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Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch
The 747-8 Freighter, or 747-8F, has 16% more payload capacity than its predecessor, allowing it to carry seven more standard air cargo containers, with a maximum payload capacity of 154 short tons (140 t) of cargo. [205]
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range.
British Airways' decision to immediately chop all 31 Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets from its fleet represents a sizable loss of future cargo capacity until the global economy returns to normal. But ...
The Boeing 747 has become a rareity in the skies these days. Only four global airlines are expected to operate the iconic double-decker jet in 2025.
177.15 tons: Longest until the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and widest until the Stratolaunch Convair XC-99: 23 Nov 1947: Transport: 1: 60.80 yards (55.60 meters) 76.66 yards (70.10 meters) 142.71 tons: 44.28 tons: B-36 development, most capable transport aircraft until the An-22 Boeing B-52: 15 Apr 1952: Bomber: 744: 53.04 yards (48.50 meters) 61.68 ...
The aircraft gross weight (also known as the all-up weight and abbreviated AUW) is the total aircraft weight at any moment during the flight or ground operation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] An aircraft's gross weight will decrease during a flight due to fuel and oil consumption.
Boeing will bid farewell to the iconic 747 when it delivers the final plane to Atlas Air on Tuesday afternoon, marking an end of an era when the first-ever "jumbo jet" ruled the skies. Thousands ...