Southwest State Liveries! (Part 2)
About The Aircraft
Southwest Airlines is the 4th largest airline in the United States and the largest operator of the Boeing 737 aircraft family, with over 800 in their fleet. Despite the airline having nearly 200 in operation, the 737-800 is currently the airline’s least used type after the -700 and -8 MAX. All of the 737-800s in Southwest’s fleet are configured with 175 economy seats in a typical 3-3 layout.
This aircraft, registered N8655D, is a 737-8H4 which was delivered to Southwest in December 2014. In 2023, it was re-painted from the standard “heart” livery into the “New Mexico One” colors after the previous aircraft which wore the livery (N781WN, a 737-700) was retired.
This aircraft, registered N8660A, is a 737-8H4 which was delivered to Southwest in February 2015. In early 2024, it was painted in the “Lone Star One” livery. The Texas-based airline previously had the “Lone Star One” scheme painted on at least two other aircraft including a 737-700 and a 737-300.
More info about Southwest
More info about the 737NG
Credits to GalacticaAsia for the Original Plane
Other Models
“Lone Star One” 737-8H4
“Colorado One” 737-7H4
“Arizona One” 737-7H4
“Freedom One” 737-8H4
CONTROLS:
Pitch, Roll, Yaw, & Trim — Normal
VTOL — Flaps
AG1 - Arm Speed brakes (requires gear down)
AG2-4 - Strobe/Landing/Cabin Lights
AG5 - Open front left door (Requires not moving)
AG6 - Pushback
AG8 - Engines, Nav/Taxi/Beacon lights
More details provided with in-game instructions
About the Build
Most of the work with this plane was done on the livery, but some minor updates have been made to the aircraft including re-shaped doors, various landing gear changes and the addition of the satcom and tail skid. Another update made after finishing the Freedom One livery was switching the windows to text labels for part-efficiency. Despite being fairly detailed, both 737-800 state liveries are under 600 parts!
These are the final Southwest liveries I will be building. When SP2 drops, but I will shift back to making more aircraft. I hope you enjoy these colorful additions to your SP1 livery collections, and I should be back in another week or two to post a very bold and bluetiful livery from another US airline. Happy flying!
Photo Gallery:
Thank you CaptainNoble for helping me get these amazing screenshots!
More Photos! (I may have had a little too much fun with this)
9/29/25
Specifications
Spotlights
- GuianLorenzo 23 hours ago
- Zerkk yesterday
- BluesynVN yesterday
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Southwest 737-8H4 ''Freedom One''
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 117.5ft (35.8m)
- Length 129.4ft (39.4m)
- Height 41.5ft (12.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 42,150lbs (19,119kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.182
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.071
- Wing Loading 23.7lbs/ft2 (115.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,778.2ft2 (165.2m2)
- Drag Points 9343
Parts
- Number of Parts 597
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 3,055
@CaptainNoble You beat me to it lol
This is flight 372 on SWA
The flight attendants on board servin' you today
Teresa in the middle, David in the back
& my name is David & I'm here to tell you that
Shortly after take off, first thing's first
There's soft drinks to help you quench your thirst
But if you want another kind of drink, then just holler
Alcoholic beverages will be $4
If a monster energy drink is your plan
That'll be $3 and you get the whole can
We won't take your cash, you gotta pay with plastic
If you have a coupon then that's fantastic!
We know when you're ready to go to new places
Open up the bench, put away your suitcases
Carry on items go under the seat
In front of you so none of you have things by your feet
If you have a seat with a row with an exit
We're gonna talk to you, so you might as well expect it
You gotta help us evacuate in case we need you
If you don't, we'll just have to re-seat you
Before we leave, our advice is
Put away your electronic devices
Fasten your seat belt, put your trays up
Press the button to make the seat back raise up
Sit back, relax, have a good time
It's almost time to go so I'm done with the rhyme
Thank you for the fact I wasn't ignored
This is Southwest Airlines, welcome aboard!
@Timplanes let me help yuo more points