Role Wide-body jet airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
First flight February 9, 1969
Introduction January 22, 1970, with Pan Am
Status In service
Primary users Atlas Air
Lufthansa
Cargolux
UPS Airlines
Produced 1968–2023
Number built 1,574 (including prototype)
Variants Boeing 747SP
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-8
Boeing VC-25
Boeing E-4
747 Supertanker
Developed into Boeing Dreamlifter
Boeing YAL-1
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
SOFIA
In 1963, the United States Air Force started a series of study projects on a very large strategic transport aircraft. Although the C-141 Starlifter was being introduced, officials believed that a much larger and more capable aircraft was needed, especially to carry cargo that would not fit in any existing aircraft. These studies led to initial requirements for the CX-Heavy Logistics System (CX-HLS) in March 1964 for an aircraft with a load capacity of 180,000 pounds (81.6 t) and a speed of Mach 0.75 (430 kn; 800 km/h), and an unrefueled range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) with a payload of 115,000 pounds (52.2 t). The payload bay had to be 17 feet (5.18 m) wide by 13.5 feet (4.11 m) high and 100 feet (30 m) long with access through doors at the front and rear
On January 15, 1970, First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon christened Pan Am's first 747 at Dulles International Airport (later Washington Dulles International Airport) in the presence of Pan Am chairman Najeeb Halaby. Instead of champagne, red, white, and blue water was sprayed on the aircraft. The 747 entered service on January 22, 1970, on Pan Am's New York–London route;Take off Distance
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Max Crew
Crew | 2 | |
Passengers | 416 / 524, max. 660 |
Length | 70,60 m | 231 ft 8 in |
Height | 19,41 m | 63 ft 8 in |
Propulsion | 4 Turbofan Engines | |
Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney PW4062A | |
Engine Power (each) | 275,8 kN | 62000 lbf |
alternative Engine Variant | ||
Engine Model | General Electric CF6-80C2B1F | |
Engine Power (each) | 254,3 kN | 57160 lbf |
Speed | 982 km/h | 530 kts 610 mph |
Mmo (max. Mach) | Mach 0.92 | |
Service Ceiling | 13.747 m | 45.100 ft |
Range | 13.449 km | 7.262 NM8.357 mi. |
Empty Weight | 184.567 kg | 406.900 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 412.770 kg | 910.000 lbs |
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