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Boeing 747-400BCF (747-412)

B747-27134Scrapped

RegistrationCNB-2453

OperatorAir China

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Boeing 747-400BCF (747-412) built in 1993. Operated for Cathay Pacific and Air China. Scrapped in 2015.

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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 88,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4× 4 x PW PW4056

First flight1993

Country of registrationChina/Taiwán

MSN27134

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

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

DFWDallas-Fort Worth13,053 km JFKNew York12,970 km YYZToronto12,548 km ORDChicago12,522 km LOSLagos11,814 km

Beyond its rangeATLAtlanta13,498 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2008–2012Cathay Pacific network of its widebody aircraft

Base

HKGHong Kong

Main destinations

TPETaoyuan BKKBangkok DOHDoha SINSingapore BNEBrisbane CMBColombo CNSCairns DACDhaka FUKFukuoka ICNSeoul JFKNew York

2012–2015Air China network of its widebody aircraft

Base

PEKBeijing

Main destinations

PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am Main NRTNarita SHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuan HGHHangzhou ISTIstanbul MUCMunich TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1993

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 1, 2008

Delivered to Cathay Pacific

Delivered to Cathay Pacific as B-KAH.

Jul 20, 2012

Transferred to Air China

Transferred to Air China.

May 2014

Placed in storage

In May 2014, the 747 412BCF aircraft (registration B-2453), operated by Air China, was placed in storage. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Jan 2015

Scrapped

In January 2015, the 747 412BCF aircraft (registration B-2453), operated by Air China, was scrapped. Source: Air China.

Source: Air China

Operators

2008-10-01

Cathay Pacific

Registration B-KAH

2012-07-20

Air China

Registration B-2453

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