Boeing 747-100SF (747-123) · N802FT · Flying Tigers

Boeing 747-100SF (747-123) illustration in Flying Tigers livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-100SF (747-123)

B747-20323Scrapped
RegistrationUSN802FT
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (N671UP), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorFlying Tigers
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0incidents
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Boeing 747-100SF (747-123) built in 1971 in Everett. Operated for American Airlines, Flying Tigers, Orion Air and UPS - United Parcel Service. Scrapped.

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Old · 33 years · ≈ 132,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
MSN20323
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N671UP · Oct 8, 2026

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.

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1971
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).
Feb 10, 1971
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N9671.
Feb 26, 1971
Transferred to American Airlines
Transferred to American Airlines.
Jul 1, 1975
Transferred to Flying Tigers
Transferred to Flying Tigers.
Nov 13, 1984
Transferred to Orion Air
Transferred to Orion Air.
Sep 11, 2001
Grounded after 9/11
On September 11, 2001, the 747-123SF aircraft (registration N802FT), operated by Flying Tigers, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).
What happened
On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).
Source: FAA
Jan 14, 2004

Operators

1971-02-10
Registration N9671
1971-02-26
Registration N9671
1975-07-01
Registration N802FT
1984-11-13
Registration N671UP · Lessor: UPS - United Parcel Service
2004-01-14
Registration N671UP

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BibTeX

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