Aircraft / Boeing
Boeing 747-400
A wide-body jet airliner from Boeing, first flown in 1988. It typically seats about 416 passengers and can fly up to 13,450 km.
- Maker
- Boeing
- Family
- 747
- First flight
- 1988
- Typical seats
- 416
- Range
- 13,450 km7,262 nmi
- Length
- 70.6 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- B744
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Test yourself
1Does the 747-400 fly further or less far than the 787-10?
The 747-400 flies up to 13,450 km, 1,720 km further than the 787-10.
2Does the 747-400 seat more or fewer passengers than the A340-300?
The 747-400 typically seats 416, 121 more than the A340-300.
3Did the 747-400 first fly later or earlier than the 777-300ER?
The 747-400 first flew in 1988, 15 years earlier than the 777-300ER.
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