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Boeing 747

Aircraft Type
NameBoeing 747
RoleWide-body jet airliner
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBoeing Commercial Airplanes
First flightFebruary 9, 1969
IntroductionJanuary 22, 1970 with Pan Am
StatusActive
Primary userBritish Airways
Cathay Pacific
Japan Airlines
Korean Air
Produced1969 � present
Number built1,418  
Unit cost747-100: US$24 million (1967)
747-200: US$39 million (1976)
747-300: US$83 million (1982)
747-400: US$228 � 260 million (2007)
747-8: US$285.5-300 million (2007)
VariantsBoeing 747SP
Boeing VC-25
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-8
Boeing 747 LCF
Aircraft Engine
Produced1969 � present

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The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner, often referred to by the nickname Jumbo Jet or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first widebody ever produced. Manufactured by Boeing's Commercial Airplane unit in the United States, the original version of the 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707, one of the common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s. First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years.

The four-engine 747 uses a double deck configuration for part of its length. It is available in passenger, freighter and other versions. Boeing designed the 747's hump-like upper deck to serve as a first class lounge or (as is the general rule today) extra seating, and to allow the aircraft to be easily converted to a cargo carrier by removing seats and installing a front cargo door. Boeing did so because the company expected supersonic airliners (whose development was announced in the early 1960s) to render the 747 and other subsonic airliners obsolete; while believing that the demand for subsonic cargo aircraft would be robust into the future. The 747 in particular was expected to become obsolete after 400 were sold but it exceeded its critics' expectations with production passing the 1,000 mark in 1993. As of June 2009, 1,416 aircraft have been built, with 107 more in various configurations remaining on order.

The 747-400, the latest version in service, is among the fastest airliners in service with a high-subsonic cruise speed of Mach 0.85 (567 mph or 913 km/h). It has an intercontinental range of 7,260 nautical miles (8,350 mi or 13,450 km). The 747-400 passenger version can accommodate 416 passengers in a typical three-class layout or 524 passengers in a typical two-class layout. The next version of the aircraft, the 747-8, is in production and scheduled to enter service in 2010. The 747 is to be replaced by the Boeing Y3 (part of the Boeing Yellowstone Project) in the future.

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Undeveloped variants : 747-400XQLR
Measurement 747-100B 747-200B 747-300 747-400
747-400ER
747-8I
Cockpit Crew Three Two
Typical seating capacity 452 (2-class)
366 (3-class)
496 (2-class)
412 (3-class)
524 (2-class)
416 (3-class)
467 (3-class)
Length 231 ft 10 in (70.6 m) 250 ft 2 in (76.3 m)
Wingspan 195 ft 8 in (59.6 m) 211 ft 5 in (64.4 m) 224 ft 7 in (68.5 m)
Tail height 63 ft 5 in (19.3 m) 63 ft 8 in (19.4 m) 63 ft 6 in (19.4 m)
Operating empty weight 358,000 lb
(162,400 kg)
383,000 lb
(174,000 kg)
392,800 lb
(178,100 kg)
393,263 lb
(178,756 kg)
ER: 406,900 lb
(184,600 kg)
472,900 lb
(214,503 kg)
Maximum takeoff weight 735,000 lb
(333,390 kg)
833,000 lb
(377,842 kg)
875,000 lb
(396,890 kg)
ER: 910,000 lb
(412,775 kg)
975,000 lb
(442,253 kg)
Cruising speed
(at 35,000 ft altitude)
Mach 0.84
(555 mph, 893 km/h, 481 knots )
Mach 0.85
(567 mph, 913 km/h, 493 kn)
ER: Mach 0.855
(570 mph, 918 km/h, 495 kn)
Mach 0.855
(570 mph, 918 km/h, 495 kn)
Maximum speed Mach 0.89
(594 mph, 955 km/h, 516 kn)
Mach 0.92
(614 mph, 988 km/h, 533 kn)
Required runway at MTOW* 10,466 ft (3,190 m) 10,893 ft (3,320 m) 9,902 ft (3,018 m)
ER: 10,138 ft (3,090 m)
10,138 ft (3,090 m)
Maximum range
at MTOW
5,300 nmi
(9,800 km)
6,850 nmi
(12,700 km)
6,700 nmi
(12,400 km)
7,260 nmi
(13,450 km)
ER: 7,670 nmi
(14,205 km)
8,000 nmi
(14,815 km)
Max. fuel capacity 48,445 U.S. gal
(40,339 imp gal/183,380 L)
52,410 U.S. gal
(43,640 imp gal/199,158 L)
57,285 U.S. gal
(47,700 imp gal/216,840 L)
ER: 63,705 U.S. gal
(53,045 imp gal/241,140 L)
64,225 U.S. gal
(53,478 imp gal/243,120 L)
Engine models (x 4) PW JT9D-7A/-7F/-7J
RR RB211-524B2
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-50E2
RR RB211-524D4
PW JT9D-7R4G2
GE CF6-80C2B1
RR RB211-524D4
PW 4062
GE CF6-80C2B5F
RR RB211-524G/H
ER: GE CF6-80C2B5F
GEnx-2B67
Engine thrust (per engine) PW 46,500 lbf
(207 kN)
RR 50,100 lbf
(223 kN)
PW 54,750 lbf (244 kN)
GE 52,500 lbf (234 kN)
RR 53,000 lbf
(236 kN)
PW 54,750 lbf
(244 kN)
GE 55,640 lbf
(247 kN)
RR 53,000 lbf (236 kN)
PW 63,300 lbf (282 kN)
GE 62,100 lbf (276 kN)
RR 59,500/60,600 lbf (265/270 kN)
ER: GE 62,100 lbf
(276 kN)
66,500 lbf
(296 kN)

