ekrem
6th Dec 2000, 19:52
Hi folks,
I'm looking for aviation fun facts...
Just like the 747 Fun Facts
Parts
A 747-400 has six million parts, half of which are fasteners.
A 747-400 has 171 miles (274 km) of wiring and 5 miles (8 km) of tubing.
A 747-400 consists of 147,000 pounds (66,150 kg) of high-strength aluminum.
The 747-400 has 16 main landing-gear tires and two nose landing-gear tires.
The 747-400 tail height is 63 feet 8 inches (19.4 m), equivalent to a six-story building.
Flight
The 747 fleet has logged 20 billion statute miles (32 billion km) -- enough to make 42,000 trips to the moon and back.
The 747 fleet has flown 2.2 billion people -- the equivalent of nearly 40 percent of the world's population.
The 747-400 range is approximately 8,400 statute miles (13,515 km), an increase of nearly 2,300 statute miles (3,700 km) more than the first 747.
A 747-400 typically takes off at 180 mph (290 km/h), cruises at 565 mph (910 km/h) and lands at 160 mph (260 km/h).
For a typical international flight, one 747 operator uses no fewer than 5.5 tons of food supplies and more than 50,000 in-flight service items.
Engines
Engine thrust has grown from 43,500 pounds (19,730 kg) per engine on the early 747s to 62,100 pounds (27,490 kg) on the current model.
The diameter of the 747 engine cowling is 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m).
Engine noise from today's 747-400 is half of what it was on the original 747s delivered in 1970.
Taken from Boeing.
If you have any other aviation facts - please drop me an electronic line or post it here.
Email: [email protected] - <A HREF="http://www.ekrem.de" TARGET="_blank">www.ekrem.de</A>
Thanx and allways happy landings
e.
I'm looking for aviation fun facts...
Just like the 747 Fun Facts
Parts
A 747-400 has six million parts, half of which are fasteners.
A 747-400 has 171 miles (274 km) of wiring and 5 miles (8 km) of tubing.
A 747-400 consists of 147,000 pounds (66,150 kg) of high-strength aluminum.
The 747-400 has 16 main landing-gear tires and two nose landing-gear tires.
The 747-400 tail height is 63 feet 8 inches (19.4 m), equivalent to a six-story building.
Flight
The 747 fleet has logged 20 billion statute miles (32 billion km) -- enough to make 42,000 trips to the moon and back.
The 747 fleet has flown 2.2 billion people -- the equivalent of nearly 40 percent of the world's population.
The 747-400 range is approximately 8,400 statute miles (13,515 km), an increase of nearly 2,300 statute miles (3,700 km) more than the first 747.
A 747-400 typically takes off at 180 mph (290 km/h), cruises at 565 mph (910 km/h) and lands at 160 mph (260 km/h).
For a typical international flight, one 747 operator uses no fewer than 5.5 tons of food supplies and more than 50,000 in-flight service items.
Engines
Engine thrust has grown from 43,500 pounds (19,730 kg) per engine on the early 747s to 62,100 pounds (27,490 kg) on the current model.
The diameter of the 747 engine cowling is 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m).
Engine noise from today's 747-400 is half of what it was on the original 747s delivered in 1970.
Taken from Boeing.
If you have any other aviation facts - please drop me an electronic line or post it here.
Email: [email protected] - <A HREF="http://www.ekrem.de" TARGET="_blank">www.ekrem.de</A>
Thanx and allways happy landings
e.