COOL!! i always noticed that not all the 747s looked the same. every time i go to china, the planes had the lil flip at the end of the wing, now i know thats the 747-400. COOL. i personally like that fold. it adds a cool touch to it.
Spike
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Actually the bread and butter planes are the 737 and 777. The 717 was going to be stopped but they finally got some decent orders for it. The new boeing planes will not have the flip on the end of the wing, they thought it would improve performace due to wing space but it did not, so it has been canned. The 767 line is pretty much through except for the tanker they are going to lease to the air force and the 747 line is dieing due to orders for the Airbus A380 (I think that is the number) which has 2 decks all the way down. The other cause of death for the 747 is too many orders for the slightly smaller but much quieter and efficient 777. The assembly lines in Everett and Renton, washington are awesome to tour, especially when you get to crawl inside the planes.
-spike
EDIT* they do make another 747 as well, the frieght model. Though not very many are made, they still take orders for them.
At least attempt to use proper english when you want to stir sh!t.Originally posted by: OIKOS
how much gallons does it take to take down the WTC???
Originally posted by: Apex
And it takes about $10,000 worth of fuel to turn an aircraft carrier 180 degrees.
you got that from a Top Gun documentary didn't you.
Wow, huge airplanes like the 747 are amazing...
does anyone know of any cool websites that have info about these cool planes?
does anyone know of any cool websites that have info about these cool planes?
GagHalfrunt
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Less than half that of a car. The 747 carried nearly 500 passengers if it's full. The per person mileage is about 70. Plenty of cars seat 5 and get 30+ mpg, thats 150 per person mileage.
right, but you are also carrying a few hundred people, so multiply that by the mileage, and then you get a figure you can compare to automobiles.
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: OIKOS
how much gallons does it take to take down the WTC???
you are a moron, seriously.
OIKOS, me and my entire town thinks you should fvck off.
HomeBrewerDude
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Table 7-2
Characteristics of 4 Engine Wide Body Jets Considered
Aircraft Type Average Takeoff..........Weight in Pounds...... Total Fuel Burn in Gallons per Hour
BOEING 747-100 .............................750,005 ......................3,638
BOEING 747-200/300...................... 786,000...................... 3,663
BOEING 747-400.............................. 870,000...................... 4,018
Characteristics of 4 Engine Wide Body Jets Considered
Aircraft Type Average Takeoff..........Weight in Pounds...... Total Fuel Burn in Gallons per Hour
BOEING 747-100 .............................750,005 ......................3,638
BOEING 747-200/300...................... 786,000...................... 3,663
BOEING 747-400.............................. 870,000...................... 4,018
There is one more, the 747SP
SP (It's a mini 747 as you can see)
400 (If you want to know if you're flying the latest 747 you can always tell it's a 400 becuase of the little tilt up on the edge of the wings)
300
100/200 (OLDSK0000L)
The long range 747X is also coming out, it's longer and there's more room on the upper deck.
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