[83]:68, 92, The 747-300 introduced a new straight stairway to the upper deck, instead of a spiral staircase on earlier variants, which creates room above and below for more seats. CONCLUSION. [19] Sutter began a design study with Pan Am and other airlines, to better understand their requirements. Row 3 is slightly less private because people in rows 1 and 2 will walk back past you to the bathroom, but that’s really the only difference. It may be hard to appreciate how much space you … Lufthansa’s first class product on the 747-400 is different than on the rest of the fleet, given that each seat features a seat and bed combo.Throughout the rest of the fleet they just have comfortable seats which turn into fully flat beds. The 747 is a bigger challenge with 100 business and first-class seats. Lufthansa B747-8 First Class Cabin. [1] The cockpit was, therefore, placed on a shortened upper deck so that a freight-loading door could be included in the nose cone; this design feature produced the 747's distinctive "hump". [83]:86 The 300 series resulted from Boeing studies to increase the seating capacity of the 747, during which modifications such as fuselage plugs and extending the upper deck over the entire length of the fuselage were rejected. That being said, the old Lufthansa hard product was *horrible*. ", "Boeing plans propfan engines for bigger jumbos in 1990s", "Impact of New Large Aircraft on Airport Design (PDF). [80], In 1985, development of the longer range 747-400 began. ", "Final Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Enters Service. [224] The derivative would use more efficient unducted fan (UDF) engines (propfans) made by General Electric, be stretched (including the upper deck section) to a capacity of 500 seats, have a new wing to reduce drag, cruise at a faster speed to reduce flight times, and have a range of at least 8,700 nmi (16,000 km), which would allow airlines to fly nonstop between London, England and Sydney, Australia.[225]. Airbus competed with later variants with the heaviest versions of the A340 until surpassing the 747 in size with the A380, introduced in 2007. As of 2020[update], 61 of the jets have been lost in accidents, in which a total of 3,722 people have died. As increasing numbers of "classic" 747-100 and 747-200 series aircraft have been retired, some have found their way into museums or other uses. It’s a legend. Thus, the configuration is 1-1, 1-1, and 1-2-1. I doubt that’s true anymore, but caviar is still a hallmark of the Lufthansa experience. In January 2004, Boeing and Cathay Pacific launched the Boeing 747-400 Special Freighter program,[184] later referred to as the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), to modify passenger 747-400s for cargo use. Orders 15 More of Boeing's 747-400s. I flew British Airways First Class onboard a Boeing 747-400 on their flight from Chicago to London Heathrow. Instead of dropping away from the wing, the engine knocked off the adjacent engine and damaged the wing.[251]. [227], The 747-500X concept featured an increased fuselage length of 18 ft (5.5 m) to 250 ft (76.2 m) long, and the aircraft was to carry 462 passengers over a range up to 8,700 nautical miles (10,000 mi, 16,100 km), with a gross weight of over 1.0 Mlb (450 tonnes). [20] Boeing responded by designing the 747 so that it could be adapted easily to carry freight and remain in production even if sales of the passenger version declined. During this time, airport congestion, worsened by increasing numbers of passengers carried on relatively small aircraft, became a problem that Trippe thought could be addressed by a larger new aircraft.[18]. The first-class cabin is in the nose of the Queen of the Skies and features 14 seats. The bed is 81 inches long when flat, compared to 78 in business, or the 31 inch seat pitch in economy. Difficulties included engine stalls caused by rapid throttle movements and distortion of the turbine casings after a short period of service. The amenity kit is by Windsor and includes the usual socks, ear plugs, toothbrush, toothpaste, and La Prairie skincare products. 