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=== Airliner proposal ===
The 747 was conceived while air travel was increasing in the 1960s.<ref name= "Norris_Wagner_p13">Norris & Wagner 1997, p. 13.</ref> The era of commercial jet transportation, led by the enormous popularity of the [[Boeing 707]] and [[Douglas DC-8]], had revolutionized long-distance travel.<ref name=Norris_Wagner_p13 /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boeing Multimedia Image Gallery 707 |url= http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/gallery/images/commercial/707-03.html |url-status=dead |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120111124513/http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/gallery/images/commercial/707-03.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |access-date=December 8, 2007 |publisher=The Boeing Company}}</ref> In this growing jet age, [[Juan Trippe]], president of [[Pan Am|Pan American Airways]] (Pan Am), one of Boeing's most important airline customers, asked for a new jet airliner {{frac|2|1|2}} times size of the 707, with a 30% lower cost per unit of passenger-distance and the capability to offer mass air travel on international routes.<ref name="Time7Dec1998">{{Cite magazine |last=Branson |first=Richard |date=December 7, 1998 |title=Pilot of the Jet Age |url=http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989780,00.html |magazine=Time|accessdate=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211231535/https://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989780,00.html|archive-date=December 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Trippe also thought that airport congestion could be addressed by a larger new aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Innovators: Juan Trippe |url=http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/jtrippe.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508065647/http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/jtrippe.html |archive-date=May 8, 2006 |website=Chasing the Sun |publisher=PBS}}</ref>
[[File:Iran Air Boeing 747-200 cockpit Sharifi.jpg|thumb|An [[Iran Air]] 747-200, showing an early-production 747 cockpit with a [[flight engineer]], located on the upper deck |alt= A view of an early-production 747 cockpit]]
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=== Entry into service ===
[[File:Pat Nixon christens Boeing 747 2749-18.jpg|thumb|First Lady [[Pat Nixon]] christened the first commercial 747 on January 15, 1970
On January 15, 1970, [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Pat Nixon]] christened Pan Am's first 747 at [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International Airport]]<!--(later Washington Dulles International Airport)--> in the presence of Pan Am chairman [[Najeeb Halaby]].<ref name=pwcgj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K6hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6406%2C3076731 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=President's wife christens giant jet |date=January 15, 1970 |page=5A}}</ref> Instead of champagne, red, white, and blue water was sprayed on the aircraft. The 747 entered service on January 22, 1970, on Pan Am's New York–London route;<ref name="Norris_p48">Norris 1997, p. 48.</ref> the flight had been planned for the evening of January 21, but engine overheating made the original aircraft (Clipper Young America, registration N735PA) unusable. Finding a substitute delayed the flight by more than six hours to the following day when [[Clipper Victor]] (registration N736PA) was used.<ref name="Time_Jumbo-Gremlins">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080127015913/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878184,00.html "Jumbo and the Gremlins."] ''Time'', February 2, 1970. Retrieved: December 20, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= About the 747 Family |url= http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/background.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121002063408/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/background.html |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |publisher=Boeing Commercial Airplanes}}</ref> The 747 enjoyed a fairly smooth introduction into service, overcoming concerns that some airports would not be able to accommodate an aircraft that large.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080127061820/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899789,00.html "Breaking the Ground Barrier."] ''Time'', September 8, 1967. Retrieved: December 19, 2007.</ref> Although technical problems occurred, they were relatively minor and quickly solved.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080127122755/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909472,00.html "Jumbo Beats the Gremlins."] ''Time'', July 13, 1970. Retrieved: December 20, 2007.</ref>
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After the initial {{not a typo|747-100}}, Boeing developed the {{nowrap|-100B}}, a higher [[maximum takeoff weight]] (MTOW) variant, and the {{nowrap|-100SR}} (Short Range), with higher passenger capacity.<ref name="Boe_747_classics">[http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_classic_back.html "Boeing 747 Classics."] ''The Boeing Company''. Retrieved: December 15, 2007.</ref> Increased maximum takeoff weight allows aircraft to carry more fuel and have longer range.<ref>[http://active.boeing.com/commercial/cas/index.cfm?content=include/solutions.cfm&pageid=m34945 "Solutions Center."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015205312/http://active.boeing.com/commercial/cas/index.cfm?content=include%2Fsolutions.cfm&pageid=m34945 |date=October 15, 2015 }} ''The Boeing Company''. Retrieved: December 13, 2007.</ref> The {{nowrap|-200}} model followed in 1971, featuring more powerful engines and a higher MTOW. Passenger, freighter and combination passenger-freighter versions of the {{nowrap|-200}} were produced.<ref name=Boe_747_classics /> The shortened [[Boeing 747SP|747SP]] (special performance) with a longer range was also developed, and entered service in 1976.<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=98 "Boeing 747SP."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030225056/http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=98 |date=October 30, 2006}} ''Airliners.net''. Retrieved: November 23, 2007.</ref>
The 747 line was further developed with the launch of the {{not a typo|747-300}} on June 11, 1980, followed by interest from Swissair a month later and the go-ahead for the project.<ref name=":2" />{{Rp|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. The first {{not a typo|747-300}}, completed in 1983, included a stretched upper deck, increased cruise speed, and increased seating capacity. The -300 variant was previously designated 747SUD for stretched upper deck, then 747-200 SUD,<ref name= "owner_guide">[http://www.aircraft-commerce.com/sample_articles/sample_articles/owners_guide.pdf "Aircraft Owner's and Operator's Guide: 747-200/300"](PDF). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/
[[File:Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-400 Spijkers.jpg|alt=The 747-400 (N661US) with its landing gear down and flaps down.|thumb|Launch Customer [[Northwest Airlines]] introduced the 747-400 in 1989.]]
