747-200 variant

747-300 variant

747SP variant

About the Boeing 747-100

The first 747-100s were built with six upper deck windows (three per side) to accommodate upstairs lounge areas. Later, as airlines began to use the upper deck for premium passenger seating instead of lounge space, Boeing offered an upper deck with ten windows on either side as an option. Some early -100s were retrofitted with the new configuration.[132] The -100 was equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A engines. No freighter version of this model was developed, but many 747-100s were converted into freighters as 747-100(SF).[133] The first 747-100(SF) was delivered to Flying Tiger Line in 1974.[134] A total of 168 747-100s were built; 167 were delivered to customers, while Boeing kept the prototype, City of Everett.[135] In 1972, its unit cost was US$24M[136] (174.8M today).

A British Airways Boeing 747-100

The fate of the Boeing 747-100

In the end, 42 operators operated the Boeing 747-100, with 250 aircraft produced. As of September 2024, just 1 Boeing 747-100 is in service with the Iran Air Force

A Delta Boeing 747-100

Credits

Original aircraft made by Galactasia