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Boeing 747-300 (14 pics)
Video Boeing 747-300 South African Airways
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747-100
747-200
747-300
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747SP
Boeing 747-300
Boeing's 747-300 model
introduced the distinctive stretched upper deck which can seat up to 69 economy
class passengers. Compared to the -200, the -300's upper deck is stretched aft
by 7.11 m. The Boeing 747-300 is essentially little changed from the 747-200 and
features the same takeoff weight and engine options. 747-300 variants include
the 747-300M Combi and the short range 747-300SR built for Japan Air Lines for
domestic Japanese services.
Boeing 747-300 variants:
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Boeing 747-300
Passenger aircraft.
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Boeing 747-300M
Combi passenger / cargo with left-side main-deck cargo door aft of the wing.
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Boeing 747-300SR
Short-Range passenger aircraft for high-capacity transport on short routes.
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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 747-300 |
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Cockpit crew: |
two pilots and a flight engineer. |
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Passengers single class: |
565. |
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Passengers two class main deck: |
- 30
first class.
- 535 economy class. |
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Passengers three class main deck: |
- 18 first class.
- 52
business class.
- 397 economy class. |
| Upper deck
seating options: |
- 26 first class sleeper seats.
- 38 first class seats.
- 69 - 85 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-7A each
rated 205.3 kN.
- four General Electric CF6-50E2
each rated
243.5 kN.
- four Rolls
Royce RB211-524B2 each rated 218.5 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 173.030 Kg.
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max. zero-fuel
weight: 243.310 Kg.
- fuel: 183.350 liters.
- max. payload: 66.300 Kg. |
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Max. take off
weight: |
340.100 Kg. |
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Max. landing weight: |
255.800 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
907 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
941 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: |
13.520 km. |
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Performance: |
- take-off run 3.185 m at max. take-off
weight.
- landing run 2.109 m at max. landing
weight. |
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Boeing 747-300SR*
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Passengers single class: |
624. |
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Engines: |
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A each
rated 205.3 kN.
- four General Electric CF6-50E2
each rated
243.5 kN. |
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Weight: |
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empty: 164.640 Kg.
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max. zero-fuel
weight: 244.490 Kg.
- fuel: 183.350 liters.
- max. payload: 59.850 Kg. |
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Max. take off
weight: |
272.100 Kg. |
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Max. landing weight: |
242.630 Kg. |
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Generally similar to the Boeing-300 except in the following
particulars.
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Boeing 747-300 production:
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built
81, active 70, stored 8 and written-off 3 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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3 Boeing 747-300 written-off by accidents:
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16mar1985
F-GDUA Boeing 747-3B3 UTA
destroyed by a fire which erupted in the passenger cabin during cleaning at
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. 0 fatalities / 0 on
board.
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06aug1997 HL7468 Boeing 747-3B5
Korean Air crashed in a jungle valley near Guam-Agana
International Airport, Guam during landing. 228 fatalities /
254 on board.
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23aug2001 HZ-AIO Boeing 747-368
Saudi Arabian Airlines at Kuala Lumpur International
Airport, Malaysia the Boeing 747 rolled into a drainage ditch and toppled
forward causing the severe damage to the nose section. The aircraft was taxied
to the departure gate to board 319 passengers for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
0 fatalities / 6 on board.
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Boeing 747-300
airline operators: |
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Japan Air Lines. |
- 11 747-346 |
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Saudi Arabian Airlines. |
- 9 747-368 |
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PIA-Pakistan International Airlines. |
- 6 747-367 |
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Qantas |
- 6 747-338 |
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Corsair. |
- 4 747-312 |
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Dragonair. |
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2 747-312(SF)
- 1 747-3H6(SF) |
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Phuket Airlines. |
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2 747-312
- 1 747-306(M) |
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TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola Airlines. |
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1 747-312
- 1 747-344
- 1 747-357 |
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Air Atlanta Icelandic |
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1 747-329(SF)
- 1 747-357 |
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Air France. |
- 2 747-3B3(M) |
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Air India. |
- 2 747-337(M) |
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Egypt Air. |
- 2 747-366M |
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Iberia. |
- 2 747-341 |
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JALWays. |
- 2 747-346 |
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Korean Air Lines. |
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1 747-3B5(SF)
- 1 747-3B5 |
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Thai Airways International. |
- 2 747-3D7 |
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Air Atlanta Europe. |
- 1 747-312 |
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Focus Air. |
- 1 747-341(SF) |
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Garuda Indonesia. |
- 1 747-344 |
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Japan Asia Airways. |
- 1 747-346 |
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Orient Thai Airways. |
- 1 747-306(M) |
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Polar Air Cargo. |
- 1 747-341(SF) |
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Pullmantur Air |
- 1 747-341 |
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Surinam Airways. |
- 1 747-306(M) |
Summary March 2005.
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Boeing 747-300
military operators: |
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Saudi Arabian Government. |
- 1 747-3G1 |
Research: R.Vogelaar
© Zijde Aviation Photo Publishing, Last page update :
30-Dec-2008
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