Developing nation:
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United States of America
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Manufacturer/designer:
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Boeing Commercial Airplane Company.
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Production line:
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Everett, WA.
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Type
aircraft:
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Long
range high capacity wide body airliner.
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First flight:
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- 747-100 February 9, 1969,
N7470.
- 747-200B
October 11, 1970, N611US.
- 747-200F
November 30, 1971, N1794B.
- 747-200C March
23, 1973, N747WA.
- 747SP July 4, 1975, N747SP.
- 747-200M
November 18, 1974, N8297V.
- 747-300/SR October 5, 1982
N6005C.
- 747-300M February 14, 1983,
N4548M.
- 747-400 April 29, 1988,
N401PW.
- 747-400M June 30, 1989, N6038E.
- 747-400D March 18, 1991,
N60668.
- 747-400F May 4, 1993, N6005C.
- 747-400ER July 31, 2002,
N6018N.
- 747-400ERF September 30, 2002,
N5017Q.
- 747-400LCF September 9, 2006.
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First delivery:
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- 747-100 December 13, 1969 to
Pan Am.
- 747-200B
January 15, 1971 to KLM.
- 747-200F March
10, 1972 to Lufthansa.
- 747-200C April
30, 1973 to World Airways.
- 747SP March 5, 1976 to Pan Am.
- 747-200M March
7, 1975 to Air Canada.
- 747-300/SR March 1, 1983 to UTA.
- 747-300M March 5 1983 to
Swissair.
- 747-400 January 26, 1989 to
Northwest Airlines.
- 747-400M September 1, 1989 to
KLM.
- 747-400D October 10, 1991 to
Japan Air Lines.
- 747-400F October 22, 1993 to
Cargolux.
- 747-400ER October 31, 2002 to
Qantas.
- 747-400ERF. October 17, 2002 to
Air France.
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Last
delivery:
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- 747-100 July 1986 to Japan Air
Lines.
- 747-200B
December 1990 to USAF.
- 747-200F
November 1991 to Nippon Cargo Airways.
- 747-200C
September 1988 to Martinair.
- 747SP December 12, 1989 to Abu
Dhabi Government (UAE).
- 747-200M
December 12, 1989 to Abu Dhabi Government (UAE).
- 747-300/SR October 1988 to
Japan Asia.
- 747-300M September 1990 to
SABENA.
- 747-400M April 10, 2002 to KLM.
- 747-400D December 1995 to All
Nippon Airways.
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Boeing 747-200B
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Cockpit crew:
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two
pilots and a flight engineer.
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Passengers single class:
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-
539.
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Passengers two class main deck:
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- 32 first
class
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- 388 economy class.
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Passengers three class main deck:
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- 22 first class.
- 84 business
class
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- 131 economy class.
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Upper deck seating options:
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- 15 place lounge.
- 8 first class plus 11 place
lounge.
- 16 first class sleeper seats.
- 32 - 45 economy class.
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Cabin length:
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57,00 m.
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Cabin diameter:
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6,13 m.
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Cabin height:
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2,54 m.
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Cabin volume:
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516
m?.
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Baggage compartment:
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28,3
m?.
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Cargo volume:
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-
main
deck 516 m?.
- under floor 149,96 m?.
- bulk under floor 28,3 m?.
- total load 694 m?.
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LD3
Containers in belly:
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30.
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Standard 2.24m x 3.18m pallets:
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- main cargo deck of freighter
28.
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Standard 2.24m x 2.99m pallets:
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- main cargo deck of freighter
30.
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Wing span:
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59,64 m.
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Wing area:
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510,97 m?.
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Wing
sweep:
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37.5 degrees.
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Fuselage length:
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70,66 m.
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Fuselage
diameter:
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6,49 m.
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Height:
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19,33 m.
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Horizontal tail unit:
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22,17 m.
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Wheelbase:
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25,62 m.
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Track:
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10,36 m.
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Engines:
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- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW
each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J
each rated 222.4 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2
each rated 243.5 kN.
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four General Electric CF6-50E2
each rated 230.4 kN.
- four Rolls Royce RB211-524D4
each rated 231.3 kN.
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Weight:
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empty: 170.600 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel weight: 238.780
Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 68.180 Kg.
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Max. take off weight:
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377.800 Kg.
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Max. landing weight:
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285.700 Kg.
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Cruise speed:
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939 km/h.