20770/213 – 747-2B5B registration HL7463 at Jeongseok Aviation Center, Jeju, South Korea. [119][120], The 747 has redundant structures along with four redundant hydraulic systems and four main landing gears each with four wheels; these provide a good spread of support on the ground and safety in case of tire blow-outs. [248], Accidents due to design deficiencies included TWA Flight 800, where a 747-100 exploded in mid-air on July 17, 1996, probably due to sparking electricity wires inside the fuel tank;[249] this finding led the FAA to propose a rule requiring installation of an inerting system in the center fuel tank of most large aircraft that was adopted in July 2008, after years of research into solutions. [104] The 1,500th Boeing 747 was delivered in June 2014 to Lufthansa. Lufthansa business class 747-400. However, the 747X family was unable to attract enough interest to enter production. Since Las Vegas (LAS) flights depart from London Heathrow (LHR) Terminal 3, I wasn’t able to test the exclusive Concorde Room, found only from Terminal 5. Boeing president William M. Allen asked Malcolm T. Stamper, then head of the company's turbine division, to oversee construction of the Everett factory and to start production of the 747. There is a small storage compartment along the window, and there is a locker for each passenger at the back of the cabin. [145] Power was provided by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7(A/F/J/FW) or Rolls-Royce RB211-524 engines. The seat is 31 inches wide, compared to 20 in business and 17 in economy. [164] The variant revived the 747-300 designation, which had been previously used on a design study that did not reach production. When it’s time, after you’ve enjoyed all the Champagne and filet steak you want in the Lufthansa First Class Terminal at FRA, you’ll be collected by your personal assistant and escorted to a private immigration counter for passport formalities. [240], In July 2020, British Airways announced that it was retiring its 747 fleet. In May 1964, airframe proposals arrived from Boeing, Douglas, General Dynamics, Lockheed, and Martin Marietta; engine proposals were submitted by General Electric, Curtiss-Wright, and Pratt & Whitney. [23], Ultimately, the high-winged CX-HLS Boeing design was not used for the 747, although technologies developed for their bid had an influence. Even if you don’t think caviar is all that great, the enjoyment of having it in First Class is unbeatable. It features just six seats in a 1-1 configuration. That combination of the terminal, the transfers, and the 747 is why the Lufthansa 747 First Class is one of the very best luxury travel experiences that you must try before it disappears. [1] To address concerns about safety and flyability, the 747's design included structural redundancy, redundant hydraulic systems, quadruple main landing gear and dual control surfaces. Boeing announced the 747-500X and -600X at the 1996 Farnborough Airshow. Here’s our guide to booking Lufthansa 747 First Class on points. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 747-100 aircraft for US$525 million. 907 km/h (490 kt), max. The Virgin Atlantic 747 first-class pop-up restaurant Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor. [65] After the aircraft's introduction with Pan Am, other airlines that had bought the 747 to stay competitive began to put their own 747s into service. [135], In 1986, two -100BSR SUD models, featuring the stretched upper deck (SUD) of the -300, were produced for JAL. [142], The development of the 747SP stemmed from a joint request between Pan American World Airways and Iran Air, who were looking for a high-capacity airliner with enough range to cover Pan Am's New York–Middle Eastern routes and Iran Air's planned Tehran–New York route. Volga-Dnepr Group is the parent of three major Russian air-freight carriers – Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Atran Airlines. Beyond that is the hatch where the main table is stowed – the crew will operate the table for you. It’s not as private as a fully enclosed suite, but there are at most only  8 people in this cabin and we’re right at the front which means there’s no reason for anyone from the other cabins to be walking past you. [186] However, orders for 36 -400F and -400ERF freighters were already in place at the time of the announcement. After all the time you spent researching the flight and looking forward to it, it’s the culmination of your planning. Anyway, First Class on the 747-8i consists of two rows in a 1-1 configuration, and one in a 1-2-1 configuration. The heavier 747-400 with improved RB-211 and CF6 versions, along with the PW4000 (the JT9D successor), and a two-crew glass cockpit, was introduced in 1989 and is the most common variant. Insufficient workforce experience and