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Boeing 747-400 (747-422)

B747-26877Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-HSEA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

COOperatorCorsair International

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-422) built in 1992 in Everett. Operated for United Airlines, Corsair International and Corsair. Scrapped.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 72,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

First flight1992

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationFrancia

OwnerCorsair International

MSN26877

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N188UA · 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

With its 13,446 km range, from Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

HKGHong Kong12,960 km JNBJohannesburg12,865 km BOMMumbai12,546 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)11,860 kmDELNew Delhi11,765 km

Beyond its rangeBKKBangkok13,947 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1992–2004United Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IADDulles SFOSan Francisco IAHHouston

Main destinations

FRAFrankfurt am Main ORDChicago BRUZaventem NRTNarita JFKNew York LAXLos Angeles HNLHonolulu, Oahu ZRHZurich

2004–2005Corsair International airline base

Base

ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)

2005–2010Corsair airline base

Base

ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)

since 2010Corsair International airline base

Base

ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1992

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Oct 23, 1992

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N188UA.

Dec 4, 1992

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Dec 1, 2004

Transferred to Corsair International

Transferred to Corsair International.

Jul 1, 2005

Transferred to Corsair

Transferred to Corsair.

Dec 20, 2010

Transferred to Corsair International

Transferred to Corsair International.

Operators

1992-10-23

The Boeing Company

Registration N188UA

1992-12-04

United Airlines

Registration N188UA

2004-12-01

Corsair International

Registration F-WSEA

2005-07-01

Corsair

Registration F-HSEA

2010-12-20

Corsair International

Registration F-HSEA

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