A brief history of 747

the airplane that flew through time

Contents
1. Why the 747?
2. Variants & Engines
3. Special Editions
4. Final word
WHY THE 747?
The Jumbo Jet
The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body
commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft, often
referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or
Queen of the Skies. Its distinctive "hump" upper
deck along the forward part of the aircraft makes it
among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and it
was the first wide-body produced.
Queen Of The Skies
Boeing designed the 747's hump-like upper deck to serve as a
first class lounge and to allow the aircraft to be easily converted
to a cargo carrier by removing seats and installing a front cargo
door. Boeing did so because the company expected supersonic
airliners (development of which was announced in the early
1960s) to render the 747 and other subsonic airliners obsolete,
while the demand for subsonic cargo aircraft would be robust
well into the future.
Queen Of The Skies

"... a great weapon for peace, competing with

intercontinental missiles for mankind's destiny"
2. Variants & Engines
747-100
Introduced in 1967
3 windows per side on the upper deck, which
was designed as a lounge area
Only as a passanger plane
167 built
747-100 Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney JT9D
Type: High bypass turbofan engine
Length: 3,2 m
Diameter: 2,3 m
Weight: 3,905 kg
Maximum thrust: 222.41 kN
Bypass ratio: 5.0:1
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.4 to 5.8
What is a bypass engine?
The bypass ratio (BPR) of a turbofan engine is the ratio
between the mass flow rate of the bypass stream to the mass
flow rate entering the core.
10:1 bypass means 10 kg of air through the bypass duct for
every 1 kg of air passing through the core
Power is transferred from the gas generator to an extra mass
of air, for example a bigger diameter propelling jet, moving
more slowly. The bypass spreads the available mechanical
power across more air to reduce the velocity of the jet.
747-200
The companys answer for long international
routes
10 windows per side on the upper deck
Passenger, freighter, convertible, combi versions
Total of 393 built
747-200 Powerplant
Pratt & Whitney JT9D
The Rolls-Royce RB211:
Length: 3.27 m
Diameter: 2,15 m
Weight: 4,472 kg
737-300
7.11 m longer upper deck with 2 new emergency
doors and more premium seating
New straight stairway to upper deck
Total of 81 built, only passenger version
747-300 Powerplant
The PW JT9D and the RB211 were available
New, General Electric GE CF6 was introduced
Length: 4.65 m
Diameter: 2.67 m
Weight: 4,104 kg
Maximum thrust:274 kN
Bypass ratio: 4.24 - 4.4
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.6:1 - 6:1
747-400: A second start
Increased range
Wingtip extensions of 1.8 m
Winglets of 1.8m
Fuel efficiency increased by 4%
Cockpit for flight crew of 2, from 971 dials to 365
Tail fuel tanks
Revised engines
New interior
747-400: A second start
Built in 6 versions:
Passenger
Freighter
Combi
Domestic (short range - 624 seats)
Extended range passenger
Extended range freighter
694 built
747-400 Powerplant
General Electric CF6-80C2, Rolls-Royce RB211-524
New Pratt & Whitney PW4062
Length: 4.14
Diameter: 2.8 m
Maximum thrust: 251-282 kN
Bypass ratio: 5.3:1
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 6:1-7:1
747-8: The Rebirth
Known as the 747 Advanced prior to its launch, 747-8 uses
the same engine and cockpit technology as the 787, hence the
8.
More quieter, economical, environmentally friendly
For the first time, the entire fuselage is lengthened from 70.8
m to 76.4 m
Also the upper deck now supports more premium seating
2 versions, passenger and freighter
Total of 138 orders
747-8 Powerplant: GEnx
The name stands for General Electric
Next-Generation
Length: 4.69 m
Diameter: 2.82 m
Dry weight: 5,816 kg
Maximum thrust: 299 kN
Thrust-to-weight ratio: approx 5:1
SPECIAL EDITIONS
VC-25
E-4B
YAL-1
Evergreen 747 Supertanker
Evergreen 747 Supertanker
SOFIA
SCA
The DreamLifter
The DreamLifter
FINAL WORD