reliance on overtime contributed to early production problems on the 747-400. [105], In January 2016, Boeing stated it was reducing 747-8 production to six a year beginning in September 2016, incurring a $569 million post-tax charge against its fourth-quarter 2015 profits. Boeing introduced the -200 in 1971, with more powerful engines for a heavier maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 833,000 lb (378 t) from the initial 735,000 lb (333 t), for a longer 6,560 nmi (12,150 km) range up from 4,620 nmi (8,560 km). [108], On July 12, 2016, Boeing announced that it had finalized an order from Volga-Dnepr Group for 20 747-8 freighters, valued at $7.58 billion at list prices. Boeing decided instead to pursue a shortened four-engine 747, resulting in the 747SP. [80] The 747SR had an economic design life objective of 52,000 flights during 20 years of operation, compared to 24,600 flights in 20 years for the standard 747. However, only RB211-524 (Saudia) and JT9D-7A (Iran Air) engines were ordered. [196] As on previous 747 freighters, the 747-8F features an overhead nose-door and a side-door on the main deck plus a side-door on the lower deck ("belly") to aid loading and unloading. ", Smith, Bruce A. While the first 747s were still being built, the device allowed pilots to practice taxi maneuvers from a high upper-deck position. The company considered locations in about 50 cities,[39] and eventually decided to build the new plant some 30 miles (50 km) north of Seattle on a site adjoining a military base at Paine Field near Everett, Washington. They are however, very nice, spacious, and do offer good privacy. The center engine would have been fitted in the tail with an S-duct intake similar to the L-1011's. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) classifies variants using a shortened code formed by combining the model number and the variant designator (e.g. At the time, it was widely thought that the 747 would eventually be superseded by supersonic transport aircraft. The -300 variant was previously designated 747SUD for stretched upper deck, then 747-200 SUD,[84] followed by 747EUD, before the 747-300 designation was used. In reality, all the seats are equally brilliant. The 747-8's fuselage is lengthened from 232 to 251 feet (70.8 to 76.4 m),[195] marking the first stretch variant of the aircraft. There is a free wi-fi allowance for first class but I didn’t use it. [43] Time was so short that the 747's full-scale mock-up was built before the factory roof above it was finished. British Airways was a stalwart in the first class market, never more so than aboard the iconic Boeing 747. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Boeing studied the development of a shorter 747 with three engines, to compete with the smaller Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. It’s what you would expect. While BA’s first class on the 747 isn’t quite on the same level of some other global carriers, it’s still nothing to scoff at. [1] The -400 entered service in 1989. [28] (A different configuration that had been considered in order to keep the flight deck out of the way for freight loading had the pilots below the passengers, and was dubbed the "anteater". [79], After the initial 747-100, Boeing developed the -100B, a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) variant, and the -100SR (Short Range), with higher passenger capacity. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22, 1970; it was the first airplane dubbed a "Jumbo Jet". [237], The last US passenger Boeing 747 was retired from Delta Air Lines in December 2017, after it flew for every American major carrier since its 1970 introduction. On February 8, 2010, the 747-8 Freighter made its maiden flight. This difficulty was partly solved by reducing the stiffness of some wing components. Let’s find out. The aircraft was given a refresh quite a number of years ago, but sadly not all cabins were given equal treatment with business class still keeping the angled flatbeds. [80], Swissair placed the first order for the 747-300 on June 11, 1980. [227] The 747-600X concept featured a greater stretch to 279 ft (85 m) with seating for 548 passengers, a range of up to 7,700 nmi (8,900 mi, 14,300 km), and a gross weight of 1.2 Mlb (540 tonnes). [81] The -200 model followed in 1971, featuring more powerful engines and a higher MTOW. It has wingtip extensions of 6 ft (1.8 m) and winglets of 6 ft (1.8 m), which improve the