It incorporates the strengthened Freighter wing, strengthened body and landing gear, and an auxiliary fuel tank in the forward cargo hold, with an option for a second tank. When the ER's full-range capability is not needed, operators can remove the tank or tanks , freeing up additional space for cargo.
In November , Boeing launched the family — the Intercontinental passenger airplane and the Freighter. These airplanes incorporate innovative technologies from the Dreamliner. In fact, the designation was chosen to show the technology connection between the Dreamliner and the new , including the General Electric GEnx-2B engines, raked wingtips and other improvements that allow for a 30 percent smaller noise footprint, 15 percent reduction in-service carbon emissions, better performance retention, lower weight, less fuel consumption, fewer parts and less maintenance.
The Freighter first flew on Feb. The airplane is feet, 2 inches The stretch provides customers with 16 percent more revenue cargo volume compared with its predecessor. That translates to an additional four main-deck pallets and three lower hold pallets. The passenger version, the Boeing Intercontinental, serves the to seat market and took its first flight on March 20, With 51 additional seats and 26 percent more revenue cargo volume than the , Boeing delivered the first Intercontinental to an undisclosed Boeing Business Jet customer on Feb.
Launch customer Lufthansa took delivery of the first airline Intercontinental April 25, On June 28, , Boeing delivered the 1,th to come off the production line to Frankfurt, Germany-based Lufthansa.
This incident led to repairs on other s to prevent similar incidences. Purchase Tickets. Service Ship 1 was the first built by the Boeing Aircraft Company.
Photo credit: The Boeing Aircraft Company. Boeing Facts. It was the most exclusive club in the sky. The aircraft allowed airlines to fly more people further, with normal passenger capacity for the aircraft growing to upwards of seats in later variants.
The range of the aircraft gradually increased over the years with the variant - one of its more modern bestsellers - having the ability to fly over 7, nautical miles, enough to connect New York with nearly every continent with a non-stop flight. A testament to its popularity, Boeing produced numerous variants of the aircraft over a half-century beyond the initial model.
After the came the And the LCF Dreamlifter. The jets have been used for passenger and cargo flying, as well as military usage, making it incredibly versatile. Even to this day, the Boeing continues to outlive most of its rivals from the time period, including the supersonic and similarly iconic European Concorde. Its supremacy went unmatched for decades despite a long list of competitors until Airbus unveiled a dual-level and quad-engine aircraft of its own, the Airbus A With the rise of fuel-efficient, dual-engine aircraft such as the Boeing Dreamliner and Airbus A XWB, the need and desire for the quad engine aircraft such as the and A has dwindled over the years, despite Boeing's best efforts with the larger and more modern i.
Most operators of the more recent variant have retired or are in the process of retiring their fleets, with only a handful opting to upgrade to the i variant. Only three airlines purchased the Boeing i for passenger service: Korean Air And Air China. The rest were cargo airlines such as UPS Airlines Qatar Airways Cargo And Atlas Air. For cargo carriers, the all-important nose door was a key selling point for the aircraft as the is the only Western-built, mass-produced aircraft to feature it.
Despite being an all-American plane, all US airlines have retired the Boeing from their fleets, with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines as the final two to fly it. This plane currently flies for the Iran Air Force. The next two oldest s also fly for the Iran Air Force and are about 49 years old. The US Air Force operates four special s that are 45 to 47 years old. These are called Boeing E-4Bs. They are incredibly special aircraft and can serve as an aerial command center in case of a national emergency where ground command and control centers are destroyed.
The E-4Bs can provide leaders secure communications and control centers for executing wartime orders and coordinating actions with the military. This aircraft is based on the Boeing Other older Boeing s operate as VIP aircraft.
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