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Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is the four-engine wide-body jet with the raised upper deck behind the cockpit. The two versions still in airline service are the 747-400, which added wingtip extensions with winglets, a two-crew digital flight deck and more efficient engines to the earlier 747-300 shape, and the longer 747-8, with a new wing, raked wingtips in place of the winglets, and GEnx engines from the 787. Both were built as passenger jets and as freighters with a nose door that swings up for long cargo.
The variants side by side
| Variant | Range | Seats | Length | First flight | Status | Flights seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747-400 | – | – | 231 ft 10 in (70.67 m) | – | In service | 655 |
| 747-400 freighter | – | Freighter, payload 270,000 lb (122,684 kg) | 231 ft 10 in (70.67 m) | – | In service | Counted with the 747-400 |
| 747-8 | – | – | 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m) | – | In service | 448 |
| 747-8 freighter | – | Freighter, payload 292,000 lb (132,630 kg) | 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m) | – | In service | Counted with the 747-8 |
Flights seen in US airspace in the last 7 days (public flight data).
B744 is filed for both the 747-400 and the 747-400 freighter, so those flights are counted once, on the 747-400 row. How they differ
B748 is filed for both the 747-8 and the 747-8 freighter, so those flights are counted once, on the 747-8 row. How they differ