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Boeing 747-100 (747-136)

B747-19764Written off

RegistrationGBG-AWND

OperatorBritish Airways

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Boeing 747-100 (747-136). Operated for BOAC and British Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN19764

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Feb 28, 1971

Delivered to BOAC

Delivered to BOAC as G-AWND.

Apr 1, 1974

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Operators

1971-02-28

BOAC

Registration G-AWND

1974-04-01

British Airways

Registration G-AWND

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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