Boeing’s 747-300 model introduced the distinctive stretched upper deck which can seat up to 69 economy class passengers. Compared to the -200, the -300’s upper deck is stretched aft by 7.11 m. The Boeing 747-300 is essentially little changed from the 747-200 and features the same takeoff weight and engine options. 747-300 variants include the 747-300M Combi and the short range 747-300SR built for Japan Air Lines for domestic Japanese services.
Boeing 747-300 variants:
- Boeing 747-300 Passenger aircraft.
- Boeing 747-300M Combi passenger / cargo with left-side main-deck cargo door aft of the wing.
- Boeing 747-300SR Short-Range passenger aircraft for high-capacity transport on short routes.
| Developing nation: | United States of America |
| Manufacturer/designer: | Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. |
| Production line: | Everett, WA. |
| Type aircraft: | Long range high capacity wide body airliner. |
| First flight: | – 747-300/SR October 5, 1982 N6005C. – 747-300M February 14, 1983, N4548M. |
| First delivery: | – 747-300/SR March 1, 1983 to UTA. – 747-300M March 5 1983 to Swissair. |
| Last delivery: | – 747-300/SR October 1988 to Japan Asia. – 747-300M September 1990 to SABENA. |
| Boeing 747-300 | |
| Cockpit crew: | two pilots and a flight engineer. |
| Passengers single class: | 565. |
| Passengers two class main deck: | – 30 first class. – 535 economy class. |
| Passengers three class main deck: | – 18 first class. – 52 business class. – 397 economy class. |
| Upper deck seating options: | – 26 first class sleeper seats. – 38 first class seats. – 69 – 85 economy class. |
| Cabin length: | 57,00 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 6,13 m. |
| Cabin height: | 2,54 m. |
| Cabin volume: | 516 m³. |
| Baggage compartment: | 28,3 m. |
| Cargo volume: | – main deck 516 m³. – under floor 149,96 m³. – bulk under floor 28,3 m³. – total load 694 m³. |
| LD3 Containers in belly: | 30. |
| Standard 2.24m x 3.18m pallets: | – main cargo deck of freighter 28. |
| Standard 2.24m x 2.99m pallets: | – main cargo deck of freighter 30. |
| Wing span: | 59,64 m. |
| Wing area: | 510,97 m² |
| Wing sweep: | 37.5 degrees. |
| Fuselage length: | 70,66 m. |
| Fuselage diameter: | 6,49 m. |
| Height: | 19,33 m. |
| Horizontal tail unit: | 22,17 m. |
| Wheelbase: | 25,62 m. |
| Track: | 10,36 m. |
| Engines: | – four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A each rated 205.3 kN. – four General Electric CF6-50E2 each rated 243.5 kN.- four Rolls Royce RB211-524B2 each rated 218.5 kN. |
| Weight: | – empty: 173.030 Kg. – max. zero-fuel weight: 243.310 Kg. – fuel: 183.350 liters. – max. payload: 66.300 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 340.100 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 255.800 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 907 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 941 km/h. |
| Landing speed: | 259 km/h. |
| Max. ceiling: | 13.716 m. |
| Range: | 13.520 km. |
| Performance: | – take-off run 3.185 m at max. take-off weight. – landing run 2.109 m at max. landing weight. |
| Boeing 747-300SR* | |
| Passengers single class: | 624. |
| Engines: | – four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A each rated 205.3 kN. – four General Electric CF6-50E2 each rated 243.5 kN. |
| Weight: | – empty: 164.640 Kg. – max. zero-fuel weight: 244.490 Kg. – fuel: 183.350 liters. – max. payload: 59.850 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 272.100 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 242.630 Kg. |
* Generally similar to the Boeing-300 except in the following particulars.
| Boeing 747 built of type -300: |
| – 56 Boeing 747-300. |
| – 21 Boeing 747-300C. |
| – 4 Boeing 747-300SR. |
3 Boeing 747-300 written-off by accidents:
16mar1985 F-GDUA Boeing 747-3B3 UTA destroyed by a fire which erupted in the passenger cabin during cleaning at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.0 fatalities / 0 on board.
06aug1997 HL7468 Boeing 747-3B5 Korean Air crashed in a jungle valley near Guam-Agana International Airport, Guam during landing. 228 fatalities / 254 on board.
23aug2001 HZ-AIO Boeing 747-368 Saudi Arabian Airlines at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia the Boeing 747 rolled into a drainage ditch and toppled forward causing the severe damage to the nose section. The aircraft was taxied to the departure gate to board 319 passengers for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 0 fatalities / 6 on board.
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