Boeing 747

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The Boeing 747 is a wide-body, long-range commercial airliner famous for its distinctive hump-backed upper deck and for revolutionizing mass international air travel as one of the first jumbo jets.

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instanceOf jet airliner
jumbo jet
long-range airliner
wide-body commercial airliner
aircraftConfiguration fixed-wing
aircraftRole long-haul wide-body airliner
countryOfOrigin United States
designedBy Boeing engineering team led by Joe Sutter
developmentStartDecade 1960s
distinctiveFeature hump-backed upper deck
raised cockpit
engineType turbofan
firstFlightDate 1969-02-09
fuselageType wide-body
hasVariant Boeing 747-100
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Boeing 747-200
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Boeing 747-300
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Boeing 747-400
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Boeing 747-400F
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Boeing 747-8
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Boeing 747-8F
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Boeing 747SP
introducedIntoService 1970-01-22
landingGearType tricycle landing gear
launchCustomer Pan American World Airways
manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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nicknamed Jumbo Jet
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Queen of the Skies
numberOfDecks partial double-deck
numberOfEngines 4
pressurizedCabin yes
primaryUse passenger transport
productionEndYear 2022
productionStartYear 1968
productionStatus out of production
revolutionized mass international air travel
secondaryUse VIP transport
cargo transport
military transport
tailConfiguration conventional tail
totalProducedApprox over 1500 units
typicalCrew 2 pilots
cabin crew depending on configuration
typicalCruiseSpeed Mach 0.85
about 570 mph
typicalRange over 8000 km
typicalTwoClassCapacity around 400 passengers
usedAs Air Force One (VC-25 variant)
wingConfiguration low-wing cantilever monoplane

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Boeing notableProduct Boeing 747
Boeing notableProduct Boeing 747-400
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Boeing notableProduct Boeing 747-8
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Air Force One mostFamouslyAssociatedWith Boeing VC-25A
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Air Force One mostFamouslyAssociatedWith Boeing VC-25B
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Corsair International fleetType Boeing 747 (historical)
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Boeing 747SP partOfSeries Boeing 747 family
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Boeing 747SP derivativeOf Boeing 747-100
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Boeing 747 nicknamed Jumbo Jet
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-100
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-200
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-300
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-400
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-8
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-400F
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Boeing 747 hasVariant Boeing 747-8F
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Boeing 777 designedToReplace Boeing 747-100
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Boeing 777 designedToReplace Boeing 747-200
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VC-25B Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program replaces Boeing 747-200B presidential aircraft
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VC-25B Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program usesAirframe Boeing 747-8
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China Airlines fleetIncludes Boeing 747 freighter
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Airbus A380 competesWith Boeing 747-400
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Airbus A380 competesWith Boeing 747-8
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Rossiya Airlines fleetIncludes Boeing 747-400
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Air China operatesAircraftType Boeing 747
Lufthansa aircraftTypeInFleet Boeing 747
Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace hasExhibit Boeing 747-128
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Martinair fleetType Boeing 747-400F
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Pan Am Flight 103 aircraftType Boeing 747-121
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-100
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-200
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-300
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D firstServiceAircraft Boeing 747-100
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D usedOnAircraft Boeing 747SR
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Rolls-Royce RB211 usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-200
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Rolls-Royce RB211 usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-300
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Rolls-Royce RB211 usedOnAircraft Boeing 747-400
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Stratolaunch carrier aircraft powerplantSourceAircraft Boeing 747-400
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Air Pacific fleetType Boeing 747
Trans World Airlines fleetType Boeing 747