Lufthansa
Boeing 737-500
"Krefeld" is departing Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel
after a heavy rain-shower. Engines for the 737-500 are from the same CFM56-3 series of powerplants offered on the 737-300 and -400. A re-rated 18,500-pound-thrust variant
of the CFM56-3 is the standard offering on the 737-500, with the full-rated 20,000-pound-thrust version available as an
option. Maximum takeoff weight of the 737-500 ranges from
52390 kg for the basic offering up to 60560 kg for the high-gross-weight version.
The 737 seen above has a MTOW of 54000 kg.