# Boeing-747.com > An independent reference on the Boeing 747, covering every variant from the > 747-100 to the 747-8, special-mission aircraft, interiors, seating layouts, > photographs and videos. Not affiliated with The Boeing Company. ## Accidents - [Accidents with Boeing 747s](https://www.boeing-747.com/accidents_with_boeing_747s/): A chronological record of significant Boeing 747 accidents and hull losses, with dates, operators, locations and causes. ## Blog - [Blog](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/): News and notes about the Boeing 747 — retirements, deliveries, special liveries, engine milestones and unusual operations. - [The last Boeing 747 is delivered](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/final-boeing-747-delivered-to-atlas-air.html): Boeing handed the 1,574th and final 747 to Atlas Air on 31 January 2023, ending a 54-year production run at Everett. - [Air Force One Buzzing New York](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/air_force_one_buzzing_over_.html): A 2009 photo shoot sent a VC-25 low over Manhattan without warning the public, causing panic and an official apology. - [ANA to retire its last two Boeing 747s](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/ana-to-retire-its-last-two.html): All Nippon Airways retired its last two passenger Boeing 747s in 2014, ending decades of jumbo operations in Japan. - [Boeing 747 #1 “Queen of the Skies” being rebuilt](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing-747-1-queen-of-the.html): RA001, the first Boeing 747 ever built, was restored at the Museum of Flight forty-five years after making history. - [Boeing 747-8 Freighter Painted in Seattle Seahawks Livery](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing-747-8-Seahawks.html): Boeing painted a 747-8 Freighter in Seattle Seahawks colours to mark the team's NFC championship win in 2014. - [Boeing 747-8F Vomit Comet](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing-747-8f-vomit-comet.php): A 747-8F flew parabolic manoeuvres during flight testing. The original video used a Flash player that is no longer available. - [Boeing 747 Classic Cabin Schemes](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing-747-classic-cabin-layouts-video.html): A look at classic Boeing 747 cabin schemes, including upper-deck lounges. The original video player is no longer available. - [Boeing delivered the first 747-8 with performance-improved GEnx-2B eng](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing-delivered-the-first.html): Cathay Pacific took the first Boeing 747-8 fitted with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines under the PIP programme. - [Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/boeing_hangs_genx-2b_engine.html): Boeing installed the GEnx-2B engines on the first 747-8 Freighter as the aircraft moved through assembly and testing. - [First 747-400 heads for scrapyard](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/first_747-400_heads_for_scr.html): Air New Zealand sent its first Boeing 747-400 to be scrapped in 2009 as the airline cut capacity during the downturn. - [First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Leaves Paint Hangar](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/first_boeing_747-8_freighter-leaves-paint-hanger2.html): The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter left the Everett paint hangar in a special light livery of white, red and orange. - [First set of wings for the Boeing 747-8F completed](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/first_set_of_wings_for_boeing_747-8f_completed.html): Boeing completed the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter in 2009, an early milestone in the 747-8 programme. - [How much does a Boeing 747 Cost](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/how-much-does-a-boeing-747-.html): Boeing's 2008 list prices put the 747-400 at $234-266 million and the 747-8 higher still, before customary airline discounts. - [How to paint a Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/how-to-paint-a-boeing-747-8.html): A look inside the Everett paint hangar and how a 747-8 is painted. The original video player is no longer available. - [How much bigger is the Boeing 747-8 ?](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/how_much_bigger_is_the_boeing_747_8.php): The 747-8 stretches 18.3 ft over the 747-400, giving a total length of 250 ft 2½ in and making it the longest airliner of its time. - [Painting a Boeing 747-400 in 4 minutes](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/painting-a-boeing-747-400.html): A time-lapse film by Johnson Banks showing a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 being repainted in four minutes. - [Quantas Straps an Extra Engine to A Boeing 747 for transport](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/quantas-straps-an-extra.html): Qantas ferried a spare engine to Johannesburg mounted under the wing of a Boeing 747, a rare fifth-pod configuration. - [Space Shuttle Discovery takes last ride on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/space-shuttle-discovery.php): Space Shuttle Discovery made its final flight atop NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on the way to retirement. - [Upgrading a United Airlines 747 Business / First Cabin](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/upgrading-a-united-airlines-747-cabin.html): A time-lapse of United Airlines refitting the