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Old 30th May 2004, 05:15
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conch
 
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B747-300

1983
three crew flight deck
MTOW 377t / MLW 285t
range 11500km
wing span 60m



B747-400

1989
two crew flight deck (digital, 6 CRT displays)
lower basic empty weight / MTOW 395t / MLW 295t
range 13000km
new engines
wing span 64m
first airliner to introduce winglets (3% fuel mileage improvement)
recontoured wing to fuselage fairing
weight savings (floor panels, graphite composite / wing, alluminum alloy, 1900kg / carbon brakes, 900kg)
new interior (increased passenger stowage capacity)


I am sure there are a lot more!
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