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Boeing 747
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747-300
747-500X
747-600X
747-700X
747-SR46
747adv
B 747
B-747
B747
B74F
Boeing 74
Boeing 742
Boeing 747 B-18210
Boeing 747-100
Boeing 747-100SR
Boeing 747-100SR-46
Boeing 747-121
Boeing 747-121A
Boeing 747-130
Boeing 747-131
Boeing 747-200B
Boeing 747-206B
Boeing 747-209B
Boeing 747-237
Boeing 747-237B
Boeing 747-283B
Boeing 747-2B5F
Boeing 747-3B5
Boeing 747-430
Boeing 747-4B5
Boeing 747-500X
Boeing 747-600X
Boeing 747-700X
Boeing 747-800
Boeing 747-SR46
Boeing 7474
Boeing 747SR
Boeing 747SR-46
Boeing 747X
Boeing B-747 200B
Boeing B-747 200F
Boeing B747
Boeing C-19
Boieng 74
JumboJet
Jumbojets
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Manufactured by Boeing's Commercial Airplane unit in the US, the original version of the 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707, one of the common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s

is among the world's most recognizable aircraft

was the first wide-body commercial airliner ever produced

often referred to by the nickname "Jumbo Jet"

First flown commercially in 1970, it held the passenger capacity record for 37 years, until it was surpassed by the Airbus A380

The four-engine 747 uses a double deck configuration for part of its length

available in passenger, freighter and other versions

Boeing 747-8 e-brochure

Boeing 747 product page

Air New Zealand 747-400

Air France 747-200 in landing configuration

On the 747-100 and 747-200, a spiral staircase connected the main and upper decks

Boeing 747 main deck economy class seating in 3-4-3 layout

VC-25A 29000, one of the two customized Boeing 747-200Bs that have been part of the U.S. presidential fleet since 1990

Bahrain Royal Flight Boeing 747SP climbing

A size comparison of four large aircraft: the Spruce Goose, an Antonov An-225, an Airbus A380 and a 747-8

United 747-100 illustrating the original size of the upper deck design and window layout

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 747-300 on final approach to London Heathrow Airport

Cargolux 747-400F with the nose loading door open

In 1963, the US Air Force started a series of study projects on a very large "strategic" transport aircraft

Later 747 models featured a stretched upper deck

Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter, also called Dreamlifter, is modified from 747s previously in airline use

An early-production 747 cockpit, located on the upper deck

The prototype 747, City of Everett, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

JALways 747-300 at Osaka-Kansai Airport

20-1101 Japanese Air Force One, one of the two customized Boeing 747-400s that have been part of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force since 1993

A Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified 747-100SR

British Airways operates the largest fleet of 747s in the world

Boeing 747 profile on FlightGlobal.com

The planform of a JALCargo Boeing 747-400

a large, wide-body (two-aisle) airliner with four wing-mounted engines

The 747-100 was the original variant launched in 1966

As of July 2008, a total of 47 hull-loss accidents involving 747s had occurred, and these had caused 3,707 fatalities

As increasing numbers of "classic" 747-100 and 747-200 series aircraft have been retired, some have found their way into museums or been converted into restaurants

Sources: 747 specifications, 747 airport report The 747 parasitic drag, CDP, is 0.022, and the wing area is 5500 square feed (511 m²), so that f equals about 121 sq ft or 11.2 m²

The parasitic drag is given by ½ f ρair v² in which f is the product of drag coefficient CDp and the wing area

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