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Boeing 747-200 (17 pics)
Airforce One, VC-25A is a B747-200 type.... but a very special type! Boeing 747-230F-SCD D-ABYU Ocean Airlines KLM B747-2 PH-BUE leased to Garuda Indonesia B747-2 Cockpit (KLM PH-BUC) B747-2 Cockpit (KLM PH-BUC) Martinair's PH-MCF "Prins Claus" B747-2 Air Bangladesh B747-268F SCD at Maastricht Aachen Airport 2004 B747-2 Southern Air N742S Aerolineas Argentinas LV-OOZ B747-2 B747-2, American International Airways N706CK B747-2, Royal Jordanian JY-AFA B747-2, Sout African Airways ZS-SAR
Airforce One, VC-25A is a B747-200 type.... but a very special type!
Various types of the Boeing 747 have separate
fact-sheets, find them by clicking thru on the bottom links.
747-100
747-200
747-300
747-400
747SP
Boeing
747-200
Progressive development of
the 747 led to the 747-200B with higher weights, more powerful engines and
longer range. The -200B first flew in October 1970 entering service with KLM.
Developments include the 747-200F freighter, the SR (short range) optimized for
high cycle short sector operations and the C (Combi).
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Boeing 747-200 variants:
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Boeing
747-200B standard passenger airplane.
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Boeing 747-200B Combi
similar to the 747-200B except for a left-side main-deck cargo door aft of the
wing, for loading of palletized or containerized cargo.
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Boeing 747-200BSUD
Stretched Upper Deck, conversion of 11
airplanes.
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Boeing
747-200C similar to the 747-200B except for a nose cargo door and
a optional main-deck side cargo door. It is convertible to partial or total
cargo configuration.
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Boeing
747-200F freighter airplane it has a nose cargo door and a
optional main-deck side cargo door.
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Boeing
E-4B Advanced Airborne National Command Post.
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Boeing
VC-25A Presidential aircraft of the President of the United
States of America (Air Force One).
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Developing nation: |
United
States of America. |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Boeing
Commercial Airplane Company. |
| Production
line: |
Everett,
WA. |
| Type
aircraft: |
Long range high
capacity wide body airliner. |
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First flight: |
- 747-100 February 9, 1969, N7470.
- 747-200B October 11,
1970, N611US.
- 747-200F November 30,
1971, N1794B.
- 747-200C March 23,
1973, N747WA.
- 747SP July 4, 1975, N747SP.
- 747-200M November 18,
1974, N8297V.
- 747-300/SR October 5, 1982 N6005C.
- 747-300M February 14, 1983, N4548M.
- 747-400 April 29, 1988, N401PW.
- 747-400M June 30, 1989, N6038E.
- 747-400D March 18, 1991, N60668.
- 747-400F May 4, 1993, N6005C.
- 747-400ER July 31, 2002, N6018N.
- 747-400ERF September 30, 2002,
N5017Q. |
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First delivery: |
- 747-100 December 13, 1969 to Pan Am.
- 747-200B January 15,
1971 to KLM.
- 747-200F March 10,
1972 to Lufthansa.
- 747-200C April 30,
1973 to World Airways.
- 747SP March 5, 1976 to Pan Am.
- 747-200M March 7,
1975 to Air Canada.
- 747-300/SR March 1, 1983 to UTA.
- 747-300M March 5 1983 to Swissair.
- 747-400 January 26, 1989 to Northwest
Airlines.
- 747-400M September 1, 1989 to KLM.
- 747-400D October 10, 1991 to Japan
Air Lines.
- 747-400F October 22, 1993 to
Cargolux.
- 747-400ER October 31, 2002 to Qantas.
- 747-400ERF. October 17, 2002 to Air
France. |
| Last
delivery: |
- 747-100 July 1986 to Japan Air Lines.
- 747-200B December
1990 to USAF.
- 747-200F November
1991 to Nippon Cargo Airways.
- 747-200C September
1988 to Martinair.
- 747SP December 12, 1989 to Abu Dhabi
Government (UAE).
- 747-200M December 12,
1989 to Abu Dhabi Government (UAE).
- 747-300/SR October 1988 to Japan
Asia.
- 747-300M September 1990 to SABENA.
- 747-400M April 10, 2002 to KLM.
- 747-400D December 1995 to All Nippon
Airways. |
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Boeing 747-200B |
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Cockpit crew: |
two pilots and a flight
engineer. |
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Passengers single
class: |
- 539. |
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Passengers two class
main deck: |
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32 first class.
