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Boeing 747-338 (Qantas)

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Auto Credit Based on Mdhell15's Swiss Air Boeing 747 300

3 Reasons I Love The Qantas 1984 Livery


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About The 747-300

The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1/2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965, Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft, and in late 1966, Pratt & Whitney agreed to develop the JT9D engine, a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant, the world's largest building by volume. The 747's first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December of that year. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22, 1970. The 747 was the first aeroplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as the first wide-body airliner.


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AG2: Reverse Thrust

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Swiss Air Boeing 747 300
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 194.6ft (59.3m)
  • Length 232.0ft (70.7m)
  • Height 63.7ft (19.4m)
  • Empty Weight 231,366lbs (104,946kg)
  • Loaded Weight 535,036lbs (242,688kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.856
  • Wing Loading 56.8lbs/ft2 (277.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 9,417.6ft2 (874.9m2)
  • Drag Points 16523

Parts

  • Number of Parts 795
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 3,646