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B747 Series
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Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet"
Description
Long range, high capacity, widebody airliner. The Boeing 747 family includes the following modifications:
| ICAO Type Designator | Name | Length (m) |
| B741 | 747-100 | 70.6 m |
| B742 | 747-200 | 70.6 m |
| B743 | 747-300 | 70.6 m |
| B744 | 747-400 | 70.6 m |
| B748 | 747-8 | 76.25 m |
| B74R | 747SR | 70.6 m |
| B74S | 747SP | 56.3 m |
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B747 Series
- B741, London Heathrow UK, 1997 (BS)
- B741, en-route, East Moriches NY USA, 1996 (AW LOC)
- B741, en-route, Gunma Japan 1985 (AW LOC HF)
- B741, en-route, Pacific Ocean, 1997 (WX)
- B742 / B741, Los Rodeos Tenerife, 1977 (RI AGC WX)
- B742 / A320, Frankfurt Germany, 2006 (AGC RI)
- B742 / B741, Los Rodeos Tenerife, 1977 (RI AGC WX)
- B742, Brussels Belgium, 2008 (RE BS HF)
- B742, Halifax Canada, 2004 (HF GND LOC FIRE)
- B742, Montreal Canada, 2000 (RE HF)
- B742, Stockholm Arlanda Sweden, 2007 (GND HF)
- B742, en-route, Mount Galunggung Indonesia, 1982 (WX LOC)
- B742, en-route, Penghu Island Taiwan, 2002 (AW LOC)
- B742, vicinity Stansted UK, 1999 (LOC HF AW)
- B747 / B747, Chicago O'Hare IL USA, 1999 (RI HF)
- B743, Dhaka Bangladesh, 2008 (FIRE AW HF)
- B743, vicinity Jeddah Saudia Arabia, 2008 (AW LOC)
- B743, vicinity Won Guam Airport, Guam, 1997 (CFIT HF WX)
- A306 / B744, vicinity London Heathrow UK, 1996 (LOS HF)
- A319 / B744, en route near Oroville WA USA, 2008 (WAKE HF AW)
- A343 / B744, London Heathrow UK, 2007 (GND HF)
- A343 / B744, en-route, south of Newfoundland Canada, 1998 (LOS HF)
- B733 / B744, Chicago IL USA, 2006 (RI HF)
- B738 / 744, Los Angeles USA, 2004 (RI HF)
- B744 / A306, vicinity London Heathrow UK, 1996 (LOS HF)
- B744 / A321, London Heathrow UK, 2000 (LOS HF)
- B744 / A321, London Heathrow UK, 2004 (GND HF)
- B744 / B763, Melbourne Australia, 2006 (GND HF)
- B744 / MD90, Chitose Japan, 2008 (RI AGC WX)
- B744, Bangkok Thailand, 1999 (RE HF WX)
- B744, En-route, East China Sea, 2011 (FIRE LOC GND)
- B744, Gardermoen Norway, 2004 (GND LOC)
- B744, Johannesburg South Africa, 2009 (LOC AW)
- B744, Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg 2010 (RI HF)
- B744, Montreal Canada, 2008 (RE HF)
- B744, Mumbai India, 2009 (AW FIRE HF)
- B744, Paris CDG France, 2003 (GND HF)
- B744, Phoenix USA, 2009 (FIRE HF)
- B744, Sydney Australia, 2007 (WX LOC)
- B744, Taipei Taiwan, 2000 (RE FIRE HF)
- B744, en route NNW of Bangkok Thailand, 2008 (AW LOC)
- B744, en route, Persian Gulf, 2010 (AW FIRE)
- B744, en-route, Alaska USA, 1989 (WX LOC)
- B744, en-route, South China Sea, 2008 (AW LOC)
- B744, vicinity Bagram Afghanistan, 2013 (LOC FIRE)
- B747 / B747, Chicago O'Hare IL USA, 1999 (RI HF)
- B763 / B744, Amsterdam Netherlands, 1998 (RI HF)
- B74S, Stockholm Arlanda Sweden, 1996 (GND HF)
- B74S, Stockholm Arlanda Sweden, 2006 (GND HF)
- B74S, en-route, Anchorage AK USA, 2004 (AW)