Overhead

Boeing

Boeing 737 MAX

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 climbing out of Boston against a clear blue sky, three-quarter view filling the frame and showing its oversized LEAP-1B engine pods and split-blade wingtips.
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From below

The view you'll actually get from high overhead.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 seen directly from below departing Boston, showing the underside outline and the saw-tooth-edged engine pods.
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Field marks

  1. Serrated, saw-toothed trailing edge on the engine pod (spotters call this a "chevron") — no other 737 or A320-family jet has this
  2. Visibly bulging, oversized engine pods compared to any 737NG, nearly as wide as the body itself
  3. Split wingtip — an upturned blade above a smaller downturned fin — replaces the NG’s single blended wingtip blade

Specs

Length
39.52 m
Wingspan
35.90 m
Engines
CFM LEAP-1B
Typical seats
162–220

Size and shape, to scale

Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.

Variant notes

  • One entry spans the MAX 8 (39.5 m) and MAX 9 (42.2 m); the MAX 7 and stretched MAX 10 are far rarer
  • Landing gear sits taller than the NG to keep the larger LEAP-1B engines off the ground
  • The "Advanced Technology" wingtip is Boeing’s own split-blade design (upturned blade plus a small downward fin) — not the same aftermarket part as the 737NG’s split-blade retrofit (a "split scimitar"), but the closest visual match

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