Boeing 737 - Long Range Cruise Maximum Operating Altitude

737 Operations Manual
Performance Inflight -
All Engines
737-500/CFM56-3_20K
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PI.31.2 D6-27370-400E-TBCE
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Long Range Cruise Maximum Operating Altitude
Max Cruise Thrust
ISA + 20°C
WEIGHT
(1000 KG)
OPTIMUM
ALT (FT)
TAT
(°C)
MARGIN TO INITIAL BUFFET 'G' (BANK ANGLE)
1.20 (33°) 1.25 (36°) 1.30 (39°) 1.40 (44°) 1.50 (48°)
64 30800 1 31400* 31400* 31400* 30700 29200
62 31500 0 32300* 32300* 32300* 31400 29900
60 32200 -2 33300* 33300* 33300* 32100 30600
58 32900 -3 34200* 34200* 34200* 32800 31400
56 33700 -5 35200* 35200* 35200 33600 32100
54 34400 -7 36100* 36100* 35900 34400 32900
52 35200 -8 36800* 36800* 36700 35200 33700
50 36100 -10 37000 37000 37000 36000 34500
48 36900 -10 37000 37000 37000 36800 35400
46 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 36300
44 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 37000
42 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 37000
40 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 37000
38 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 37000
36 37000 -10 37000 37000 37000 37000 37000
*Denotes altitude thrust limited in level flight, 100 fpm residual rate of climb.
June 08, 2001