Business and First cabins of a Boeing 747 during a heavy maintenance visit. - [Virgin Galactic will use a Boeing 747 to launch satellites into space](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/virgin-galactic-will-use-a.html): Virgin Galactic added a Boeing 747 named Cosmic Girl to air-launch its LauncherOne small satellite rocket. - [Why does a Boeing 747-400 have winglets](https://www.boeing-747.com/blog/why_does_a_boeing_747-400_have_winglets.php): Winglets cut the vortex that forms where high-pressure air under the wing spills around the tip, reducing induced drag and fuel burn. ## Boeing 747 variants - [Boeing 747 Family](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/): Every Boeing 747 variant built between 1968 and 2023 — the 747-100, -200, -300, -400 and 747-8, with freighter, combi and short-range models explained. - [747-100](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100.php): The original Boeing 747-100 entered service in 1970 with six upper-deck windows and a lounge; later aircraft offered a ten-window upper deck. - [747-100B](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100b.php): The 747-100B added a stronger airframe and undercarriage and a 750,000 lb maximum takeoff weight. Only Iran Air and Saudia took delivery. - [747-100F](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100F.php): Freighter specification for the Boeing 747-100F, covering main-deck and belly cargo volumes, pallet counts and upper-deck crew lounge options. - [747-100SR](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100sr.php): Built for Japanese domestic routes, the 747-100SR traded fuel capacity for seats, carrying up to 550 passengers on short high-frequency sectors. - [747-100SP](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100sp.php): The shortened 747SP was built for Pan Am and Iran Air to fly ultra-long routes such as Tehran-New York, then the longest nonstop service. - [747-200](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-200.php): The 747-200 brought more powerful engines, higher takeoff weights and greater range than the -100, and spawned freighter, combi and convertible models. - [747-200B](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-200b.php): The 747-200B added fuel capacity and more powerful engines from February 1971, giving a full-load range of roughly 6,857 nautical miles. - [747-200C](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-200c.php): The 747-200C Convertible switched between passenger and freight roles with removable seats, a nose cargo door and an optional side cargo door. - [747-200M](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-200m.php): The 747-200M combi carried freight in the rear main deck behind a movable partition, seating up to 238 passengers in three classes. - [727-200F](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/727-200f.html): Cargo specification for the Boeing 747-200F, listing main-deck and underfloor volumes, LD3 container counts and pallet capacity. - [747-300](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-300.php): Entering service in 1983, the 747-300 introduced the stretched upper deck and improved engines, lifting capacity by ten percent. - [747-300M](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-300m.php): The 747-300M carried cargo in the rear main deck like the -200M, but its stretched upper deck allowed more passengers to be seated. - [747-300SR](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-300sr.php): A high-capacity domestic 747-300; Japan Airlines flew the type with more than 600 seats on routes such as Okinawa to Tokyo. - [747-400](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400.php): Announced in 1985, the 747-400 added winglets, a two-crew glass cockpit and a new interior, becoming the best-selling 747 generation. - [747-400BCF](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400bcf.php): The 747-400BCF converts passenger 747-400s into freighters. Launched in 2004, the first went to Cathay Pacific Cargo in December 2005. - [747-400C](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400c.php): There is no true 747-400C. The designation is a common mix-up with the 747-400M Combi, whose "M" stands for mixed configuration. - [747-400D](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400d.php): The high-density 747-400D was built for short Japanese domestic sectors, seating up to 660 passengers and omitting winglets. - [747-400ER](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400er.php): Launched in 2000 on a Qantas order, the 747-400ER added 805 km of range or 6,800 kg of payload. Qantas was the only passenger customer. - [747-400ERF](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400erf.php): The 747-400ERF freighter launched in April 2001 and first went to Air France, with a maximum payload of 248,600 lb. - [747-400F](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400f.php): The all-freight 747-400F used the 747-200F fuselage. It first flew in May 1993 and entered service with Cargolux that November. - [747-400M (Combi)](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400m-combi.php): In service since 1975, the 747 Combi carries passengers and main-deck freight together using a large side cargo door behind the left wing. - [747-400XQLR - Quiet Long Range](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-400xqlr-quiet-long-range.html): Announced at Asian Aerospace 2002, the 747-400XQLR studied