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Boeing 747-200B British Airways

12.1k Doveguy  2.1 years ago
Auto Credit Based on XAircraftManufacturer's XJ-40-200

Note: The engine has replaced with the one from XAircraftManufacturer's XJ-1011

Boeing 747-200

While the 747-100 powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A engines offered enough payload and range for medium-haul operations, it was marginal for long-haul route sectors. The demand for longer range aircraft with increased payload quickly led to the improved -200, which featured more powerful engines, increased MTOW, and greater range than the -100. A few early -200s retained the three-window configuration of the -100 on the upper deck, but most were built with a ten-window configuration on each side. The 747-200 was produced in passenger (-200B), freighter (-200F), convertible (-200C), and combi (-200M) versions.

The 747-200B was the basic passenger version, with increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines; it entered service in February 1971. In its first three years of production, the -200 was equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines (initially the only engine available). Range with a full passenger load started at over 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) and increased to 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) with later engines. Most -200Bs had an internally stretched upper deck, allowing for up to 16 passenger seats. The freighter model, the 747-200F, had a hinged nose cargo door and could be fitted with an optional side cargo door, and had a capacity of 105 tons (95.3 tonnes) and an MTOW of up to 833,000 lb (378,000 kg). It entered service in 1972 with Lufthansa. The convertible version, the 747-200C, could be converted between a passenger and a freighter or used in mixed configurations, and featured removable seats and a nose cargo door. The -200C could also be outfitted with an optional side cargo door on the main deck.

The combi aircraft model, the 747-200M (originally designated 747-200BC), could carry freight in the rear section of the main deck via a side cargo door. A removable partition on the main deck separated the cargo area at the rear from the passengers at the front. The -200M could carry up to 238 passengers in a three-class configuration with cargo carried on the main deck. The model was also known as the 747-200 Combi. As on the -100, a stretched upper deck (SUD) modification was later offered. A total of 10 combi 747-200s were operated by KLM. Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) also had two aircraft converted.

After launching the -200 with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines, on August 1, 1972, Boeing announced that it had reached an agreement with General Electric to certify the 747 with CF6-50 series engines to increase the aircraft's market potential. Rolls-Royce followed 747 engine production with a launch order from British Airways for four aircraft. The option of RB211-524B engines was announced on June 17, 1975. The -200 was the first 747 to provide a choice of powerplant from the three major engine manufacturers. In 1976, its unit cost was US$39M (177.4M today).

A total of 393 of the 747-200 versions had been built when production ended in 1991. Of these, 225 were -200B, 73 were -200F, 13 were -200C, 78 were -200M, and 4 were military. Iran Air retired the last passenger 747-200 in May 2016, 36 years after it was delivered.[163] As of July 2019, five 747-200s remain in service as freighters.

Credits
@XAircraftManufacturer for the plane(XJ-40-200) and the engine(taken from XJ-1011)and
@Tang0five for the BA crest

Note(again): The registration is fictional
The crest on the left side of the vertical stabilizer is inverted

To fly. To serve!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor XJ-40-200
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 192.8ft (58.8m)
  • Length 225.7ft (68.8m)
  • Height 61.2ft (18.6m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 123,525lbs (56,030kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.364
  • Wing Loading 19.3lbs/ft2 (94.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 6,386.4ft2 (593.3m2)
  • Drag Points 22977

Parts

  • Number of Parts 794
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 3,494
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    Hey Pane Um, This skin of the aircraft was actually based from The British Airways 747 Fly over the Volcanic Ash Right?

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    36.8k Decembermin

    You can also make a Boeing 707, of course, 300 series?🙏

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    6,578 BassemT90

    @Pane thank you 🙏🙏

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    12.1k Doveguy

    @BassemT90 hmmm ok but after i post another BA-liveried a/c

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    6,578 BassemT90

    Wow awesome please add Alitalia 747-200 version 🙏🙏

    +2 2.1 years ago