Mon. Apr 27th, 2026

Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is a four-engine, wide-body airliner designed for long flights. It made its maiden flight on 9 February 1969 and was put into commercial service on 22 January 1970 by Pan Am.

The Boeing 747 is known mainly in versions for passenger transport in three classes, but its pure cargo variants are also popular. Production of the machine was terminated in 2022, so the model was produced for a total of 54 years. During that time, a total of 1,572 units were built in Boeing’s workshops.

technical parameters Boeing 747

Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
National origin United States
Role Wide-body jet airliner
Introduction January 22, 1970, Pan Am
First flight February 9, 1969
Produced 1968–2022
Primary users Atlas Air
Lufthansa
Cargolux
UPS Airlines
Variants
Cockpit crew
  • Three (747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300)
  • Two (747-400, 747-8)
Exit limit
  • 400 – 747SP
  • 440/550 – 747-100, 747-200B
  • 550/660 – 747-300, 747-400
  • 495/605 – 747-8
Typical seats
  • 276 (25F, 57J, 194Y) – 747SP
  • 366 (32F, 74J, 260Y) – 747-100, 747-200B
  • 400 (34F, 76J, 290Y) – 747-300
  • 416 (23F, 78J, 315Y) – 747-400
  • 467 (24F, 87J, 356Y) – 747-8
Length
  • 184 ft 9 in (56.3 m) – 747SP
  • 231 ft 10 in (70.7 m) – 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400
  • 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m) – 747-8
Cargo
  • 3,900 cu ft (110 m3) – 747SP
  • 6,190 cu ft (175 m3), 30×LD1 – 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • 5,655 cu ft (160.1 m3) – 747-400
  • 6,345 cu ft (179.7 m3) – 747-8
Wing sweep 37.5°
Cabin width 239.5 in (6.08 m)
Wingspan
  • 195 ft 8 in (59.6 m) – 747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • 211 ft 5 in (64.4 m) – 747-400
  • 224 ft 7 in (68.5 m) –  747-8
Wing area
  • 5,500 sq ft (511 m2) – 747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • 5,650 sq ft (525 m2) – 747-400
  • 5,960 sq ft (554 m2) –  747-8
Aspect ratio
  • 7 – 747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • 7.9 – 747-400
  • 8.5 -63 ft 8 in (19.4 m)  747-8
Tail height
  • 65 ft 5 in (19.9 m) – 747SP
  • 63 ft 5 in (19.3 m) – 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • 63 ft 8 in (19.4 m) – 747-400
  • 63 ft 6 in (19.4 m) – 747-8
Fuel
capacity
  • 48,780–50,360 US gal 184,700–190,600 L – 747SP
  • 47,210–48,445 US gal
    178,710–183,380 L – 747-100
  • 52,035–52,410 US gal
    196,970–198,390 L – 747-200B, 747-300
  • 53,985–63,705 US gal
    204,360–241,150 L – 747-400
  • 63,034 US gal
    238,610 L – 747-8
Thrust ×4
  • 46,300–54,750 lbf
    206.0–243.5 kN – 747SP
  • 43,500–51,600 lbf
    193–230 kN – 747-100
  • 46,300–54,750 lbf
    206.0–243.5 kN – 747-200B
  • 46,300–56,900 lbf
    206–253 kN – 747-300
  • 56,750–63,300 lbf
    252.4–281.6 kN – 747-400
  • 66,500 lbf
    296 kN – 747-8
Turbofan ×4
  • Pratt & Whitney JT9D or Rolls-Royce RB211 or General Electric CF6 – 747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300
  • PW4000 / CF6 / RB211 – 747-400
  • GEnx-2B67 – 747-8
MMo
  • Mach 0.92 – 747SP, 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400
  • Mach 0.9 – 747-8
Cruise speed
  • econ. 907 km/h (490 kn), max. 939 km/h (507 kn) – 747-100, 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400
  • Mach 0.855 (504 kn; 933 km/h) – 747-8
Range
  • 5,830 nmi
    10,800 km – 747SP
  • 4,620 nmi
    8,560 km – 747-100
  • 6,560 nmi
    12,150 km – 747-200B
  • 6,330 nmi
    11,720 km – 747-300
  • 7,285–7,670 nmi
    13,492–14,205 km – 747-400
  • 7,730 nmi
    14,320 km – 747-8
Takeoff
  • 9,250 ft (2,820 m) – 747SP
  • 10,650 ft (3,250 m) – 747-100
  • 10,900 ft (3,300 m) – 747-200B
  • 10,900 ft (3,300 m) – 747-300
  • 10,700 ft (3,300 m) – 747-400
  • 10,200 ft (3,100 m) – 747-8

Boeing 747

747-8i Lufthansa on final approach at SBGR