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Boeing 737 Cockpit Tour
What is a 737 aircraft?
The Boeing 737 commercial jet is the crucial element in the Southwest Airlines philosophy. It is considered a medium sized aircraft that is simple, reliable, and has one of the lowest operating costs.
Why the 737?
Southwest Airlines, as a company, runs much like the 737. It is simple, reliable, and runs at an extremely low operating cost. This allows Southwest Customers to benefit from lower costs.
Take a virtual tour of the 737 cockpit.
Cockpit Display Unit
- Captain Outboard Display Unit
- Captain Inboard Display Unit
- Upper Display Unit
- First Officer Inboard Unit
- First Officer Outboard Display Unit
- Lower Display Unit
The cockpit display unit shows many displays that provide the pilots with very important information, including:
- Marker Beacon - a series of radio beacons to help the crew during the approach to the runway.
- Mach/Airspeed Indicator - displays airspeed information for the crew.
- Radio Distance Magnetic Indicator - has needles that show the direction to the selected radio navigation source.
- Flight Mode Annunciations - indicate which mode autopilot is using.
- Attitude Indicator - displays aircraft attitude information for the crew.
- Horizontal Situation Indicator - uses course information for navigation purposes.
- Altimeter - displays altitude information for the crew.
- Vertical Speed Indicator - gives the crew information on the vertical speed of the aircraft.
- Navigation Display - displays approach information, navigation, or moving map information to the crew.