Total 1990
Annual deliveries :
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991>
1418 0 8 14 16 14 13 15 19 27 31 25 47 53 39 26 25 40 56 61 64
1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969>
70 45 24 23 35 24 16 22 26 53 73 67 32 20 27 21 22 30 30 69 92 4

Deliveries by variant :
Model First Delivery Last Delivery Total Delivered
Date Customer Date Customer
747-100
December 13, 1969 Pan Am July 2, 1976 Pan Am 167
747-100SR
September 26, 1973 Japan Airlines April 2, 1975 Japan Airlines 7
747-100BSR
December 21, 1978 All Nippon Airways November 12, 1982 All Nippon Airways 20
747-100B
August 02, 1979 Iran Air April 02, 1982 Saudi Arabian Airlines 9
747-100B SUD
March 24, 1986 Japan Airlines September 09, 1986 Japan Airlines 2
Total 747-100 Series: 205
747-200B
January 16, 1971 KLM December 20, 1990 USAF 229
747-200F (Freighter)
March 10, 1972 Lufthansa November 19, 1991 Nippon Cargo Airlines 73
747-200C (Convertble)
April 30, 1973 World Airways September 26, 1988 Martin Air 13
747-200M (Combi)
March 7, 1975 Air Canada April 5, 1988 Iberia Airlines 78
Total 747-200 Series: 393
747SP
March 5, 1976 Pan Am December 9, 1989 Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE) 45
Total 747SP: 45
747-300
March 1, 1983 UTA October 18, 1988 Japan Asia 56
747-300M (Combi)
March 5, 1983 Swissair September 25, 1990 Sabena 21
747-300SR
December 10, 1987 Japan Airlines February 19, 1988 Japan Airlines 4
Total 747-300 Series: 81
747-400
January 26, 1989 Northwest Airlines April 26, 2005 China Airlines 442
747-400M (Combi)
September 1, 1989 KLM April 10, 2002 KLM 61
747-400D
October 10, 1991 Japan Airlines December 11, 1995 All Nippon Aiways 19
747-400F
November 17, 1993 Cargolux May 7, 2009 Nippon Cargo Airlines 126
747-400ERF
October 17, 2002 Air France November 10, 2009 LoadAir Cargo 40
747-400ER
October 31, 2002 Qantas July 30, 2003 Qantas 6
Total 747-400 Series: 694
747-8F
747-8
Total 747-8 Series:
Total Delivered (All series): 1,418

Boeing airliners

Piston-engined40A * 80 * 221 * 247 * 307 * 314 * 377
Jet-engined367-80 * 707/720 * 717 * 727 * 737 (Classic/NG/BBJ) * 747 (SP/-400/LCF) * 757 * 767 * 777
In development747-8 * 787
ProposedY1 * Y3
Not developed2707 * 7J7 * NLA * Sonic Cruiser

Giant aircraft

ProductionAirbus A380-800, Antonov An-124 Ruslan, Antonov An-225 Mriya, Convair B-36, Boeing 747 r|(SP/-400/-8I/8F/LCF), Martin JRM Mars, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
PrototypesBlohm & Voss BV 238, Bristol Brabazon, Convair XC-99, Hughes H-4 Hercules, Lockheed R6V Constitution, Saunders-Roe Princess
ConceptsProposed: Airbus A380-900, Reaction Engines A2, Beriev Be-2500,
Abandoned: Boeing New Large Airplane, Boeing Pelican, Boeing 747-300 TriJet, Boeing 747-500X/-600X/-700X, Boeing 747X/747X Stretch, McDonnell Douglas MD-12, Sukhoi KR-860
Wingless aircraftBiggest airship: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Hindenburg class, Biggest blimp: Goodyear ZPG-3W, Biggest helicopter: Mil Mi-12

Boeing model numbers

Aircraft model numbers1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 6D * 6E * 7 * 8 * 10 * 15 * 16 * 21 * 40 * 42 * 50 * 53 * 54 * 55 * 58 * 63 * 64 * 66 * 67 * 68 * 69 * 72 * 74 * 75 * 77 * 80 * 81 * 83 * 89 * 93 * 95 * 96 * 99 * 100 * 101 * 102 200 * 202 * 203 * 204 * 205 * 214 * 215 * 218 * 221 * 222 * 223 * 226 * 227 * 234 * 235 * 236 * 246 * 247 * 248 * 251 * 256 * 264 * 266 * 267 * 273 * 281 * 294 * 299 * 300 * 306 * 307 * 314 * 344 * 345 * 367 * 367-80 * 377 * 400 * 450 * 451 * 464 * 474 707 * 717 (i) * 717 (ii) * 720 * 727 * 733 * 737 * 747 * 757 * 767 * 777 * 787 2707
Vessel model numbers929
Turbine engines502 * 520 * 550

United States tri-service transport designations post-1962

C-1 * C-2 * C-3 * C-4 * C-5 * C-6 * C-7 * C-8 * C-9 * C-10 * C-11 * C-12 * (C-13 not assigned) * C-14 * C-15 * (C-16 not assigned) * C-17 * C-18 * C-19 * C-20A/B/C/D * C-20F/G/H * C-21 * C-22 * C-23 * C-24 * C-25 * C-26 * C-27 / C-27J * C-28 * C-29 * (C-30 not assigned) * C-31 * C-32 * C-33 * C-35 * (C-36 not assigned) * C-37 * C-38 * C-40 * C-41 * (C-42 to C-44 not assigned) * C-45



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