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| Programme announced 13 April 1966 (first ever wide-body jet airliner), with Pan American order for 25;
official programme launch 25 July 1966; first flight 9 February 1969; FAA certification 30 December 1969;
first delivery (to Pan Am) 12 December 1969; first route service New York-London flown 22 January 1970. In
May 1990, Boeing decided to market only the -400.
As of 20 October 2001, produced as 747-100 (250), 747-200 (393), 747-300 (81), 747-400 (530).
Versions of 747-400 include - 400D, -400F and 400-M (Combi). As of 20 October 2001, Boeing had delivered
1,254 Boeing 747s. In addition, four 747s have been modified as E-4 command post aircraft, 19 Pan American
C-19As were modified for the Civil Reserve Fleet currently operated by Evergreen International. A further 44
Boeing 747s were scheduled for delivery in 1999 followed by 14 in 2000.
| CREW | 3 |
| PASSENGERS | 490 |
| ENGINE | 4 x P+W JT-9 D-3, 193.5kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 322050 kg | 710002 lb |
| Empty weight | 238820 kg | 526511 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 59.6 m | 196 ft 6 in |
| Length | 70.5 m | 231 ft 4 in |
| Height | 19.3 m | 63 ft 4 in |
| Wing area | 511.0 m2 | 5500.35 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 990 km/h | 615 mph |
| Cruise speed | 965 km/h | 600 mph |
| Range w/max.fuel | 13000 km | 8078 miles |
| Range w/max payload | 9650 km | 5996 miles |
| g marxmiller, e-mail, 30.11.2010 19:18 I flew the 74 200, and 300 for SIA for six years a very reliable aircraft and fun to fly also flew 727 and 757 for EAL sham on FRANK LORENZO reply | | Curtis Thompson, e-mail, 18.10.2010 08:24 Oops! You have a serious problem with your comments data base! Things I wrote for the 737 were attached to what I wrote for the 747!! Please contact me (ct@it4hire.com). reply | | Curtis Thompson, e-mail, 16.10.2010 06:48 I returned from Vietnam to be assigned to final assembly quality control on one of the test 747 aircraft - the one that hit the bulkhead while performing the first landing at the Renton municipal airport. I caught a mechanic who had drilled a hole by error in the aft bulkhead. Later I was assigned to travel to the Everett plant to observe the SS door enhancements (supporting greater than expected body flexing) and also the leading edge panel slot enlargements (to allow for the greater than planned wing flexing).
And then my 'number' came up and I was laid off due to the overall economic downturn - never again to depend upon a large corporation for my employment security. I worked final assembly on units 3-x while the 002 and (I think) the 005 were in flight test. One of my actions was to 'tag' the vertical stabilizer for what I thought was a sever weak point in a pivot hinge bolt. Two or three weeks later the engineers declared the stabilizer to be built as designed. Well, maybe... reply | | Jack Marsh, e-mail, 12.10.2010 21:20 I lived on Silver Lake near Everett Wa. I watched the 1st 747 take off on TV. I went outside and it came right over with a little F86 chase plane. I was thrilled. I have done a lot of flying and have never been in a 747. I also worked on the assembly building for a short time. reply | |
| | Scott Boyd, e-mail, 23.04.2010 07:40 United operated the SP, I believe they got them from Pan Am when they took over the Pacific routes.
It was actually quite a different then the other 747's especially the flap system which was completely different. More room for fuel in the wings and lighter, shorter fuselage gave it an extremely long range. reply | | F Sta Martha, e-mail, 11.04.2010 20:41 "O" Avião!!!! reply | | Darryl Johnston, e-mail, 10.04.2010 16:21 No mention of the 747-SP! shortened fuselage, less pax, more fuel very long range version. I believe they were operated only by Australia and South Africa (Still in the old days when SAA stood for "Slowly Around Africa" as SAA never had overfly rights for many African countries). reply | | Kiril, e-mail, 05.04.2010 00:20 I am able to offer Boeing 747 for sale. Contact me for more information.
E-mail: chochkov@aero-x.eu reply | | kevin kenyon, e-mail, 11.03.2010 17:07 I have never flown a plane at all but its amazing that a aircraft like the 747 can even get of the ground. reply | | Dennis O'Connor, e-mail, 28.02.2010 02:31 I ablosutely loved this machine. I was fortunate to have flown it ( -100 / -200 ) for a period of 19 years for at total of approx. 14000 hours as pic....nothing ever came close before or after..Flew the DC-8 for several years prior and the G III / GIV afterwards.....nothing beats a Boing 747..... reply | | Kim K., e-mail, 02.01.2010 15:49 The Boeing 747 is truly an awesome jetliner. I want to fly on the 747-400 sometime in the future. The 747-8 is going to be the next member of the 'family' and will have GeNEXT engines.
Can't wait for the 747-8's rollout! reply | | Nawaf Nara, e-mail, 30.08.2009 22:26 God bless America reply | | Jeff Reaume, 08.01.2009 23:39 It can fly for the same reason every other large airplane can fly. It has a hell of a lot of power and a lot of wing area. If you generate enough thrust and lift, you can get anything off the ground. :D reply | | Richard Lynch, e-mail, 25.05.2008 03:42 The later model, B-747-400, had a TOGW of 875,000 lbs. The best plane I ever flew. The B-777 and, I suspect, the B-787 are even better aircraft. Boeing builds the best commercial aircraft (by far). Airbus, McDonald Douglas and Lockheed can't come close. reply | |
| | gavin frank, e-mail, 16.05.2008 23:07 would like to fly in this plane oneday reply | | M/S Paul F.Palen,Ret (FRA), e-mail, 05.05.2008 15:17 I was based in (SJU)where PANAM started their first revenue flts so that the crews could get the most landings&T /O,s after Rozwell N.M. crew training,the "Whale" was the best acft we had,"Hands Down"I later hired on as a Boeing Rep and did the First Flt with the B-747-400 for North West. reply | | Joseph J. Haas, e-mail, 29.04.2008 01:15 I flew this wonderful B747 for PAA /UAL from 1974-2001 for thousands of hours. What a great aircraft from the first -100 models to the advanced -200 models I flew. I also had the great fortune to fly the SP model which PAA had made for them to fly from SFO-HKG, LAS-SYD AND EWR-NRT. Those were 15 hour+ flights were the longest at that time. Made th the first flight from LAS-SYD and last SYD-LAS 2 /12 /1986 for PAA then. Those were wonderful years for me. Joseph J. Haas, Capt. PAA /UAL RET. reply | | Roderic, 26.06.2007 21:03 Stewardess: "Dear passengers,at your service on our plane we have bar,laundry room,first-aid post, massage salon, disco,library, McDonald's, cinema, children's playroom, business /conference center, fitness center and swimming-pool. Please, fasten your straps now, and we trying to rise from the ground with all this fucking junk." reply | | Jason, e-mail, 23.06.2007 18:46 *Try reply | | Jason, e-mail, 23.06.2007 18:45 @anan tiwadom
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