- 388 economy class. |
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Passengers three class
main deck: |
- 22 first class.
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84 business class.
- 131 economy class. |
| Upper deck
seating options: |
- 15 place lounge.
- 8 first class plus 11
place lounge.
- 16 first class
sleeper seats.
- 32 - 45 economy
class. |
| Cabin
length: |
57,00 m. |
| Cabin
diameter: |
6,13 m. |
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Cabin height: |
2,54 m. |
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Cabin volume: |
516 m³. |
| Baggage
compartment: |
28,3 m³. |
| Cargo
volume: |
-
main deck 516 m³.
- under floor 149,96
m³.
- bulk under floor 28,3
m³.
- total load 694 m³. |
| LD3
Containers in belly: |
30. |
| Standard
2.24m x 3.18m pallets: |
- main cargo deck of
freighter 28. |
| Standard
2.24m x 2.99m pallets: |
- main cargo deck of
freighter 30. |
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Wing
span: |
59,64 m. |
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Wing
area: |
510,97 m². |
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Wing sweep: |
37.5 degrees. |
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Fuselage length: |
70,66 m. |
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Fuselage diameter: |
6,49 m. |
| Height: |
19,33 m. |
| Horizontal
tail unit: |
22,17 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
25,62 m. |
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Track: |
10,36 m. |
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Engines: |
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7AW each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7J each rated 222.4 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 each rated 243.5 kN.
- four General
Electric CF6-50E2 each rated
230.4 kN.
- four
Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 each rated 231.3 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 170.600 Kg.
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max.
zero-fuel weight: 238.780 Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 68.180
Kg. |
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Max.
take off weight: |
377.800 Kg. |
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Max.
landing weight: |
285.700 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
939 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
969 km/h.
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Landing speed: |
259
km/h. |
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Max. ceiling: |
13.716 m. |
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Range: |
13.149 km. |
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Performance: |
- take-off run 3.170 m
at max. take-off weight.
- landing run 2.121 m
at max. landing weight. |
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Boeing 747-200C*
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| Upper deck
seating options: |
- 15 place lounge.
- 8 first class plus 11
place lounge.
- 16 first class
sleeper seats.
- 32 - 45 economy
class. |
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Engines: |
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7AW each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7FW each rated 213.5 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7Q each rated 235.75 kN.
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four General Electric
CF6-50E2 each rated 243.5 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 164.030 Kg.
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max.
zero-fuel weight: 267.570 Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 130.340
Kg. |
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Max.
take off weight: |
377.800 Kg. |
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Max.
landing weight: |
285.700 Kg. |
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Generally similar to the Boeing 747-200B except in the following
particulars.
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Boeing 747-200F*
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| Upper deck
seating options: |
- 3 place crew lounge.
- 20 economy class
seats. |
| Cargo
volume: |
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main deck 516 m³.
- under floor 149,96
m³.
- bulk under floor 28,3
m³.
- total load 694 m³. |
| LD3
Containers in belly: |
30. |
| Standard
2.24m x 3.18m pallets: |
- main cargo deck of
freighter 28. |
| Standard
2.24m x 2.99m pallets: |
- main cargo deck of
freighter 30. |
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Engines: |
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7AW each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7FW each rated 213.5 kN.
- four Pratt &
Whitney JT9D-7Q each rated 235.75 kN.
-
four General Electric
CF6-50E2 each rated 243.5 kN.
- four
Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 each rated 231.3 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 155.180 Kg.
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max.
zero-fuel weight: 267.570 Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 112.390
Kg. |
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Max.
take off weight: |
377.800 Kg. |
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Max.
landing weight: |
285.700 Kg. |
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Generally similar to the Boeing 747-200B except in the following
particulars.
Boeing
747-200 production:
Built
419, active 222, stored 135, scrapped 40 and written-off 22 at March
2005.
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Boeing 747 built of each type: |
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- 167 Boeing 747-100. |
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- 9 Boeing 747-100B. |
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- 29 Boeing 747-100SR. |
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- 225 Boeing 747-200B. |
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- 78 Boeing 747-200C. |
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- 73 Boeing 747-200F. |
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- 13 Boeing 747-200CF. |
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- 11 Boeing 747-200SUD.* |
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- 4 Boeing E-4B-BN |
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- 2 Boeing VC-25A |
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- 45 Boeing 747SP |
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- 56 Boeing 747-300. |
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- 21 Boeing 747-300C. |
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- 4 Boeing 747-300SR. |
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- 631 Boeing 747-400
all variants. |
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conversion of 747-200B
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24 Boeing 747-200 written-off by accidents:
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23jul1973 JA8109 Boeing
747-246B Japan Air Lines hijacked by four men and a woman just after
leaving Amsterdam, the aircraft was then flown to Benghazi-Benina
International Airport, Libya. Where the aircraft was blown up. 0 fatalities
/ 0 on board.
