "Soaring Spirit" ] Review by Richie Snyder 7/18/02 Average Price: USD Released: |
| [ History ] After a slow sales start, the medium range single aisle 757 has become yet another sales success story for Boeing. Boeing considered a number of proposals for a successor to the 727 trijet during the 1970s, with many of these designs featuring the nose and T-tail of the earlier jet. It was not until later in that decade however that Boeing settled on a more conventional design featuring the same cross section as the 727 (not to mention the 737, 707 and 720) but with the fuselage considerably longer in length, and all new wing, nose and flightdeck and fuel efficient high bypass turbofan engines. Boeing launched development of the 757 in March 1979 following orders from British Airways and Eastern. Developed in tandem with the larger widebody 767 the two types share a number of systems and technologies, including a common early generation EFIS flightdeck. The first flight was on Ferbruary 19, 1982 and the 757 entered service in January the following year. Subsequent versions to appear are the 757-200PF Package Freighter, a pure freighter, and the 757-200M Combi (only one has been built). The standard passenger aircraft is designated the 757-200, there being no 100. The stretched 757-300 is described sperately. Initial sales of the 757 were fairly slow, however orders picked up significantly in the mid to late 1980s as traffic on routes previously served by smaller 727s and 737s grew to require the 757's extra capacity. Today 757 sales comfortably exceed those of the 767, a position that was reversed until the late 1980s. |
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| Delta painted one of their 757's (reg. #N6701) specially for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a very stunning color scheme, and a very stunning model. Gemini Jets is the only 1:400 manufacturer to produce 757's; they also happen to be one of the best at making them. Mould: Gemini Jets changed the mould on their 757's. The detracting gaps where the wings and stabilizers fit in as seen on their earlier examples of their 757's have been cut down and are not nearly as obvious. The nosewheel has also been redesigned with smaller tires. The only major defects on my example were some bumps in the nose. Other than that the mold is wonderful and I will buy more newer 757's from G.J. And one last thing, if there was a more detailed A.P.U. area (ex: a hole instead of silver paint) it would be much better. Livery: I absolutely love it. I am a total "Deltaholic", their planes always look great. It's an excellant and unique object. |
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| Details/Printing: The printing on this jet is superb. I have yet to see anything better. The cockpit and passenger windoes are all the same color; that's really good. The colorful livery is very sharp, there is no overspray what so ever. Some of the lines on the fuselage are misaligned; it's no big deal unless you look at the underside of the model. Also it would be nice if the silver stripe on the underside was real metal or chrome. The only other problem is that the forward cargo door is printed in black and it stands out way too much; it would look much better in light grey like the rear door. Other than that, its the typical superb printing from Gemini Jets that we've come to love. |