quieter, longer-range improvements. It was dropped in favour of the 747-8. - [747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-8.php): Announced in 2005, the 747-8 was the final 747 generation, with a new wing, GEnx-2B engines and a 970,000 lb maximum takeoff weight. - [747-8F](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-8f.php): The 747-8 Freighter entered service with Cargolux in 2011 and was the last 747 in production — the final aircraft went to Atlas Air in January 2023. - [Boeing 747-8i](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-8i.php): The 747-8 Intercontinental was the passenger 747-8, with a lengthened fuselage and new wing. Lufthansa was its only major airline customer. - [747 Trijet](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-trijet.html): Boeing studied a shorter three-engined 747 in the late 1960s to rival the L-1011 and DC-10, with an S-duct tail engine. - [Boeing 747-500X, -600X and -700X](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/boeing-747-500x-600x-and-700X.html): Boeing's 1996 Farnborough proposals paired the 747 fuselage with a new 251 ft wing derived from the 777. None were built. - [Yellowstone Project](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/Yellowstone_project.php): Yellowstone was Boeing's plan to renew its civil fleet with composite airframes and efficient turbofans. The 747's Y3 successor was never launched. ## Overview - [Boeing 747 - History, Pictures, News, Livery](https://www.boeing-747.com/): A complete reference to the Boeing 747, built from 1968 to 2023 — every variant from the 747-100 to the 747-8, plus special-mission jumbos and photos. ## Interiors - [Interiors](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/): Cabin and interior concepts for the Boeing 747, including 747-8 passenger zones and Boeing Business Jet VIP layouts. - [Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/): Conceptual renderings of the Boeing 747-8 cabin, covering the main deck, upper deck and a Boeing Business Jet VIP configuration. - [747-8 Interiors](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/747-8_interiors.php): A Boeing 747-8 cabin zone concept showing the curved architecture and lighting adapted from the 787 Dreamliner. - [747-8 Interiors cont.](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/747-8_interiors_cont.html): A further 747-8 interior concept, showing the door two entryway and the sculpted ceiling treatment carried over from the 787. - [Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/boeing_747-8.html): A concept rendering of the Boeing 747-8 main deck cabin in a typical airline three-class configuration. - [Boeing Business Jet VIP concept 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/boeing_business_jet_vip_con.php): A Boeing Business Jet VIP concept for the 747-8, showing lounge and private cabin spaces in place of airline seating. - [The 747-8 incorporates features from the 787 Dreamliner](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/the_747-8_incorporates_feat.php): The 747-8 upper deck adopts 787 Dreamliner cabin features, including the curved ceiling and indirect lighting. - [The 747-8 incorporates features from the 787 Dreamliner](https://www.boeing-747.com/interiors/boeing_747-8/the_747-8_incorporates_feat_2.php): A second view of 787-derived cabin features in the 747-8, showing seating configuration and overhead bin treatment. ## Aircraft systems - [Boeing 747 Internals](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing-747-internals/): How the Boeing 747 works inside — aircraft systems explained, starting with the 747-400 fuel system and its eight tanks. - [Fuel System](https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing-747-internals/fuel-system.html): The 747-400 carries 57,164 gallons of Jet-A across eight tanks, weighing more than 380,000 pounds when full. ## Photo album - [Photo Album](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/): Photographs of every major Boeing 747 variant and special-mission jumbo, from airline service to the Dreamlifter, Air Force One and SOFIA. - [Boeing 747-8 Photos](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/): The Boeing 747-8 in pictures, from wing assembly and final construction through paint hangar roll-out to first flight. - [747-400 Cargo](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/747-400_cargo.php): Japan Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F JA401J photographed on the ramp, showing the freighter's raised flight deck and nose door. - [747-400D (Japan Airlines)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/747-400d_japan_airlines.php): A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400D, the high-density domestic variant built without the winglets fitted to other 747-400s. - [Bahrain Royal Flight B747SP](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/747SP.php): The Bahrain Royal Flight Boeing 747SP, the shortened long-range 747 built for ultra-long routes and later favoured by VIP operators. - [Lufthansa 747-8i (Computer Graphics)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/Boeing_747-8i.php): A Boeing computer rendering of the Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental, produced before the first aircraft was painted and delivered. - [Boeing 747-200 Rolls Royce Trent 1000 Test Bed](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-200-rolls-royce-.html): A Boeing 747-200 serving as the Rolls-Royce flying