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Boeing 747-400F (747-47UF)

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RegistrationUSN492MC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAtlas Air

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Boeing 747-400F (747-47UF) built in 1998 in Everett. Operates for Atlas Air.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 112,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4 x GE CF6-80C2B5F

PropulsionTurbofan

ConfigurationFreighter

First flight1998

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerAtlas Air

MSN29253

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA6189C

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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 Miami it could fly non-stop as far as:

PVGShanghai (Pudong)13,262 kmJNBJohannesburg12,972 km AKLAuckland12,961 km DXBDubai12,607 km PEKBeijing12,484 km

Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi13,506 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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1998–2026Atlas Air airline base

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Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Aug 12, 1998

Delivered to Atlas Air

Delivered to Atlas Air as N492MC.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 747-47UF aircraft (registration N492MC), operated by Atlas Air, 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

May 13, 2011

Incident at Sydney

On May 13, 2011, the Boeing 747-47UF aircraft (registration N492MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Atlas Air.

Source: Atlas Air

Operators

1998-08-12

Atlas Air

Registration N492MC

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