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Boeing 747-100 (747-136)

B747-20953Scrapped

RegistrationGQ3C-GFB

SPOperatorSpirit of Africa Airlines

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Boeing 747-100 (747-136). Operated for British Airways, Air Gulf Falcon and Spirit of Africa Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationGuinea Ecuatorial

MSN20953

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

Mar 14, 1975

Delivered to British Airways

Delivered to British Airways as G-BBPU.

Nov 1, 1999

Transferred to Air Gulf Falcon

Transferred to Air Gulf Falcon.

Mar 1, 2000

Re-registered

Changed from P4-GFB to 3C-GFB (still with Air Gulf Falcon).

Operators

1975-03-14

British Airways

Registration G-BBPU

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British Airways

Registration G-BBPU

1999-11-01

Air Gulf Falcon

Registration P4-GFB

2000-03-01

Air Gulf Falcon

Registration 3C-GFB

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Spirit of Africa Airlines

Registration 3C-GFB

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 747-100 (747-136) · 3C-GFB · Spirit of Africa Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20953},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-20953}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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