Boeing 747-8 (747-830) · D-ABYA · Lufthansa

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Boeing 747-8 (747-830)

B747-37827Active
RegistrationDED-ABYA
OperatorLufthansa
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4incidents
0accidents
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Boeing 747-8 (747-830) built in 2012 in Everett. Operates for Lufthansa.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 56,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines4 x GEnx-2B67
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats364 (F8 · C80 · W32 · Y244)
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
OwnerLufthansa
MSN37827
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 Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

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.

Seating layout

8First
80Business
32Premium
244Economy

364 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2012
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).
Feb 8, 2012
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N5016R.
Apr 28, 2012
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Aug 4, 2015
Incident at Frankfurt
On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa
Aug 7, 2015
Incident at Manchester
On August 7, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa
Sep 30, 2016
Incident at Shannon
On September 30, 2016, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: the BFU (Germany).
Source: BFU
Aug 20, 2017
Incident at Rio de Janeiro
On August 20, 2017, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Lufthansa.
Source: Lufthansa

Operators

2012-02-08
Registration N5016R
2012-04-28
Registration D-ABYA

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Gallery

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N509FZ · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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Masahiro TAKAGI from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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Masahiro TAKAGI from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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