Boeing 747
IOC: 1970
Total Production: 1,609
Total Program's Cost: USD$240 billion
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
IOC: 2011
Production: 29
Unitary Cost: USD$300 million
Also Known As
747-8 VIP (business jet version)
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Boeing *
Telair International
Family Members
Boeing 747-300
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400ER
Boeing 747-400ERF
Boeing 747-400F
Boeing 747-8F
Power plant:
GEnx 2B (4)
|
Description:
The Boeing 747 is a huge, short and long range, high capacity airliner intended primarily for intercontinental flights. This aircraft is capable of flying at Mach 0.85 carrying around 500 passengers. The first model, 747-100 ordered by Pan Am, entered service in 1970 with a take-off weight of 340-ton. Along with the -100 model, the 747-100B, -100SR for short range/high-capacity flights and -100SF freighter were introduced in 1970.
The Boeing 747-8 family of aircraft program was officially launched by Boeing on 14 November 2005. The aircraft family includes to versions the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airplane and the 747-8 Freighter airplane also known as the 747-8F. The new aircraft will feature technologies taken from Boeing 787 Dreamliner program which is due in 2008. Among those technologies to be inserted into the 747-8 program highlights low emissions, fuel-efficient GEnx engine provided by General Electric. Besides the 747-8 will offer lower trip costs, lower noise emissions, an upgraded flight deck and an improved wing.
The 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airplane will be stretched 3.6 m (11.7 ft) compared to the 747-400 to accommodate 34 additional seats in a typical three-class configuration. The Intercontinental will have a range of 14,815 km (8,000 nm) and will feature the new Boeing Signature Interior. It will offer 21 percent more lower-hold revenue cargo volume than the 747-400 and cost about 8 percent less per seat mile to operate. According to Boeing, compared to the A380, it will offer 22 percent lower trip costs.
The 747-8 family of aircraft development is due to a Boeing forecast which states that world aviation will need about 900 A380/B747 high capacity airplanes before 2025. Lufthansa placed the launch order for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on 6 December 2006. The firm order contract valued at $5.5 billion for 20 747-8s plus purchase rights for another 20. First aircraft delivery was scheduled for 2010.
As of May 2007, Boeing had sold four 747-8 VIP jets.
Specifications
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 266,000 lb (120,658 kg)
Performance: Max Range 14,815 km (7,999 nm)
Other: Number of Engines 4
|
|
Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010
Leave Feedback >>
|
|
Copyright © 2003 - 2010 deagel.com. All Rights Reserved.
Germany / 20 
South Korea / 5 
Aircraft ordered by Korean Air (5)