Originally Posted by
bigduke6
The slides that you refer to do not also double as rafts. And the overwing slide ( door 3) would extend aft and interfere with the door 4 slide, instead of passing underneath it, as it would in a land evacuation.
And you will be hard pressed to find a 744 with that number of pax, most are going to max our at under 400.
Thanks for the info. And yes, you can (or rather, could) find 744 with that number of passengers. I clearly remember the number of passengers of the ill-fated JAL123 was 524. Japanese airlines easily max out Boeing 777 with 512 on JAL and 537 (I think) on ANA, so I suppose they did the same with 744.