test bed for the Trent 1000, the engine developed for the Boeing 787. - [Boeing 747-400BCF Freighter](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-400bcf-freighter.html): A Thai Airways Boeing 747-400BCF, a passenger 747-400 converted to a full freighter under Boeing's conversion programme. - [Boeing 747 8 Under Construction](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-8-under-construc.php): A Boeing 747-8 on the Everett assembly line, showing the fuselage sections and wing joined during final assembly. - [Boeing 747-8 With with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-8-with-with.html): A Cathay Pacific 747-8 Freighter, the first 747 delivered with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines. - [Boeing 747 Combi Layout](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-combi-layout.html): A cabin diagram of the Boeing 747 Combi showing the split main deck, with seating forward and space for seven cargo pallets aft. - [Boeing 747 Dreamlifter LCF N780BA-2](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-dreamlifter-lcf.html): The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter N780BA, a Large Cargo Freighter rebuilt with a bulged fuselage to carry 787 airframe sections. - [Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter Takeoff](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-lcf-dreamlifter-takeoff.html): A Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter lifting off, its oversized fuselage built to carry Boeing 787 wings and fuselage barrels. - [Boeing 747 Trijet](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing-747-trijet.html): Concept artwork for the three-engined Boeing 747 studied in the late 1960s to compete with the L-1011 TriStar and DC-10. - [Boeing 747-100 (United Airlines)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-100_united.php): A United Airlines Boeing 747-100 in the carrier's early livery, showing the short upper deck of the first 747 generation. - [Boeing 747-300](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-300.php): A Boeing 747-300 in flight, the first 747 to carry the stretched upper deck as standard equipment. - [747-8-Intercontinental forward fuselage](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/747-8-intercontinental-forward-fuselage.html): The first forward fuselage section of the 747-8 Intercontinental, delivered to Everett for final assembly. - [747-8 Berths](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/747-8_berths.php): Optional crew rest berths offered on the 747-8, tucked into the upper area of the cabin for long-haul operations. - [Boeing 747-8 Cargolux](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8-cargolux.php): The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter rolls out of the paint hangar in the colours of launch customer Cargolux. - [Boeing 747-8 Cockpit](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8-cockpit.php): The Boeing 747-8 flight deck, which carries 787-derived displays while preserving commonality with the 747-400. - [Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8-intercontinent.html): An artist's impression of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, produced before the first passenger aircraft was completed. - [Boeing 747-8F at the fuel dock](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8f-at-the-fuel-d.html): A Boeing 747-8 Freighter at the fuel dock at Boeing's Everett plant during the flight test programme. - [Boeing 747-8F Cargolux over Fresno](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8f-cargolux-over.php): A Boeing 747-8 Freighter in Cargolux colours photographed on a test flight over Fresno, California. - [Boeing 747-8i Engine Close Up](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8i-engine-close.php): A close view of the GEnx-2B engine and its chevron nacelle on a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. - [Boeing 747-8i first flight landing](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8i-first-flight-2.html): The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental touching down at the end of its maiden flight in Boeing's orange and white test livery. - [Boeing 747-8i first flight takeoff](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8i-first-flight.html): The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental lifting off from Paine Field on its maiden flight in Boeing test colours. - [Boeing 747-8i Launch Day](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8i-launch-day.html): Launch day for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, as the first aircraft was presented publicly at Everett. - [Boeing 747-8i Taking Off](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing-747-8i-taking-off.html): A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental rotating on takeoff, showing the raked wingtips of the redesigned 747-8 wing. - [Boeing 747-8 90% complete](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747-8_90_complete.html): The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter about 90 percent complete on the Everett line ahead of its first delivery. - [Boeing 747-8 Concept](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747-8_concept.php): An early Boeing 747-8 concept image showing the stretched fuselage and new wing before the first aircraft flew. - [Boeing 747-8 full length](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747-8_full_length.html): A full side