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747-100SR September 26, 1973 Japan Airlines: April 2, 1975 Japan Airlines: 7 747-100BSR December 21, 1978 All Nippon Airways: November 12, 1982 All Nippon Airways: 20 747-100B August 2, 1979 Iran Air: April 2, 1982 Saudi Arabian Airlines: 9 747-100B SUD March 24, 1986 Japan Airlines: September 9, 1986 Japan Airlines: 2 Total 747-100 Series: 205 ...
A handful of Boeing 747s are still flying commercially, but you're more likely to see one carrying cargo. ... The 747 is still the jet of choice for 11 governments and royal families around the ...
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.
Iran Air 747SP from above, 47 ft (14 m) shorter than the 747, with four exit doors per side. Apart from having a significantly shorter fuselage and one fewer cabin door per side, the 747SP differs from other 747 variants in having simplified flaps and a taller vertical tail [5] to counteract the decrease in yaw moment-arm from the shortened fuselage.
Korean Air is expected to stop flying the longest Boeing 747 passenger flight in March 2025. Airlines globally have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of less costly widebodies.
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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]
Boeing 747-400: 16 — 65 — 338 403 Launch customer. N661US ship 6301, the first 747-400, which had a rudder hardover and an airworthiness directive as Flight 85, is preserved at the Delta Heritage Museum. All were transferred to Delta Air Lines and later retired in 2018. [7] Boeing 757-200: 45 — — 22 160 182 All were transferred to Delta ...