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27mar1977 PH-BUF Boeing 747-206B KLM hit Boeing 747-121 N736PA of
Pan Am during take-off at the runway of Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport,
Spain. 248 fatalities / 248 on board, collision casualties 335.
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01jan1978 VT-EBD Boeing 747-237B Air India crashed en route in
Arabian Sea, off-shore Bandra, India. 213 fatalities / 213 on board.
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19nov1980 HL7445 Boeing 747-2B5B Korean Air Lines crashed on
runway 14 of Seoul-Kimpo International Airport, South-Korea broke up and
caught fire. 14 fatalities / 212 on board.
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01sep1983 HL7442 Boeing
747-230B Korean Air Lines Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 fighters fired two
air-to-air missiles and struck the Boeing, west off Sakhalinsk (Okhotsk Sea)
Pacific Ocean. 269 fatalities / 269 on board.
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27nov1983 HK-2910 Boeing 747-283B Avianca crashed in approach 12
km SE of Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain. 181 fatalities / 192 on board.
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23jun1985 VT-EFO Boeing 747-237B Air India an explosion had
occurred at FL310, causing a rapid decompression, followed by an in-flight
break-up. The 747 crashed 176 km W off Cork, Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean.
329 fatalities / 329 on board.
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12aug1985 JA8119 Boeing 747SR-46 Japan Air Lines crashed near
Tokyo, Japan. 520 fatalities / 524 on board.
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02dec1985 F-GCBC Boeing 747-228B Air France veered off the runway
on landing, crossed a ditch and collided with a concrete ramp at Rio de
Janeiro-Galeao International Airport, Brazil. 0 fatalities / 273 on board.
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28nov1987 ZS-SAS Boeing 747-244B South-African Airways a fire had
started in the cargo pallet at position PR. The aircraft had somehow lost
control, broke up and crashed into the Ocean. 159 fatalities / 159 on
board.
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19feb1989 N807FT Boeing 747-249F Flying Tiger Line The aircraft
descended below minimum altitude and crashed into a hillside at 180m, 12 km
from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 4 fatalities / 4 on board.
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07may1990 VT-EBO Boeing 747-237B Air India after landing at
Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport, India the 747 was damaged beyond
repair. 0 fatalities / 215 on board.
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29dec1991 B-198 Boeing 747-2R7F China Airlines It appeared that
the no. 3 engine had separated from the wing. The engine struck the no. 4
engine, which separated also. And crashed near Wanli, Taiwan. 5 fatalities
/ 5 on board.
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04oct1992 4X-AXG Boeing 747-258F El Al After take-off from
Schiphol, Amsterdam Airport, the Netherlands the El Al crew reported that the
no. 3 and 4 engine were out and that they were having flap problems. While
reducing speed in preparation for the final approach, control was lost and the
aircraft crashed into an eleven-floor apartment building the Bijlmermeer
suburb of Amsterdam. 4 fatalities / 4 on board, ground casualties 47.
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05mar1999 F-GPAN Boeing 747-2B3F(SCD) Air France the aircraft
touched down but the nose struck the runway, because the nosegear was not down
(or not locked). The plane skidded and came to rest at 7000 feet down the
runway of Chennai Airport in India. 0 fatalities / 5 on board.
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22dec1999 HL7451 Boeing 747-2B5F(SCD) Korean Air crashed near
Great Hallingbury, UK in initial climb from London-Stansted Airport, UK. 4
fatalities / 4 on board.
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05nov2000 TJ-CAB Boeing
747-2H7B(SCD) Cameroon Airlines during landing on runway 09R at
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. About 1700m down the runway the plane
went off the right side. The 747 ran across a drainage ditch, causing the nose
gear to be torn off. It appeared that the number one engine reverser was not
activated and the engine was operating at full power. 0 fatalities / 203 on
board.
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27nov2001 9G-MKI Boeing 747-246F MK Airlines on approach of Port
Harcourt Airport, Nigeria. The Boeing 747 freighter crashed about 700m short
of the runway. The front section broke away from the fuselage. A fire erupted
in the main fuselage. 1 fatality / 13 on board.
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25may2002 B-18255 Boeing 747-209B China Airlines crashed en route
45 km NE off Penghu islands, Taiwan, because of Multiple Site Damage (MSD),
including a 15.1-inch through thickness main fatigue crack and some small
fatigue cracks. 225 fatalities / 225 on board.