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Max. speed:
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969 km/h
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Landing speed:
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259 km/h.
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Max. ceiling:
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13.716 m.
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Range:
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13.149 km.
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Performance:
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- take-off run 3.170 m at max.
take-off weight.
- landing run 2.121 m at max.
landing weight.
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Boeing 747-200C
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Upper deck seating options:
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- 15 place lounge.
- 8 first class plus 11 place
lounge.
- 16 first class sleeper seats.
- 32 - 45 economy class.
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Engines:
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- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW
each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7FW
each rated 213.5 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q
each rated 235.75 kN.
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four General Electric CF6-50E2
each rated 243.5 kN.
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Weight:
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empty: 164.030 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel weight: 267.570
Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 130.340 Kg.
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Max. take off weight:
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377.800 Kg.
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Max. landing weight:
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285.700 Kg.
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Generally similar to the
Boeing 747-200B
except in the following particulars.
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Boeing 747-200F
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Upper deck seating options:
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- 3 place crew lounge.
- 20 economy class seats.
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Cargo volume:
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-
main
deck 516 m?.
- under floor 149,96 m?.
- bulk under floor 28,3 m?.
- total load 694 m?.
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LD3
Containers in belly:
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30.
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Standard 2.24m x 3.18m pallets:
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- main cargo deck of freighter
28.
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Standard 2.24m x 2.99m pallets:
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- main cargo deck of freighter
30.
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Engines:
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- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW
each rated 205.3 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7FW
each rated 213.5 kN.
- four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q
each rated 235.75 kN.
-
four General Electric CF6-50E2
each rated 243.5 kN.
- four Rolls Royce RB211-524D4
each rated 231.3 kN.
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Weight:
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empty: 155.180 Kg.
- max. zero-fuel weight: 267.570
Kg.
- fuel: 198.370 liters.
- max. payload: 112.390 Kg.
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Max. take off weight:
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377.800 Kg.
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Max. landing weight:
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285.700 Kg.
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Generally similar to the
Boeing 747-200B
except in the following particulars.
Boeing 747-200 production:
Built
419, active 222, stored
135, scrapped 40 and written-off 22 at March 2005.
Boeing 747 built of each type:
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- 167 Boeing 747-100.
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- 9 Boeing 747-100B.
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- 29 Boeing 747-100SR.
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- 225 Boeing 747-200B.
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- 78 Boeing 747-200C.
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- 73 Boeing 747-200F.
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- 13 Boeing 747-200CF.
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- 11 Boeing 747-200SUD.
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- 4 Boeing E-4B-BN
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- 2 Boeing VC-25A
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- 45 Boeing 747SP
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- 56 Boeing 747-300.
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- 21 Boeing 747-300C.
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- 4 Boeing 747-300SR.
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- 631 Boeing 747-400 all
variants.
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conversion of 747-200B
24
Boeing 747-200 written-off by accidents:
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23jul1973 JA8109 Boeing
747-246B Japan Air Lines hijacked by four men and a
woman just after leaving Amsterdam, the aircraft was
then flown to Benghazi-Benina International Airport,
Libya. Where the aircraft was blown up. 0 fatalities
/ 0 on board.
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27mar1977 PH-BUF Boeing 747-206B KLM hit
Boeing 747-121 N736PA of Pan Am during take-off at the
runway of Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport, Spain.
248 fatalities / 248 on board, collision casualties 335.
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01jan1978 VT-EBD Boeing 747-237B Air India
crashed en route in Arabian Sea, off-shore Bandra,
India. 213 fatalities / 213 on board.
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19nov1980 HL7445 Boeing 747-2B5B Korean Air
Lines crashed on runway 14 of Seoul-Kimpo
International Airport, South-Korea broke up and caught
fire. 14 fatalities / 212 on board.
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01sep1983 HL7442 Boeing
747-230B Korean Air Lines Soviet Sukhoi Su-15
fighters fired two air-to-air missiles and struck the
Boeing, west off Sakhalinsk (Okhotsk Sea) Pacific
Ocean. 269 fatalities / 269 on board.
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27nov1983 HK-2910 Boeing 747-283B Avianca
crashed in approach 12 km SE of Madrid-Barajas Airport,
Spain. 181 fatalities / 192 on board.
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23jun1985 VT-EFO Boeing 747-237B Air India
an explosion had occurred at FL310, causing a rapid
decompression, followed by an in-flight break-up. The
747 crashed 176 km W off Cork, Ireland in the Atlantic
Ocean. 329 fatalities / 329 on board.
