Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
Otto:
While the length/cross-section are the same, the difference is from the cockpit door forward.
I wouldn't want to jumpseat in a 737. 757, I could just about take a nap on the floor. Lots of room for roller-bags.
I've never flown either airplane, but jumping, I would say the 757 is quieter for the guys up-front.
By accounts I've read here, the 757 significantly outperforms the stretch Guppy in climb and load-capacity at hot/high airfields (supposedly why UCH is putting the A-320 into South America).
Neither airplane is a joy to load as a passenger, but with the mid-fuselage door on the 757, if you were going forward, the unpleasantries ended sooner. I have ridden in the last row of an -800, and could not WAIT to get off the airplane.
I've flown both and the 757 is superior in every way. The 737 makes more money and is the only choice from Boeing now.
Performance: I just used 10,000' of runway on a transcontinental flight. Picture a 757 operating on one engine and that's about the 737-900.