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150ct2004 9G-MKJ Boeing 747-244BSF MK Airlines crashed in take-off
at Halifax International Airport, NS Canada. 7 fatalities / 7 on board.
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07nov2004 TF-ARR Boeing
747-230F(SCD) Air Atlanta Cargo The aircraft had aborted the takeoff and
could not be brought to a halt on the runway. Reportedly, some tires burst,
the undercarriage collapsed and the left wing as well as fuselage received
substantial structural damage, this happened at Sharjah Airport, United Arab
Emirates. 0 fatalities / 4 on board.
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24jan2005 N808MC Boeing 747-212BSF
Atlas Air on a cargo flight to Düsseldorf, Germany on behalf of Emirates.
After landing on runway 23L the airplane could not be stopped on the runway.
It overran the snow covered runway, hitting the localizer antenna and some
poles of the approach lighting system. 0 fatalities / 3 on board.
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19aug2005 N627US Boeing
747-251B Northwest written-off after an landing incident, the 747
suffered a collapse of the nose gear during land roll-out at Agana IAP,
Guam. 0 fatalities / 334 on board.
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Boeing 747-200
airline operators: |
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Northwest Airlines. |
- 7 747-251F(SCD)
- 5 747-251B
- 2 747-222B(SF)
- 1 747-2J9F(SCD)
- 1 747-249F(SCD)
- 1
747-212F(SCD) |
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Japan Air Lines. |
- 4 747-246B
- 1 747-246F
- 2 747-221F(SCD)
- 1
747-212B(SF)
- 5 747-246F(SCD)
- 1 747SR-146B
- 2 747SR-146B(SUD) |
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Air France. |
- 4 747-228F(SCD)
- 2 747-228B
- 2 747-228B(M)
- 2
747-228B(SF)
- 2 747-2B3B(M)(SUD)
- 1 747-230B(SF) |
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Atlas Air. |
- 5 747-2D7B(SF)
- 2 747-243B(SF)
- 2 747-2D3B(SF)
- 1 747-212B(SF)
- 1 747-228F(SCD)
- 1 747-2D7B
- 1 747-271C(SCD) |
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Nippon Cargo Airlines. |
- 6 747-281F(SCD)
- 3 747-281B(SF)
- 1 747-2D3B(SF)
- 1 747SR-81(SF) |
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Malaysia Airlines. |
- 4 747-236B(SF)
- 2 747-230B(SF)
- 2 747-267B
- 1 747-2F6B(SF)
- 1 747-256B(SF) |
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Air Atlanta Icelandic. |
- 2 747-230F(SCD)
- 1 747-230B(SF)
- 1 747-236B(M)
- 1
747-2B3F(SCD)
- 1 747-243B(SF)
- 1 747-267B |
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Kalitta Air. |
- 2 747-209B(SF)
- 1 747-246F(SCD)
- 1
747-2B4B(SF)
- 1 747-249F(SCD)
- 1 747-212B(SF)
- 1 747-209F(SCD) |
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Cathay Pacific Airways. |
- 3 747-2L5B(SF)
- 2 747-267F(SCD)
- 1 747-236F(SCD)
- 1
747-267B(SF) |
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Evergreen International Airways. |
- 3 747-212B(SF)
- 2 747-273C
- 1
747SR-46(SF) |
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MK Airlines. |
- 2 747-2B5F(SCD)
- 1 747-245
- 1 747-2B5B(SF)
- 1 747-2S4F(SCD)
- 1
747-2R7F(SCD) |
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United Parcel Service (UPS) |
- 4 747-212B(SF)
- 1 747-283B(SF)
- 1 747SR-46(SF) |
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Polar Air Cargo. |
- 2 747-230B(SF)
- 1 747-249F(SCD)
- 1 747-259B(SF)
- 1 747-183B(SF) |
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Air China. |
- 3 747-2J6B(SF)
- 1 747-2J6F(SCD) |
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All Nippon Airways. |
- 2 747-281B
- 2 747SR-81 |
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Cargo Air Lines. |
- 2 747-245F(SCD)
- 2 747-271C(SCD) |
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El Al Israel Airlines. |
- 1 747-238B
- 1 747-258B
- 1 747-258C
- 1
747-2B5B(SF) |
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Kabo Air. |
- 2 747-238B
- 1 747-243B
- 1 747-287B |
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Martinair. |
- 2 747-21AC(M)
- 1 747-206B(SF)(SUD)
- 1 747-228F(SCD) |
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Orient Thai Airlines. |
- 3 747-246B
- 1 747-238B |
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Southern Air Transport. |
- 2 747-228F(SCD)
- 1 747-206B(SF)(SUD)
- 1 747-230B(SF) |
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Aerolineas Argentinas. |
- 3 747-287B |
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Air Plus Comet. |
- 2 747-287B
- 1 747-212B |
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Iberia. |
- 3 747-256B |
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Iran Air. |
- 2 747-286B(M)
- 1 747-2J9F |
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Japan Asia Airways. |
