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Boeing 747-400 Qantas

75 Weweneer  17 days ago
Auto Credit Based on Decembermin's Boeing 747-400

About Boeing 747

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 airplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as the first wide-body airliner.

About qantas flight 1

Qantas 1 (QF1, QFA1) is a Qantas passenger flight between Sydney and London. On 23 September 1999, the aircraft operating the QF1 that had departed from Sydney that day was involved in a runway overrun accident at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok as it was landing for a stopover.

Credit 747:@Decembermin
Original 747:@realSavageMan

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Boeing 747-400
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 197.3ft (60.1m)
  • Length 232.0ft (70.7m)
  • Height 63.7ft (19.4m)
  • Empty Weight 293,003lbs (132,904kg)
  • Loaded Weight 594,701lbs (269,752kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.776
  • Wing Loading 63.0lbs/ft2 (307.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 9,444.5ft2 (877.4m2)
  • Drag Points 30929

Parts

  • Number of Parts 763
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 3,558