Boeing 747-400

what is it?

The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, as an advanced version of the original Boeing 747. The model, first introduced as 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) range increase. Northwest Airlines became the launch customer with an order for ten aircraft on October 22, 1985.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 jet engines · 64.4 m wingspan

base stats

• range 13,490 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 416passengers
• size 396.9 tmax take-off weight
• built 694made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 38 years ago, in 1988.
• 🚗Wingspan of 64.4 m: about 14 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 66 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 13,490 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1988-04-29

introduced

1989

number built

694

role

wide-body airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

engines

4× Pratt & Whitney PW4062

crew

2

passengers

416

length

70.7 m

wingspan

64.4 m

height

19.4 m

max take-off weight

396.9 t

top speed

—

range

13,490 km

ICAO code

B744

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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