view of the Boeing 747-8, showing the fuselage stretch that made it the longest airliner of its day. - [Boeing 747-8 wing with new GenX Engines](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747-8_wing_with_new_.html): A Boeing 747-8 wing fitted with GEnx-2B engines, showing the new higher-aspect-ratio design and raked tips. - [Boeing 747-8i WIng Assembly](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747-8i_wing_assembly.php): Wing assembly for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in the Everett factory, before mating to the fuselage. - [Boeing 747 8 Under Construction](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_747_8_under_construc.php): A Boeing 747-8 under construction, with fuselage sections joined and systems being installed on the Everett line. - [Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/boeing_hangs_genx-2b_engine.html): GEnx-2B engines being hung on the first Boeing 747-8 Freighter during assembly and testing at Everett. - [First Lufthansa 747-8i Landing](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/first-lufthansa-747-8i.php): The first Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on landing, marking the type's entry into passenger service. - [First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Leaves Paint Hangar](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/first_boeing_747-8_freighter-leaves-paint-hanger.html): The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter leaves the Everett paint hangar in a special light livery of white, red and orange. - [Lufthansa 747-8i Landing](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/lufthansa-747-8i-landing.php): A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on final approach, gear down and flaps extended for landing. - [Lufthansa 747-8i Promo Landing Shot](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/lufthansa-747-8i-promo.php): A Lufthansa promotional photograph of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on landing in the airline's blue and yellow livery. - [Lufthansa 747-8i without paint](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/lufthansa-747-8i-without.html): A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in bare green primer before receiving its airline paint scheme. - [Lufthansa 747-8I paint hangar roll out](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/lufthansa-747-8i.php): A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental rolling out of the Everett paint hangar in full airline colours. - [Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/lufthansa-boeing-747-8i.php): A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on the ramp at Everett in full airline livery ahead of delivery. - [Nigeria's Arik Air orders Boeing 747-8i](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/nigerias-arik-air-orders.html): Nigeria's Arik Air ordered two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals, becoming the first African customer for the type. - [The size of the Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_747-8_photo_album/the_size_of_the_boeing_747_8.php): A diagram of the Boeing 747-8 fuselage stretch, marking the plugs added forward and aft of the wing compared with the 747-400. - [Boeing Airborne Command E-4B](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_airborne_command_e-4.php): A USAF Boeing E-4B, the 747-200-based National Airborne Operations Center used as a survivable command post. - [Boeing VC-25A 82-8000 - Air Force One](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/boeing_vc-25a_air_force_one.php): Boeing VC-25A 82-8000, one of two 747-200B airframes that carry the call sign Air Force One when the President is aboard. - [British Airways 747s at the gate at Heathrow](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/british_airways_747s_at_the.php): British Airways Boeing 747s lined up at their gates at London Heathrow, once the largest 747-400 fleet in the world. - [Comparison of Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A380](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/comparison-of-boeing-747-8.php): A scale diagram comparing the Boeing 747-8 with the Airbus A380 and other large aircraft, showing relative length and wingspan. - [Evergreen 747 Waterbomber](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/evergreen_747_waterbomber.php): The Evergreen 747 Supertanker in flight, a converted jumbo able to drop tens of thousands of litres of fire retardant. - [General Electric Test Bed for GEnx testing](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/general-electric-test-bed-747.html): General Electric's Boeing 747-100 flying test bed N747GE, used to certify engines including the GEnx. - [KLM Boeing B744](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/klm_boeing_b744.php): A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 in the carrier's blue livery, seen on the ground between long-haul rotations. - [Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) 747-400F](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/nippon-cargo-airlines-nca-7.html): A Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F, part of a fleet built around long-haul main-deck freight out of Japan. - [Shuttle Atlantis heads home on a modified 747](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/shuttle_atlantis_heads_home.php): Space Shuttle Atlantis riding home atop a modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft