PHOTOVAULT® AVIATION Museum
Boeing B-747, Images by Wernher Krutein, and PHOTOVAULT®
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This page contains samples from our picture files on the Boeing B-747. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here. You may contact us thru These pictures are available for licensing in any media. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here. You may contact us thru email or by phone for more information on the use of these pictures, and any others in our files not shown here. for more information on the use of these pictures, and any others in our files not shown here.

Included in the Vault are images of: Jet Engines, B-747, 747-100, 747-200, 747-300, 747-400, 737SP

Commercial Airline Video Clips: Boeing 747 Lufthansa, Boeing 747 Taking off, Delta L-1011 Movie, Delta 767, Delta 767 Taxiing, TWA 757, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing 747 Landing

See Also: Commercial Aviation, AEROSPACE, TRANSPORTATION, Airports: Codes, Airlines: Codes, Washington State, Seattle, About the Boeing B-747

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About the Boeing 747 In the 1960's Boeing forecast that commercial aviation would increase at levels never before seen. The 747 was initially designed by Boeing to compete for the large transport competition for the US Air Force. Though Boeing lost the bid to Lockheed, the company decided to go ahead and build a civilian version which became the 747, the largest plane ever built for commercial passenger use. Although the massive size is the most conspicuous feature of this "Jumbo Jet," its shape was greatly determined by the need to efficiently handle container cargo. The flight deck was positioned above the passenger cabin so containers shipped on freighter and convertible versions could be loaded straight in through the nose, which swung upward on a hinge.

The area behind the flight deck was initially used as a lounge, then for seating above the main passenger deck, creating the jetliner's characteristic hump. If you look carefully at the back of this hump you will see a little bump that contains communications equipment.

As carriers broadened their use of the 747, Boeing offered over a dozen different versions. The latest 747-400 incorporates advances in aerodynamics, structural materials, avionics and interior design. The most noticeable aerodynamic improvement is the six-foot-high winglet at the tip of each wing. It first flew on April 29, 1988.

Today Boeing still continues to view the growth potential of this type of aeroplane. The growth varients of the -500 and the -600 have been canceled as of Jan 1997 due to lack of customer response. As of this writing the new 747-8 and the new freighter version are in production.

Model 747-400 Technical Features: Span:............211 ft. 5 in.
Length:..........231 ft. 10 in.
MTOW:............800,000 to 870,000 lb.
Accommodation:...398 to 550 passengers
Maximum speed:...615 mph at 27,500 ft.
Cruising speed:..560 mph at 35,000 ft.
Range:...........8,406 mi.
Engine:..........(4) Pratt & Whitney PW4000, 56,000 lb. thrust
(4) General Electric CF6-80C2, 57,900 lb. thrust
(4) Rolls-Royce RB211-524G, 58,000 lb. thrust (MTOW - Maximum takeoff weight)

First flight was on February 9, 1969

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