IIRC the jump seat went all the way across the back of the cockpit. FE normally sat on the right side. ACM on the left Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard M Foley" <gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:17 AM Subject: Re: Southwest B-737 (Early Models) > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 3:27 AM > > > > In a message dated 10/7/2003 5:02:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > yul@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > << Can anyone tell me if Southwest still has the older B-737 models? > > Weren't some of > > these models designed to have a flight engineer? D/does SW currently > > have f/e > > in some of their a/c? >> > > > > WN still has some 732s, all of them are the advanced models (longer range, > > better aero). The 737 was designed from the start to have a 2 person > cockpit. > > The 3 pilot thing comes from when the pilot's unions forced 737 carriers > > (namely United) to carry a third crew because they were worried about the > 737 > > taking over from the 727. Was a bit stupid, and eventually UA was flying > their > > 737s with 2 (like not) > > > Stupid or not, I think most of the FE's gradually got into the right seats > before the 737's went without them. Did the FE ride a jump seat, or in the > cabin, or just wherever he/she wanted (actually I guess there weren't many > if any women up front then)? From a jump seat, I suppose you could reach > the throttles fairly well (:-)). > > Gerry > http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html >