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Boeing 747-8 (747-830)

B747-37833Active

RegistrationDED-ABYI

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorLufthansa

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Boeing 747-8 (747-830) built in 2013 in Everett. Operates for Lufthansa.

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Young · 13 years · ≈ 52,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4 x GEnx-2B67

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats364 (F8 · C80 · W32 · Y244)

First flight2013

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN37833

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C4B29

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand showing this registration on a 747-830

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:

SCLSantiago12,100 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 km SINSingapore10,280 km GRUSão Paulo9,796 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 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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Seating layout

8First

80Business

32Premium

244Economy

364 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2013–2026Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

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Aircraft chronology

2013

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

May 29, 2013

Delivered to Lufthansa

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABYI.

Oct 22, 2017

Incident at Frankfurt

On October 22, 2017, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

2013-05-29

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABYI

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