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-370 seats
-589 mph
-710,000
lb. max. gross take-off weight
-5500 mile range
-4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D Engines.
(43,500 lb thrust)
-231ft Length
-65ft Height
-196ft Span
Created due to the 15%
increase of airline traffic per year.
In April 1966, Pan Am placed an
order with Boeing for twenty-five 747s.
Each cost $21,000,000.
The complete order cost $525,000,000.
'Young America Clipper'
On January 22, 1970 the first B747-100 departed JFK on route to London.
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