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Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is a four-engine wide-body airliner and freighter family distinguished by its upper-deck hump. Introduced at the end of the 1960s, successive passenger, cargo, and special-purpose variants transformed long-distance air transport and remained in worldwide service after production ended.

Boeing 747
NASA / Tony Landis · Stored JPEG is a resized/upscaled rendition of NASA image EC95-43339-03 (stored/public 3000x2400 SHA-256 9d4de3902d6f0f2d980977aa171b6410b022337e41b8584b86336b5062aaf198; NASA direct asset 1041x833 SHA-256 254ae07d880dfabd5c5fb37cdc34054d65f24ec3d373e29111cad1a5c4339ebf). Resizing the stored asset to the NASA source dimensions yielded MAE 8.69, RMSE 10.11, and Pearson correlation 0.99006, conclusively identifying the same composition. NASA's exact image article identifies the two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft #911 (left) and #905 (right) nose-to-nose at NASA Dryden in 1995 and credits NASA Photo / Tony Landis: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/shuttle-carrier-aircraft-7/. NASA's current Images and Media Usage Guidelines state that NASA content is generally not subject to U.S. copyright and may be used factually or informationally when NASA is acknowledged, while third-party material remains protected; commercial use must not imply NASA endorsement and NASA logos and identifiers are protected: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. This is an asset-level, conservative factual/editorial reuse basis with the photographer credit preserved, not a blanket license for advertising, promotional content, or merchandise. · Source
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Identity

Aliases
747Jumbo JetQueen of the Skies
Family Name
Boeing 747
Full Name
Boeing 747
Roles
airlinercargo
Status
active
Type
aircraft

Details

Aircraft Specs
Configuration
fixed_wing
Operating Modes
land
Takeoff Landing Capabilities
conventional
Description
The Boeing 747 is a four-engine wide-body airliner and freighter family distinguished by its upper-deck hump. Introduced at the end of the 1960s, successive passenger, cargo, and special-purpose variants transformed long-distance air transport and remained in worldwide service after production ended.
First Flight Year
1,969
Manufacturer
Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Nested value
    Name
    747-400 CF6-80C2B1 option
    Notes
    This records the exact CF6-80C2B1 installation documented for the 747-400 portion of the broad 747 family. JT9D, PW4000, RB211, GEnx, and other 747 subseries/options remain unmodeled here.
  • Entries
    • Nested value
    Name
    747 prototype RA001 JT9D installation

Links

Official Url
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/747-8
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747

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Creation Time
July 13, 2026 at 09:35:04 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 02:14:25 UTC
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