Boeing 747 Fun Facts



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Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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Seattle, Washington 98124-2207



BOEING 747-8 INTERCONTINENTAL FUN FACTS

General

The total electrical capacity of a 747-8 can power up to 480,000 thirty-two inch flat screen televisions.

The 747-8 is able to travel the length of three FIFA football fields in one second.

The 747-8 is able to travel the length of a standard 42.195 km marathon in 2.5 minutes.

The 747-8 tail height is 63 ft 6 in (19.5 m), equivalent to a six-story building.

The 747-8 is the longest commercial aircraft 250 ft 2 in (76.3 m).

Wings

One 747-8 wing would accommodate the total living space (total floor area) of four, 3 bedroom/2 bathroom single residence homes (at 1,375 square feet each).

747-8 wingspan is as wide as two 737-700’s end-to-end.

Engines

Engine thrust has grown from 43,500 pounds per engine on the early 747s to as much as 747-8 GENx-B2 engines are rated @ 66,500 pounds per engine.

The engine fan diameter of the 747-8 GENx is nearly the fuselage diameter of a B-29 bomber fuselage.

One 747-8 GEnx-2B engine has approximately the same take-off thrust as all (8) engines together on the original B-52 bomber (PW YJ57-3).

Fuel

The 747-8 can carry approximately 422,000 pounds or 63,034 USG (238,604 liters) making it possible to fly extremely long routes, such as Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia.

Flight

The 747-8 range is approximately 7,790 nautical miles (14,430 km).

Maximum takeoff weight is almost one million pounds.

Interior

There are 14 stairs in the stairwell to the upper deck.

Just the upper deck of a 747-8 Intercontinental has the same square area as a 737-700, while retaining the same passenger experience as a Boeing Business Jet.

747 Fleet

The 747 fleet has logged more than 42 billion nautical miles (77.8 billion kilometers), equivalent to 101,500 trips from the Earth to the moon and back.

The 747 fleet has flown more than 5.6 billion people — the equivalent of 80 percent of the world’s population*.

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Contact: 747 Communications, 425-879-6077

April 2013

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