8/12/2023 0 Comments Ups 747 cockpit![]() ![]() The Jumbo achieved its delivery peak in 1970, the year it entered service, with an incredible 92 frames. Atlas Air, which took the last 747-8, placed the final 747 order in 2021, simultaneously with the announcement of the program’s termination. In the 2000s, the launch year of the 747-8 in 2005 resulted in the largest additions to the order book with 53. Prior to that, the launch year of 1966 witnessed the most orders at 83. This was shortly after the 747-400 entered service and a year before the 777 was authorized to order. The 747 achieved its highest order total in 1990, pulling in 122. The Ultimate 747-8 attracted a total of 156 orders, between 48 Intercontinental passenger-carrying versions and 108 freighter versions. Combi orders totaled 251, at 74 Dash 200s, 21 Dash 300s, and 61 Dash 400s. ![]() The total number of freighters tallied is 347 with 73 Dash 200s, 166 Dash 400s, and 108 -8Fs. Passenger versions, including Combis, have notched the lion’s share of orders over the years at around 1,227 airframes. Photo: Nick Sheeder/Airways Variants, Orders, and Deliveries Since its first delivery in January 1970, Boeing submits that the 747 fleet has logged more than 118 million flight hours and nearly 23 million flight cycles, carrying some 7.5 billion passengers-equivalent to the earth’s population in 2018. So, without further adieu, before we say adieu, let’s let the numbers speak for the 747. Numbers don’t even begin to tell the whole story, but they don’t lie. In this story, Airways looks back at the Queen’s legendary reign through the commercial lens of Boeing and the type’s operators, with an assist from numbers-plus a few other unusual factoids reminding us that size does matter. And half-a-century later, the 747 which was in some ways the second prize afterthought during the supersonic crazed era of the late 1960s, continues to be relevant – even in its sunset years. Some of the bets didn’t pay off, while many did. As the flagship, the Jumbo changed the fortunes of the airlines that flew it, and their nations as well. In the long run, his bet didn’t pay off, but Boeing’s bet did. Its launch customer’s Pan Am founder, Juan Trippe, bet his “chosen instrument” on the 747. US investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are assisting the UAE authorities in the inquiry.The Jumbo Era Ends: Boeing Delivers Last 747 to Atlas AirĪt the 1966 launch date, Boeing bet the company-and nearly lost it-on the success of this game-changing airplane that epitomized the phrase long before it became a cliché. The impact point, between Emirates Road and Al Ain Highway, is unpopulated and lies to the southwest of Dubai International Airport and north of the Al Minhad military air base. It says the crew was informed that all runways at Dubai were available to the aircraft, but the 747 headed southwest and "rapidly lost altitude" before controllers lost radar contact at 19:42, 49min since departure. United Arab Emirates air traffic control cleared the aircraft to land while it was some 40km (22nm) from Dubai.īut the GCAA says the aircraft was "high on the approach" - still at 8,500ft while 24km from the airport - and it overflew the airport "very high" before conducting a right turn. The GCAA says the aircraft had "smoke in the cockpit" and was "unable to maintain altitude". © AP/Press Association Images Neither crew member survived the crash which destroyed the 747 But less than 25min after take-off, at 19:15, information relayed from the Bahrain flight information region stated that the jet was intending to return to Dubai. UPS' flight 6 to Cologne/Bonn departed Dubai International Airport at 18:53. The cockpit-voice recorder was retrieved six hours after the crash but investigators are still trying to locate the flight-data recorder, the authority states. Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near the airport, killing both pilots.Įvidence that a fire on board the 747 preceded the 3 September accident has been disclosed by the United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority.
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