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12aug1985 JA8119 Boeing 747SR-46 Japan Air
Lines crashed near Tokyo, Japan. 520 fatalities /
524 on board.
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02dec1985 F-GCBC Boeing 747-228B Air France
veered off the runway on landing, crossed a ditch and
collided with a concrete ramp at Rio de Janeiro-Galeao
International Airport, Brazil. 0 fatalities / 273 on
board.
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28nov1987 ZS-SAS Boeing 747-244B South-African
Airways a fire had started in the cargo pallet at
position PR. The aircraft had somehow lost control,
broke up and crashed into the Ocean. 159 fatalities /
159 on board.
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19feb1989 N807FT Boeing 747-249F Flying Tiger
Line The aircraft descended below minimum altitude
and crashed into a hillside at 180m, 12 km from Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. 4 fatalities / 4 on board.
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07may1990 VT-EBO Boeing 747-237B Air India
after landing at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International
Airport, India the 747 was damaged beyond repair. 0
fatalities / 215 on board.
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29dec1991 B-198 Boeing 747-2R7F China
Airlines It appeared that the no. 3 engine had
separated from the wing. The engine struck the no. 4
engine, which separated also. And crashed near Wanli,
Taiwan. 5 fatalities / 5 on board.
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04oct1992 4X-AXG Boeing 747-258F El Al After
take-off from Schiphol, Amsterdam Airport, the
Netherlands the El Al crew reported that the no. 3 and 4
engine were out and that they were having flap problems.
While reducing speed in preparation for the final
approach, control was lost and the aircraft crashed into
an eleven-floor apartment building the Bijlmermeer
suburb of Amsterdam. 4 fatalities / 4 on board,
ground casualties 47.
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05mar1999 F-GPAN Boeing 747-2B3F(SCD) Air
France the aircraft touched down but the nose struck
the runway, because the nosegear was not down (or not
locked). The plane skidded and came to rest at 7000 feet
down the runway of Chennai Airport in India. 0
fatalities / 5 on board.
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22dec1999 HL7451 Boeing 747-2B5F(SCD) Korean
Air crashed near Great Hallingbury, UK in initial
climb from London-Stansted Airport, UK. 4 fatalities
/ 4 on board.
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05nov2000 TJ-CAB Boeing
747-2H7B(SCD) Cameroon Airlines during landing on
runway 09R at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.
About 1700m down the runway the plane went off the right
side. The 747 ran across a drainage ditch, causing the
nose gear to be torn off. It appeared that the number
one engine reverser was not activated and the engine was
operating at full power. 0 fatalities / 203 on board.
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27nov2001 9G-MKI Boeing 747-246F MK Airlines
on approach of Port Harcourt Airport, Nigeria. The
Boeing 747 freighter crashed about 700m short of the
runway. The front section broke away from the fuselage.
A fire erupted in the main fuselage. 1 fatality / 13
on board.
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25may2002 B-18255 Boeing 747-209B China
Airlines crashed en route 45 km NE off Penghu
islands, Taiwan, because of Multiple Site Damage (MSD),
including a 15.1-inch through thickness main fatigue
crack and some small fatigue cracks. 225 fatalities /
225 on board.
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150ct2004 9G-MKJ Boeing 747-244BSF MK
Airlines crashed in take-off at Halifax International
Airport, NS Canada. 7 fatalities / 7 on board.
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07nov2004 TF-ARR Boeing
747-230F(SCD) Air Atlanta Cargo The aircraft had
aborted the takeoff and could not be brought to a halt
on the runway. Reportedly, some tires burst, the
undercarriage collapsed and the left wing as well as
fuselage received substantial structural damage, this
happened at Sharjah Airport, United Arab Emirates. 0
fatalities / 4 on board.
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24jan2005 N808MC Boeing
747-212BSF Atlas Air on a cargo flight to
D?sseldorf, Germany on behalf of Emirates. After landing
on runway 23L the airplane could not be stopped on the
runway. It overran the snow covered runway, hitting the
localizer antenna and some poles of the approach
lighting system. 0 fatalities / 3 on board.
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19aug2005 N627US Boeing
747-251B Northwest written-off after an landing
incident, the 747 suffered a collapse of the nose gear
during land roll-out at Agana IAP, Guam. 0 fatalities
/ 334 on board.
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