- 3 747-246B |
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Ocean Airlines. |
- 2 747-230F(SCD)
- 1 747-269B(M) |
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Phuket Airlines. |
- 2 747-2U3B
- 1 747-206B(SUD) |
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PIA-Pakistan International Airlines. |
- 2 747-240B(M)
- 1 747-217B |
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Saha Airlines Services. |
- 3 747-2J9F |
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Tradewinds Airlines. |
- 2 747-2U3B(SF)
- 1 747-237B(SF) |
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Air Bridge Cargo. |
- 1 747-243B(SF)
- 1 747-243F |
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Air India. |
- 2 747-237B |
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Air Universal. |
- 1 747-230B(M)
- 1 747-230B |
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Alitalia. |
- 1 747-228F(SCD)
- 1 747-243B(SF) |
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European Air charter. |
- 2 747-236B |
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Garuda Indonesia. |
- 1 747-236B
- 1 747-243B |
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IRS Airlines. |
- 2 747-238B |
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Korean Air Lines. |
- 2 747-2B5F(SCD) |
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Saudi Arabian Airlines. |
- 1 747-2U3B
- 1 747-268F(SCD) |
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Air Atlanta Europe. |
- 1 747-236B(SCD) |
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Dragon Air. |
- 1 747-209F(SCD) |
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Logistic Air. |
- 1 747SR-146B |
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Midair. |
- 1 747-219B |
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Pullmantur Air. |
- 1 747-230B |
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Royal Air Maroc. |
- 1 747-2B6B(M) |
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Southern Winds. |
- 1 747-267B |
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Virgin Atlantic Airways. |
- 1 747-219B |
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Military variants:
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United States:
4 Boeing E-4B-BN USAF
The E-4 is configured as an AABNCP (Advanced Airborne National Command
Post); its upper deck serves as a crew rest area; the main deck holds the
President of the USA (as Commander-in-chief of US Forces) and his battle staff
in five compartments; the flight crew section, the NCA (National Command
Authority) work area, a conference room, battle staff, and C³I (command,
control, communication and intelligence) area; the aircraft is shielded against
EMP. One example is never far away whenever the President travels overseas. The
first E-4 was delivered in late 1974, to the 1st ACCS/55th
Wing at Offutt AFB, NE.
Boeing E-4B-BN serials: 73-1676, 73-1677,
74-0787, 75-0125
1st ACCS/55th Wing
at Offutt AFB, NE.
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Boeing VC-25A USAF
The Boeing VC-25A named Air Force One (only
when the President is on board) is configured for long-range special air mission
(SAM) transport for the President of the United States; the aircraft is shielded
against EMP (electromagnetic pulse) and carries MCS (mission communications
system) three operators, and provision for worldwide secure communication;
normal accommodation is for up to 70 passengers and 23 crew members.
The VC-25A is the airborne equivalent of the
White House’s Oval Office with:
- 85 telephones
- 19 television monitors
- 11 videocassette players
- secure voice and facsimile equipment
The VC-25A is powered by 4 General Electric
F103-GE-180 turbofan engines.
The first operational mission of the
VC-25A was made on 6 September 1990, taking President George Bush sr. to
Topeka
,
Kansas
, and
Tallahassee
,
Florida
. The following day, the Air Force One
made its first overseas trip, taking Bush sr. to
Helsinki
,
Finland
.
Boeing
VC-25A serials: 82-8000, 92-9000
89th AW, Presidential Pilot's office, Andrews
AFB, MA.
Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has four Boeing 747-2J9F, some
of them can be used as aerial tankers, and they have the same Flying Boom under
the rear fuselage.
Boeing
747-2J9F serials: EP-SHA, EP-SHB, EP-SHH Saha
Airlines
EP-ICC Iran Air
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Boeing 747-200
military operators: |
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United States Air Force. |
- 4 E-4B
- 2 VC-25A (747-2G4B) |
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NASA. |
- 1 747SR-46 |
Research: R.Vogelaar
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