B742

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B742
Name	747-200
Manufacturer	BOEING
Body	Wide
Type	Fixed Wing
WTC	Heavy
APC	D
Engine	Jet
Engine count	Multi
Also manufacturered as: BOEING E-4 BOEING 747-200 BOEING VC-25

BOEING 747-200

Image source: IANS

Description

Long range, high capacity wide-body airliner. In service since 1971. Represents the first generation of 747 family. More powerful development of 747-100, with higher weight. Last aircraft was delivered in 1991. Boeing delivered 396 747-200. Approx. 360 remain in service in 1999. US mil. type: E-4 command post and VC-25 presidential transport. The B742 is member of the B747 family of aircraft.

General

Aircraft name	747-200
ICAO code/WTC	B742 / H
Manufacturer	BOEING
Type Code/APC	L4J / D

Technical Data

Wing span	59.6 m195.538 ft
Length	70.6 m231.627 ft
Heigth	19.3 m63.32 ft
Powerplant	4 x 243.5 kN P&W JT9D-7RG2 or 4 x 233.5 kN GE CF6-50E2 or 4 x 236.5 kN R-R RB211-524D4 turbofans.
Engine Model	General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney JT9D, Rolls-Royce RB.211

For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:

• BOEING 747-200

Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B742

• B742 / A320, Frankfurt Germany, 2006 (AGC RI) (On 12 January 2006, an Air China Boeing 747-200 which had just landed at Frankfurt failed to correctly understand and read back its taxi in clearance and the incorrect readback was not detected by the controller. The 747 then crossed another runway at night and in normal visibility whilst an A320 was landing on it. The A320 responded by increased braking and there was consequently no actual risk of collision. The controller had not noticed the incursion and, in accordance with instructions, all stop bars were unlit and the RIMCAS had been officially disabled due to too many nuisance activations.)
• B742 / B741, Los Rodeos Tenerife, 1977 (RI AGC WX) (On 27 March 1977, a KLM B747-200 commenced its daylight take off at Los Rodeos airport, Tenerife in very poor visibility, recorded as 300 metres three minutes earlier, after receiving only a departure clearance and continuing the take off roll even after ATC advised "standby for take off". Collision with a Pan American Airways Boeing 747-100 which was taxiing on the runway in accordance with its ATC clearance issued on the same radio frequency. All 248 people on board the KLM aircraft died and only 61 of the 396 people on board the Pan American aircraft survived.)
• B742, Brussels Belgium, 2008 (RE BS HF) (On 25 May 2008 a Kalitta Air B747-200F, which was departing Brussels on a cargo flight to Bahrain, overran Runway 20 at Brussels Airport, Belgium during a rejected take-off. The aircraft came to a stop 300m beyond the end of runway 20 and broke into three parts. The crew of four and one passenger safely evacuated from the aircraft and suffered only minor injuries.)
• B742, Halifax Canada, 2004 (HF GND LOC FIRE) (On 14 October 2004, a B742 crashed on take off from Halifax International Airport, Canada, and was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The crew had calculated incorrect V speeds and thrust setting using an EFB.)
• B742, Montreal Canada, 2000 (RE HF) (On 23 July 2000, a Boeing 747-200 being operated by Royal Air Maroc on a scheduled passenger flight from New York to Montreal overran the temporarily restricted available landing runway length after the aircraft failed to decelerate sufficiently during a daylight landing with normal on-ground visibility. It struck barriers at the displaced runway end before stopping 215 metres further on. Shortly before it stopped, ATC observed flames coming out of the No. 2 engine and advised the flight crew and alerted the RFFS. However, no sustained fire developed and the aircraft was undamaged except for internal damage to the No 2 engine. No emergency evacuation was deemed necessary by the aircraft commander and there were no occupant or other injuries)
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