after landing away from Florida. - [Shuttle Carrier](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/shuttle_carrier.php): Space Shuttle Atlantis mounted on the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the modified 747 used to ferry orbiters across the United States. - [Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOPHIA)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/sophia_1.php): SOFIA, the airborne infrared observatory built into a former United Airlines 747SP, seen in flight in NASA and DLR markings. - [Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOPHIA)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/sophia_2.php): SOFIA in flight with its telescope door open, revealing the 2.5 metre infrared telescope carried in the rear fuselage. - [Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOPHIA)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/sophia_3.php): SOFIA under tow outside its hangar, showing the converted 747SP that carried a 2.5 m infrared telescope. - [Space Shuttle Carrier in flight with Space Shuttle](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/space-shuttle-carrier-in.php): A NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in flight with an orbiter mounted on its back, escorted during a ferry leg. - [Space Shuttle Carrier loading the Enterprise](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/space-shuttle-carrier-loadi.php): Space Shuttle Enterprise being hoisted onto the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft using the mate-demate device. - [Space Shuttle Carriers (SCA)](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/space-shuttle-carriers-sca.php): NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, two heavily modified Boeing 747s fitted with orbiter mounts and additional tail fins. - [Space Shuttle Discovery on its last flight aboard SCA](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/space-shuttle-discovery-on.php): Space Shuttle Discovery on its final ferry flight aboard the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, en route to museum display. - [The Inside of Air Force One](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/the-inside-of-air-force-one.html): A cutaway diagram of Air Force One, showing the three decks of the VC-25A including the presidential suite and medical facilities. - [The Size of the Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/the_size_of_the_boeing_747_8.php): How the 747-8 compares with the 747-400: the main external differences are wingspan and fuselage length, with near-identical height. - [USAF Airborne Laser](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/usaf_airborne_laser.php): The USAF Airborne Laser, a modified Boeing 747-400F carrying a megawatt-class chemical laser in a nose turret. - [YAL-1A Airborne Laser](https://www.boeing-747.com/photo_album/yal-1a_airborne_laser.php): The YAL-1A Airborne Laser in flight, the prototype aircraft built to destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase. ## The Boeing 747-8 - [Everything about the Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/): A guide to the Boeing 747-8 — its new wing, GEnx-2B engines, flight deck, cabin and freighter capacity. Production ended in 2023. - [747 Timeline](https://www.boeing-747.com/747_timeline.php): A Boeing 747 chronology from the 1963 design study to the final delivery in January 2023, with rollout, first flight and delivery dates. - [Fun Facts from Boeing](https://www.boeing-747.com/fun_facts_from_boeing.php): Boeing 747 facts and figures — six million parts, 171 miles of wiring and 147,000 pounds of aluminium in a 747-400. - [747-8-environmental-factors](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/747-8-environmental-factors.html): The 747-8 meets or exceeds emissions limits for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, smoke and nitrogen oxides, with a smaller noise footprint. - [747-8 Improved Flying Experience](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/747-8-improved-flying-experience.html): The 747-8's new wing and engines cut carbon emissions by about 16 percent per seat while improving cruise performance. - [The 747-8 compared to the 747-400](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/Boeing-747-8-compared-to-the-747-400.html): The 747-8 keeps the 747-400's shape but adds gross weight, a longer fuselage, a higher-aspect-ratio wing and higher-bypass engines. - [Boeing 747-8 New wing design](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/Boeing-747-8-new-wing-design.html): The 747-8 wing uses advanced airfoils and raked wingtips for better fuel burn and lower noise than the 747-400 wing. - [Boeing 747-8 Flight Deck](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-flight-deck.html): The 747-8 flight deck borrows 787 technology, including electronic flight bags, while keeping operational commonality with the 747-400. - [Boeing 747-8 Freighter Interior](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-freighter-interior.html): At 18.4 feet longer than the 747-400F, the 747-8F carries 16 percent more revenue cargo volume and keeps nose-door loading. - [Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (Passenger Version)](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-intercontinental-passenger-version.html): The 747-8 Intercontinental adds 51 seats and 26 percent more cargo volume than the 747-400, improving revenue potential per flight. - [Boeing 