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Boeing 747-400F (747-409F)

OS-89911eUnknown

RegistrationCNB-18710

OperatorChina Airlines

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Boeing 747-400F (747-409F) in Everett. Has operated for China Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationChina / Taiwán

OwnerChina Airlines

MSNOS-89911e

Hex / ICAO 24-bit89911e

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 Taoyuan it could fly non-stop as far as:

MEXMexico City13,420 km ATLAtlanta12,945 km JFKNew York12,545 km LOSLagos12,440 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth12,401 km

Beyond its rangeMIAMiami13,904 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

2002–2026China Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

TPETaoyuan

Main destinations

KHHKaohsiung (Xiaogang)BKKBangkok HKGHong Kong AKLAuckland BNEBrisbane CGKJakarta DELNew Delhi HNLHonolulu, Oahu LAXLos Angeles SYDSydney (Mascot)TSATaipei (Songshan)

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Aircraft chronology

Mar 15, 2002

Delivered to China Airlines

Delivered to China Airlines as B-18710.

Nov 6, 2020

Incident at Taipéi

On November 6, 2020, the aircraft (registration B-18710), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: China Airlines.

Source: China Airlines

Operators

2002-03-15

China Airlines

Registration B-18710

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