Boeing 747-400
The 747 with a two-pilot glass cockpit, winglets and seats for up to 660. One converted -400 flew as the Global SuperTanker firefighting aircraft.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 490 kt
- Max operating speed (VMO)
- 375 kt
- Max operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.92
- Range
- 7,285 nm
- Service ceiling
- 45,100 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 173,480 kg
- Auxiliary tanks
- 2 × 3,930 kg
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 13,640 kg
- Main tank
- 2 × 37,990 kg
- Centre tank
- 51,970 kg
- Trim tank
- 9,990 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 3,200 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 3,200 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 2,070 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 396,893 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Six-CRT EFIS/EICAS
- Systems
- Autopilot · Autothrottle · Pressurised cabin · Retractable gear · TCAS collision avoidance · Terrain warning (TAWS) · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 660
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 396,893 kg
- Max landing weight
- 285,763 kg
- Empty weight
- 179,014 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- MPL(A) · CPL(A) · ATPL(A)
- Type rating required
- B747-400
- Extra training or endorsements
- Multi-crew cooperation (MCC)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI) · RVSM · CAT II approaches · CAT III autoland
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 4× Jet
- ICAO type designator
- B744
- Wake turbulence category
- H · Heavy
- In service since
- 1989
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 70.67 m
- Wingspan
- 64.44 m
- Height
- 19.41 m
- Fuselage width
- 6.5 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Boeing 747-400Length 70.67 m
- Boeing 747-400 LCF DreamlifterLength 71.68 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VMOMax operating speedSpeed limit of a turbine aircraft in knots; higher up, the Mach limit (MMO) applies instead.
- 375 kt
- MMOMax operating Mach (MMO)
- M 0.92
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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