Improved 747 versionsAfter the initial 747-100 model, Boeing developed the higher Maximum Takeoff Weight -100B variant and higher passenger capacity -100SR (Short Range) variant. Increased maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) can allow an aircraft to carry more fuel and have longer range. The -200 ...
It is also the world's first wide body civilian aircraft. From its commissioning in 1970 to the Airbus A380, the Boeing 747 held the record for the world's highest passenger capacity aircraft for 37 years. Boeing has made multiple improvements to the design of the 747 series aircraft, ...
First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years.[9] 747-100 Pan Am was the first airline to operate the 747. The 747-100 pictured shows the original size of the upper deck and window layout.The first 747-100s were built with six upper deck ...
The 747-8F has a total cargo capacity of 857.7 cubic metres, a maximum structural payload capability of 139.5T (307,600lb) and a range of 4,325nm. It is claimed that the freighter has a 16% lower ton/mile operating cost than the 747-400F and a slightly greater range. The only ope...
1985Work begins on the design of the Boeing 747 400. 26 February 1986Maiden flight of the Boeing 747 100BSR, a high capacity variant with a stretched upper deck as added to the later 747 300. February 1989The 747 400 enters service with Northwest Airlines on the Minneapolis to Phoenix rout...
Studies for a higher-capacity 767 in 1986 led Boeing to develop the larger 777 twinjet, introduced in June 1995. 参考译文:为了与更大的747相配合,它采用了七排的横截面,容纳较小的LD2 ULD货柜。767是波音公司首款宽体双引擎喷气式飞机,由通用电气CF6、劳斯莱斯RB211或普惠JT9D涡轮风扇发动机提供动力。
The Boeing 747: The plane that shrank the world 提交时间:4 年以前 It became an icon of long-haul travel and exotic holidays; Boeing’s 747 could fly more people further than any plane before. Stephen Dowling looks back at an aviation classic 50 years after it was first unveiled....
The project was cancelled in 1966 in favor of the newer Boeing 747.[49]参考译文:707-620是波音707-320B的国内远程版本。707-620可以搭载约200名乘客,同时保留了707-320B的多个方面。预计在1968年左右交付,也是波音对道格拉斯DC-8 Series 60的回应。如果707-620得以建造,其成本约为800万美元。然而,工程师...
At the time, another large capacity aircraft, known as the C-5A, was being developed for the Pentagon by Lockheed. McNamara pressed Trippe on the possibility of his waiting for a commercial version of the C-5A. Trippe argued his case for the 747 noting the impracticability of creating a ...
Maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms), and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms). With a payload of 160,000 pounds (72,575 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters), , the C-17 ha...