type's fuel efficiency by four percent compared to previous 747 versions. [134] The -100BSR had a 600,000 lb (270 t) MTOW and was powered by the same JT9D-7A or General Electric CF6-45 engines used on the -100SR. It’s a very classy appearance with nice materials and nothing gaudy. At the time, the new safety system was expected to cost US$100,000 to $450,000 per aircraft and weigh approximately 200 pounds (91 kg). [54] The problems delayed 747 deliveries for several months; up to 20 aircraft at the Everett plant were stranded while awaiting engine installation. [247], Few crashes have been attributed to design flaws of the 747. Each is an “open suite” – these are not the fully enclosed private suites like you’ll find on Etihad, Emirates, or Singapore. Four aircraft were delivered beginning in 2012. Airline Travel Airline Flights Airline Tickets Air Travel Air France American Airlines Flight Attendant Flying First Class Have A Nice Trip Aircraft Interiors. [90] The 747 remained the heaviest commercial aircraft in regular service until the debut of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan in 1982; variants of the 747-400 surpassed the An-124's weight in 2000. Boeing announced the larger 747-500X and -600X preliminary designs in 1996. The main gear are redundant so that landing can be performed on two opposing landing gears if the others are not functioning properly. Its range has increased from 5,300 nautical miles (6,100 mi, 9,800 km) on the -100 to 8,000 nmi (9,200 mi, 14,815 km) on the -8I. [36], Boeing agreed to deliver the first 747 to Pan Am by the end of 1969. It was the service/food/ground services that made it good. The first -100B order, one aircraft for Iran Air, was announced on June 1, 1978. [89] Generally, the 747-400 held between 416 and 524 passengers. The 747-300 was launched in 1980 and was followed by the 747-400 in 1985. Instead of champagne, red, white, and blue water was sprayed on the aircraft. The carrier operates two versions of First Class on its small B747 subfleet: The ‘old’ First Class cabin configuration features 10 seats, with 3 seats on each side and two pairs of seats in the center (row 2 & 3). [182] The combi version entered service in September 1989 with KLM, while the freighter version entered service in November 1993 with Cargolux. [190] The aircraft is certified to carry only essential crew and not passengers. [146][165] The 747-300SR, a short range, high-capacity domestic model, was produced for Japanese markets with a maximum seating for 584. First Class in Thai Airways’ Boeing 747s is located on the lower deck in the plane’s nose. [101] The first delivery of the 747-8 went to Cargolux in 2011. Originally flown commercially by Pan Am as N747PA, Clipper Juan T. Trippe, and repaired for service following a tailstrike, it stayed with the airline until its bankruptcy. It has a pronounced 37.5° wing sweep, allowing a Mach 0.85 (490 kn; 900 km/h) cruise speed, and its heavy weight is supported by four main landing gear legs with four-wheel bogies each. [131] Extra structural support was built into the wings, fuselage, and the landing gear along with a 20% reduction in fuel capacity. ", "N905NA (1970 BOEING 747-123 owned by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION) Aircraft Registration ✈ FlightAware", "Shuttle replica lifted and put on top of 747 carrier", "Boeing 747-100 Nose Section and Cockpit", "Location scouting Client Liaison's "A Foreign Affair, "Retired 747-400 takes road trip home to Flight Museum", "Boeing 747-438 "VH-OJA, City of Canberra, "Dark Roasted Blend: Abandoned Boeing 747 Restaurant (and Other Plane Conversions). (Photo: Lufthansa Group) At times row 2 is the most private because the view across to the other side of row 2 is blocked by a storage compartment in the middle, in front of the centre pair of seats in row 3. [99] The last 747-400s were completed in 2009. Your email address will not be published. