boeing-747 - comercial aircraft

Boeing 747, also known as the Jumbo Jet, is the second largest passenger plane today, after the A380 which will be operational in late October 2007.

 
This four-engine aircraft, manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, uses two deck configuration where the upper deck is used for business class. 3-class configuration (first class, business class and economy class) able to accommodate 400 passengers and 1-class configuration (only economy class only) able to accommodate 600 passengers.

 
747 can fly at high speeds (typically 0.85 Mach or 909 kilometers per hour) and is capable of flying between continents (with a maximum distance of 13,570 km for 747-400 series, such as flying from New York to Hong Kong nonstop). In 1989, Qantas flies nonstop from London to Sydney, the flight distance is as far as 18,000 km and was completed within 20 hours 9 minutes. Boeing 747 one of the most successful product

 

Spoiler for Boeing 747 type:
747-100
747-200
747SP
747-300
747-400
747 cargo plane
747X
747 Advanced