Boeing 747-400 (747-436) · G-BNLD · Desconocida

Boeing 747-400 (747-436) illustration in Desconocida livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-400 (747-436)

B747-23911Scrapped
RegistrationGBG-BNLD

Desconocida

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Boeing 747-400 (747-436) built in 1989 in Everett. Operated for British Airways. Scrapped.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 32,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines4× 4 x ROLLS-ROYCE RB211-524G2-19<br>
PropulsionJet
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
MSN23911
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.

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1989
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).
Aug 16, 1989
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N6018N.
Sep 5, 1989
Transferred to British Airways
Transferred to British Airways.
May 18, 1997
Incident at London-Gatwick (LGW) Airport
On May 18, 1997, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Gatwick (LGW) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: British Airways.
Source: British Airways
Oct 11, 1997
Incident at Lilongwe-Kamuzu (LLW) International Airport
On October 11, 1997, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BNLD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Lilongwe-Kamuzu (LLW) International Airport due to turbulence. Source: British Airways.
Source: British Airways

Operators

1989-08-16
Registration N6018N
1989-09-05
Registration G-BNLD

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

Gallery

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External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
External photograph of the aircraft
Aero Icarus · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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