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. [160] Iran Air retired the last passenger 747-200 in May 2016, 36 years after it was delivered. The 747X Stretch would be extended to 263 ft (80.2 m) long, allowing it to carry 500 passengers over ranges of up to 7,800 nmi (9,000 mi, 14,500 km). [66] Boeing estimated that half of the early 747 sales were to airlines desiring the aircraft's long range rather than its payload capacity. [115] On July 29, 2020, Boeing confirmed that the final 747 would be delivered in 2022 as a result of "current market dynamics and outlook" stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CEO David Calhoun. Its wings have a high sweep angle of 37.5 degrees for a fast, efficient cruise speed of Mach 0.84 to 0.88, depending on the variant. [37] The schedule was so fast-paced that the people who worked on it were given the nickname "The Incredibles". ", "First 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter Redelivered to Cathay Pacific. [277], The wings of a 747 have been recycled as roofs of a house in Malibu, California. [93] In 2000, Boeing offered the more modest 747X and 747X stretch derivatives as alternatives to the Airbus A3XX. [173] The 747-400 introduced a new glass cockpit designed for a flight crew of two instead of three, with a reduction in the number of dials, gauges and knobs from 971 to 365 through the use of electronics. ", "Aircraft Owner's and Operator's Guide: 747-200/300 (PDF). "[61] Ultimately, the gamble succeeded, and Boeing held a monopoly in very large passenger aircraft production for many years. The 747-400XQLR (Quiet Long Range) was meant to have an increased range of 7,980 nmi (9,200 mi, 14,800 km), with improvements to boost efficiency and reduce noise. Then you’ll be taken to your own Porsche for the drive across the tarmac to the aircraft. Lufthansa outfits their First Class cabin on the 747-8 with eight First Class seats. [174] A 747-400 loaded with 126,000 lbs of fuel flying 3,500 statute miles consumes an average of five gallons per mile. [84] The -200C could also be outfitted with an optional side cargo door on the main deck. [162], The 747-400 Dreamlifter[190] (originally called the 747 Large Cargo Freighter or LCF[191]) is a Boeing-designed modification of existing 747-400s to a larger configuration to ferry 787 Dreamliner sub-assemblies. Power is supplied by General Electric GEnx-2B67 engines. The first flight took place on February 9, 1969 and the 747 was certified in December of that year. [40] It bought the 780-acre (320 ha) site in June 1966. It was shortened for the longer-range 747SP in 1976, and the 747-300 followed in 1983 with a stretched upper deck for up to 400 seats in three classes. [167], A total of 81 747-300 series aircraft were delivered, 56 for passenger use, 21 -300M and 4 -300SR versions. The "stretched upper deck" became available as an alternative on the 747-100B variant and later as standard beginning on the 747−300. Group numbering has helped a bit, but it seems that waiting for a correct number to be called is still a problem for so… The first thing you’ll notice is the density of this cabin – BA squeezed 14 First Class seats into the nose of the 747-400. [229] A new flight deck based on the 777's would be used. What makes this really special though, is that it’s one of the few remaining 747s, the most iconic passeneger aircraft of all time, and you have the incredible ground experience with the Porsche transfer and the amazing Lufthansa First Class Terminal at Frankfurt. Flying Lufthansa 747 First Class – One of the very best luxury travel experiences, My experience flying Lufthansa 747 first class. [250] El Al Flight 1862 crashed after the fuse pins for an engine broke off shortly after take-off due to metal fatigue. I chose seat 2A, which I think offers slightly better privacy than the first row, and couldn’t wait to have over 10 hours in luxury. Bose noise-cancelling headphones are supplied. I did not use the IFE on this flight, though I noticed the system was much older than on the A380–there still appeared to be at least three dozen films to choose from. It entered service in 1972 with Lufthansa. One important test involved the evacuation of 560 volunteers from a cabin mock-up via the aircraft's emergency chutes. [56][57] However, these difficulties did not prevent Boeing from taking a test aircraft to the 28th Paris Air Show in mid-1969, where it was displayed to the public for the first time. With increased economy class seating, up to 498 passengers could be carried in early versions and up to 550 in later models. He has an immense passion for aviation and loves to … The Boeing 747 is a large, wide-body (two-aisle) airliner with four wing-mounted engines. This is where Lufthansa really shines. There’s even a window, so close the blind if you’re in there while on the ground. For the first class Trippe actually got some of his double-decker vision in the final 747, with its famous upper deck. Passenger versions