747-8 Reduced maintenance requirements](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-reduced-maintenance-requirements.html): Longer maintenance intervals on the 747-8 mean fewer consumables, less waste and more time in revenue service than the 747-400. - [Boeing 747-8 Rejected Take Off Test](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-rejected-take-off-test.php): Boeing took a fully loaded 747-8 Freighter to a California runway to prove the ultimate rejected takeoff on worn brakes. - [Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Announcement](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8i-announcement.html): Boeing's announcement of the 747-8 Intercontinental, the passenger version of the 747-8 launched alongside the freighter. - [Boeing 747-8i First Flight Announcement](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8i-first-flight-flight-announcement.php): Boeing's email announcing the first flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental, reproduced here with the accompanying photograph. - [E-Enabled Capabilities of the Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/e-enabled-capabilities-of-the-boeing-747-8.html): The 747-8 is e-Enabled, using ground wireless links to move maintenance and operational data off the aircraft automatically. - [Engines optimized for the 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/engines-optimized-for-the-7.html): The 747-8 is powered by GEnx-2B engines, sharing core commonality with the 787's GEnx but optimised for the 747 airframe. - [Boeing 747-8 New environmental control system (ECS)](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/new-environmental-control-system-ecs.html): The 747-8 uses an advanced environmental control system based on the 767-400ER, with digital control and lower weight. - [New size of the Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/new-size-of-the-boeing-747-.html): A diagram of where the 747-8 was stretched compared with the 747-400, showing the fuselage plugs fore and aft of the wing. - [Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental First Flight Video](https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-intercontinent-first-flight-video.php): Video of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental taking off from Paine Field on its maiden flight in March 2011. ## Seating layouts - [Seating Layouts](https://www.boeing-747.com/seating_layouts_on_boeing_747/): Seat maps for Boeing 747 operators including British Airways, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines. - [British Airways](https://www.boeing-747.com/seating_layouts_on_boeing_747/british_airways_747_seat_layouts.php): British Airways Boeing 747-400 seat maps covering First, Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins. - [Lufthansa 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/seating_layouts_on_boeing_747/lufthansa-747-8.html): Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental seat maps for both the upper deck and the main deck cabins. - [Singapore Airlines](https://www.boeing-747.com/seating_layouts_on_boeing_747/singapore_airlines_747_seat_layout.php): Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-412 seat map, showing the airline's cabin layout across the main and upper decks. - [United Airlines](https://www.boeing-747.com/seating_layouts_on_boeing_747/united_airlines_747_seat_layout.php): United Airlines Boeing 747-400 international layout with 14 First, 73 Business and 260 Economy seats, including pitch and width. ## Site information - [Background](https://www.boeing-747.com/background.php): The story of the Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner: its origins with Pan Am, its dominance of long-haul flying, and the end of production in 2023. - [Site Map](https://www.boeing-747.com/site_map.php): A complete index of every page on Boeing-747.com, covering variants, special aircraft, interiors, seating, photos and videos. - [Tag Cloud](https://www.boeing-747.com/tag-cloud.html): Browse Boeing-747.com by topic, from the 747 family and special aircraft to the photo album, accidents and news feeds. - [Links](https://www.boeing-747.com/links.php): Related aviation sites and ways to get in touch with Boeing-747.com about the site's content. - [Contact Me](https://www.boeing-747.com/contact_me.php): Get in touch with Boeing-747.com with questions, corrections or photo submissions about the site's Boeing 747 content. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.boeing-747.com/privacy-policy.html): How Boeing-747.com handles personal information, cookies and analytics data collected when you use the site. - [Terms of Use](https://www.boeing-747.com/terms-of-use.html): The terms governing use of Boeing-747.com, including permitted use of the site's text and images. ## Special-mission 747s - [Special Boeing 747s](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/): Boeing 747s built for jobs no airliner does — Air Force One, the E-4B, Dreamlifter, Shuttle Carrier, Airborne Laser and the SOFIA observatory. - [747 ASB (Advanced Short Body)](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/747-asb-advanced-short-body.html): Announced in 1986 against the Airbus A340 and MD-11, the 747 ASB paired a shortened fuselage with 747-400 technology. It was never built. - [747 CMCA - Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/747_cmca_-_cruise_missile_carrier.php): The 747 CMCA was a USAF study for a