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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.
This is a list of aircraft sorted by maximum ... MTOW = Maximum take-off weight, MLW = Maximum landing weight, TOR ... Boeing 747-400: 396,900: 295.742: 3,018:
A total of 694 of the 747-400 series aircraft were delivered. [135] At various times, the largest 747-400 operator has included Singapore Airlines, [193] Japan Airlines, [193] and British Airways. [194] [195] As of July 2019, 331 Boeing 747-400s were in service; [168] there were only 10 Boeing 747-400s in passenger service as of September 2021.
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m 3) [1] it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter. [2]
[116] [117] With a maximum take-off weight of 975,000 lb (442 t), [118] the 747-8 is the heaviest aircraft, commercial or military, manufactured in the U.S. [117] Compared to the preceding 747-400, the wing design was overhauled. [119] The sweep and basic structure were retained, avoiding additional costs, but the revised airfoil is thicker and ...
The Boeing 747 was retired by most of the world's airlines in 2020, but not all of them went to the scrapyard.
On 29 April 2013, the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight crashed within the perimeter of the Bagram airfield moments after taking off, killing all seven people on board. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The subsequent investigation concluded that improperly secured cargo broke free during the take-off and rolled to the back of the cargo hold, crashing through the ...
Aircraft Weight Maximum (kN) Tire Pressure (MPa) Flexible pavement sub-grades CBR% ... Boeing 747-400, 400F, 400M 3,905 1.38 53 59 73 94 53 62 74 85