retain the same upper deck as the -300, while the freighter version does not have an extended upper deck. ", "High-Lift Systems on Commercial Subsonic Airliners", "Everett and Renton react differently to Boeing. A total of twenty -100BSRs were produced for ANA and JAL. [75] Later, Delta acquired 747s again in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines, although it retired the 747-400 fleet in December 2017. [192] Modification of four aircraft was completed by February 2010. When it’s time for bed, a crew member will set things up for you. However, engineering studies showed that a major redesign of the 747 wing would be necessary. The 747 Queen of the Skies is one of the most iconic airliners ever. 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The Jumbo Stay hostel, using a converted 747-200 formerly registered as 9V-SQE, opened at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm in January 2009. [175][176] Powerplants include the Pratt & Whitney PW4062, General Electric CF6-80C2, and Rolls-Royce RB211-524. Regarded as the best business class seat in the sky, the iconic BA throne has been somewhat left behind while other first class products have evolved into enclosed suites and rooms. [141] The last 747-100B, EP-IAM was retired by Iran Air in 2014, the last commercial operator of the 747-100 and -100B. ", "Aircraft Accident Report: In-flight Breakup Over the Atlantic Ocean Trans World Airlines Flight 800", "Airlines Ordered to Cut Fuel-Tank Explosion Risk. [13][14] In 1965, Lockheed's aircraft design and General Electric's engine design were selected for the new C-5 Galaxy transport, which was the largest military aircraft in the world at the time. An example for a retrofit were two UTA -200 Combis being converted in 1986, and an example for the option were two brand-new JAL -100 aircraft (designated -100BSR SUD), the first of which was delivered on March 24, 1986. [235] Although the 747-400XQLR did not move to production, many of its features were used for the 747 Advanced, which has now been launched as the 747-8. It was my first time flying long haul First Class with British Airways and I was really looking forward to seeing what they had to offer. Your seat area covers the length of four windows. United Airlines Flight 811, which suffered an explosive decompression mid-flight on February 24, 1989, led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue a recommendation that the Boeing 747-100 and 747-200 cargo doors similar to those on the Flight 811 aircraft be modified to those featured on the Boeing 747-400. Sadly, no Wi-Fi on this flight or any BA 747. [34][35] The wing's complex three-part flaps increase wing area by 21 percent and lift by 90 percent when fully deployed compared to their non-deployed configuration. The seat is very comfortable and the controls are easy and obvious, under a flap in the armrest. For the year and a half after September 1970 it only sold two 747s in the world, both to Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus. Only 40,000 points, an amazing deal for an 8 hour flight. That bus can take, during peak times, up to 15 minutes. Airlines have long used the A380 and 747 to showcase their flagship first class offerings. [10] ", "FAA Registry: Aircraft Inquiry: N-481EV", GE AVIATION DONATES 747-100 TESTBED TO MUSEUM, "Historic Aircraft Lands at Air and Space Museum. ", "Boeing 747 Celebrates 30 Years In Service. Related: Top 10 First Class Cabins (& … [16][17] In the early 1960s, even before it lost the CX-HLS contract, Boeing was asked by Juan Trippe, president of Pan Am, one of their most important airline customers, to build a passenger aircraft more than twice the size of the 707. Some may find the cabin design boring, but personally I like it. Flying 747 First Class with British Airways was a pleasant experience, but if it wasn’t for being a reward flight, we would think long and hard before paying the full fare to fly in the cabin. [128] The -100 was equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A engines. Boeing built an unusual training device known as "Waddell's Wagon" (named for a 747 test pilot, Jack Waddell) that consisted of a mock-up cockpit mounted on the roof of a truck. One in a test flight occurred on March 23, 1983 true anymore, but there ’ s culmination. Use this site we will assume that you are happy with it powerful engines and a 2–2 layout first... 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