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| - The airplane contained in this set was one of the first two LEGO System passenger planes released. Its basic design was prototypical for most of the following larger LEGO planes, introducing the characteristic T-tail stabilizer arrangement at the aft and the boxy nose and cockpit assembly which remained unchanged in almost all of the sets from the 1980s and 1990s. Also the method of accessing the interior by flipping open the roof and a small section of the sidewall was already introduced in this set. This was a fairly large plane with four jet engines and a total of four passenger seats behind the cockpit. The aft section contained a small baggage hold that was covered by a part the hinged roof and could not be opened separately. The plane was coloured in red and white and sported the airport logo on its vertical stabilizer. 6368 Jet Airliner (1985) This other airplane from 1985 was a bit smaller than the one included in the airport set. It had only three passenger seats and two jet engines which were mounted upon the aft fuselage. This engine arrangement would become the most common among LEGO passenger planes. The baggage compartment in the aft had a hatch that was completely separate from the hinged roof that covered the passenger section. Besides these differences the design was similar to the other airplane, especially the nose and the T-tail. 6396 International Jetport (1990) The third passenger plane was similar to 6368 Jet Airliner, both in engine arrangement and passenger capacity. It also had a seperate hatch for the cargo hold. This was the second jet that sported the airport logo from 1985. 6597 Century Skyway (1994) / 10159 City Airport (2004) For this airplane, the boxy nose section, featured in all previous jet airliners, was abandoned in favor of a more streamlined design. It also had the same passenger capacity as the first plane. The cargo hold was covered by a separate hinged piece that was flipped open alongside the roof of the passenger section, but could also be opened independently as long as the roof over the passengers was closed. The colour scheme was similar to the jet in 6396 Interntional Jetport but the plane was labeled with a new "Airline" logo that only appeared in this set. 7894 Airport (2006) This airliner was different from all previous planes. The nose is one single specialized part, as well as the aft setion. The wings consist of one large single element that goes all the way from the left to the right end. This was the first plane that had a real door. Due the new design of the fuselage, which was now wider, the cockpit is able to contain two pilot seats. This one had 11 passenger seats excluding pilots and one F.A seat. 7893 Passenger Plane (2006) This airplane is similar in construction to the one from 7894 Airport but is longer and also wider, due to the addition of winglets. It has two doors. The interior features swivel chairs in the first class and an on-board kitchen in the aft. 3182 Airport (2010) This airplane is similar in design to the previous airliners from the City series and uses the same prefabricated large pieces. It also has the same airline logo. 3181 Passenger Plane (2010) This airplane uses a different design than previous airliners from the City series. The nose section is a newly introduced element which was also used in 7206 Fire Helicopter. The fuselage is largely made up of regular pieces (in particular the roof and window rows) instead of large prefabricated pieces used in other contemporary planes. This planes features the same logo as all other City aircraft.
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