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GeminiJets 1/200 scale United Airlines Boeing 757-200 diecast model is As Real as it Gets™ and measures approximately 9-1/2-inches long with a 7-11/16-inch wingspan. Manufactured by GeminiJets as a limited edition, highly collectible model, this United Airlines 757 - Registration N48127 - which is featured in United's new livery - has been meticulously recreated from Boeing's blueprints and features realistic landing gear and detailed graphics, assuring the utmost accuracy and superior quality. A Display Stand is included. The Boeing 757-200 was originally designed to replace the venerable Boeing 727-200, whose twenty-year-old outdated design was sorely in need of updating. At the time, the airlines needed an aircraft with a moderately higher passenger seating capacity, yet the new airplane had to be economically superior to its predecessor. With the first two launch customers - Eastern Airlines and British Airways - having placed orders for the new aircraft, the 757-200 became a reality. The prototype aircraft was initially flown on February 19, 1982, and, upon having completed its certification, the first 757-200 was launched into service by Eastern Airlines on January 1, 1983. Although originally delivered with Rolls Royce engines, certain airlines opted for Pratt & Whitney powered aircraft, which both proved to be popular with their respective customers. The 757-200 has demonstrated itself to be one of the most fuel-efficient airliners ever built, with its Revenue Seat Mile (RSM) recognized as the best in the industry. Condor Airlines, of Germany, who had expressed extreme satisfaction with the 757-200, was the launch customer for the stretched 757-300 that went into service in early 1999. To date, the 757-300 is the longest single-aisle twinjet ever built.