cruise-missile carrier armed with up to seventy-two AGM-86 missiles on rotary launchers. - [747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) Dreamlifter](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/747_large_cargo_freighter_l.php): The Dreamlifter is a 747-400 rebuilt with a swollen fuselage and swing tail to fly Boeing 787 sections between plants. All four remain in service. - [SOPHIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/78E93E67A3C44189BB49.php): SOFIA carried a 2.5 m infrared telescope in a converted 747SP for NASA and DLR. The mission ended in 2022 and the aircraft is now a museum exhibit. - [Boeing 747 AAC](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/boeing-747-aac.html): In the early 1970s Boeing studied a 747 airborne aircraft carrier able to launch and recover parasite microfighters in flight. - [Boeing C-33](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/boeing_c-33.php): The C-33 was a proposed military 747-400 freighter meant to supplement the C-17 fleet. The plan was cancelled in favour of more C-17s. - [Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/boeing_e-4_advanced_airborn.php): The Boeing E-4 "Nightwatch" is a hardened 747-200B airborne command post built to keep national command authority aloft in a crisis. - [Boeing KC-33A](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/boeing_kc-33a.php): The KC-33A was a proposed 747 aerial refuelling tanker bid against the DC-10-30 in the 1970s Advanced Cargo Transport Aircraft programme. - [Boeing VC25 Air Force One](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/boeing_vc25_air_force_one.php): The VC-25A is the presidential Boeing 747-200B. Two 747-8-based VC-25Bs are being converted to replace the pair that entered service in 1990. - [Evergreen Supertanker](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/evergreen_supertanker.php): The 747 Supertanker was an aerial firefighting conversion carrying up to 24,000 US gallons of retardant. It was retired in 2021. - [Shuttle Carrier Aircraft](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/shuttle_carrier_aircraft.php): NASA flew two modified 747s to ferry Space Shuttle orbiters. Both were retired in 2012 and are now on museum display. - [YAL-1 Airborne Laser](https://www.boeing-747.com/special_boeing_747s/yal-1_airborne_laser.php): The YAL-1 carried a megawatt-class laser in a modified 747-400F to destroy missiles in boost phase. It was cancelled in 2011 and scrapped in 2014. ## Videos - [Videos](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/): Boeing 747 videos — flight testing, engine overviews, factory documentaries and memorable moments caught on camera. - [Awesome demonstration of reverse thrust on landing](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/awesome-demonstration-of.html): An EVA Air Boeing 747 lands at Singapore after heavy showers, showing pronounced wing flex and full reverse thrust. - [Boeing 747-400 Engine view in heavy rain](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-400-engine-view-.html): A wing-mounted view of a Boeing 747-400 engine running through heavy rain during taxi, takeoff and climb. - [Boeing 747-8 Being Put through some tough tests](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-8-being-put-through-some-tough-tests.html): Boeing puts the 747-8 through structural and systems testing. The original video used a Flash player that no longer works. - [Boeing 747-8 Engine Overview from GE Aviation](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-8-engine-overvie.html): GE Aviation explains the GEnx-2B engine that powers the Boeing 747-8, covering its fan, core and noise-reducing chevrons. - [Boeing 747-8 Extreme Testing!](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-8-extreme-testin.html): A short film covering the extreme testing the Boeing 747-8 undergoes, from wing loading to water ingestion and brake trials. - [Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental moving to final assembly area](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-8-intercontinent-final-assembly.html): The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental moves into the final assembly area at Everett. The original video used a Flash player that no longer works. - [Boeing 747 Gets Hit By Lightning](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/boeing-747-gets-hit-by-ligh.html): An All Nippon Airways Boeing 747-200 is struck by lightning on takeoff, caught on camera from the ground. - [Building a Boeing 747-8](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/building-a-boeing-747-8.html): A full-length documentary following the construction of the Boeing 747-8, from wing assembly to roll-out. - [Car vs Boeing 747 Engines - Top Gear Style](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/car-vs-boeing-747-engines-top-gear-style.html): Richard Hammond tests whether a car can survive the thrust of a Boeing 747's engines, using a Citroën 2CV and a Ford Mondeo. - [Horrific Boeing 747 Crash caught on tape](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/horrific-boeing-747-crash.html): Dashcam footage of the National Airlines Boeing 747 freighter that stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram airbase. - [Tradewinds Boeing 747 Rejected Takeoff Crash](https://www.boeing-747.com/videos/tradewinds-boeing-747-rejec.html): A Tradewinds Boeing 747 rejects its takeoff and overruns the runway, captured from inside the airport.