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Thumbnail Filmstrip of Boeing B747-400 30 Years - Polished Finish w/Stand N401PW 1:200 Scale IF744BOEING30P Images
Celebrating the 30 years of the most succesfull 747, Inflight will be shipping a replica of N401PW.
April 29th 1988 saw the first flight of the Boeing 747-400 number: 23719 registration N401PW.
The 747-400 was a major development of the 747 series. It had many structural and electronics improvements over the earlier models which debuted 18 years earlier. New systems, such as a glass cockpit, flight management computers and new engines allowed it to be flown with a crew o just two pilots. The position of "Flight Engineer" then became unnecessary. The most visible features of the 400 series are its longer upper deck and the six-foot tall winglets at the end of each wing. These improved aerodynamic efficiency by limiting the formation of wing-tip vortices.
At the time of the first flight, Boeing had already received 100 orders for the new 747-400. It would become the most popular version, with 694 aircraft built by the time production came to an end on March 2007.
B747-400
The Boeing 747-400 is a four-engine wide-body commercial passenger jet manufactured by Boeing's Commercial Airplane division. It is the fourth and final generation of the 747 family of aircraft. The 747-400 features a stretched upper deck and an updated cockpit design. It has a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles, accommodating 416 to 524 passengers, depending on the configuration. The 747-400 has been widely used for long-haul routes, serving as a key component of major airlines' fleets. With its iconic humped design and large size, the 747-400 is widely recognized and is considered a symbol of air travel
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