The 747-200B is an improved version of the 747-200, with increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines; it first entered service in February 1971. The -200B aircraft has a full load range of about 6,857 nmi (12,700 km). The 747-200F is the freighter version of the -200 model. It could be fitted with or without a side cargo door. It has a capacity of 105 tons (95.3 tonnes) and an MTOW of up to 833,000 lb (378,000 kg). It entered first service in 1972 with Lufthansa.
| Boeing 747-200B | |
| Cockpit crew: | two pilots and a flight engineer. |
| Passengers single class: | - 539. |
| Passengers two class main deck: |
- 32 first class. - 388 economy class. |
| Passengers three class main deck: |
- 22 first class. - 84 business class. - 131 economy class. |
| Upper deck seating options: |
- 15 place lounge. - 8 first class plus 11 place lounge. - 16 first class sleeper seats. - 32 - 45 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 m³. |
| 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-7AW each rated 205.3 kN. - four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J each rated 222.4 kN. - four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 each rated 243.5 kN. - four General Electric CF6-50E2 each rated 230.4 kN. - four Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 each rated 231.3 kN. |
| Weight: |
- empty: 170.600 Kg. - max. zero-fuel weight: 238.780 Kg. - fuel: 198.370 liters. - max. payload: 68.180 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 377.800 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 285.700 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 939 km/h. |
| Max. speed: | 969 km/h. |
| Landing speed: | 259 km/h. |
| Max. ceiling: | 13.716 m. |
| Range: |
13.149 km. |
| Performance: |
- take-off run 3.170 m at max. take-off weight. - landing run 2.121 m at max. landing weight. |