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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. The main gear are redundant so that landing can be performed on two opposing landing gears if the others are not functioning properly.<ref name="Sutter_p128-31">Sutter 2006, pp. 128–131.</ref> The 747 also has split control surfaces and was designed with sophisticated triple-slotted flaps that minimize landing speeds and allow the 747 to use standard-length runways.<ref name="Sutter_p121-2">Sutter 2006, pp. 121–122.</ref>
For transportation of spare engines, the 747 can accommodate a non-functioning fifth-pod engine under the aircraft's port wing between the inner functioning engine and the fuselage.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Special Report: Air India Flight 182 |url=http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ai182.shtml |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007035356/http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ai182.shtml |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |access-date=December 13, 2007 |website=airdisaster.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/SC/05/03/2005BCSC0350.htm "Her Majesty the Queen Against Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri."] ''Supreme Court of British Columbia''. Retrieved: December 13, 2007.</ref> The fifth engine mount point
== Operational history ==
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[[File:Air Namibia Boeing 747SP ZS-SPC FRA 1999-7-17.png|thumb|The 747SP was the only 747 model with a shortened fuselage|alt=Air Namibia 747SP on approach]]
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. The Tehran–New York route, when launched, was the longest [[Non-stop flight|non-stop]] commercial flight in the world. The 747SP is {{convert|48|ft|4|in}} shorter than the {{not a typo|747-100}}. Fuselage sections were eliminated fore and aft of the wing, and the center section of the fuselage was redesigned to fit mating fuselage sections. The SP's flaps used a simplified single-slotted configuration.<ref>Norris and Wagner 1997, p. 71.</ref><ref name="baby_747">[http://www.747sp.com/story-b747sp/ "The Story of the B747SP."] ''747sp.com''. Retrieved: December 15, 2007.</ref> The 747SP, compared to earlier variants, had a tapering of the aft upper fuselage into the [[empennage]], a double-hinged rudder, and longer vertical and horizontal stabilizers.<ref>Kane 2003, p. 546.</ref> Power was provided by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7(A/F/J/FW) or Rolls-Royce RB211-524 engines.<ref name="plan">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141024144002/http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/airports/747.page "747 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning."] ''The Boeing Company''. Retrieved: December 15, 2007.</ref>
The 747SP was granted a type certificate on February 4, 1976, and entered service with launch customers Pan Am and Iran Air that same year.<ref name=baby_747 /> The aircraft was chosen by airlines wishing to serve major airports with short runways.<ref>[http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/media-releases/mar-2002/2645/global/en "Red, White And Q Farewell For Qantas Aircraft."] ''Qantas'', March 4, 2002. Retrieved: June 4, 2008.</ref> A total of 45 747SPs were built,<ref name=747_O_D_summ /> with the 44th 747SP delivered on August 30, 1982. In 1987, Boeing re-opened the 747SP production line after five years to build one last 747SP for an order by the United Arab Emirates government.<ref name=baby_747 /> In addition to airline use, one 747SP was modified for the [[NASA]]/[[German Aerospace Center]] [[Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy|SOFIA]] experiment.<ref>[http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Sofia/aircraft/sofia_ac.htm "The SOFIA Boeing 747SP."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113003337/http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Sofia/aircraft/sofia_ac.htm |date=November 13, 2006}} NASA SOFIA Science Center. Retrieved: December 31, 2009.</ref> Iran Air is the last civil operator of the type; its final 747-SP (EP-IAC) was retired in June 2016.<ref>[http://samchui.com/2015/10/13/iran15/ Iran Aviation Tour October 2015], October 13, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFwcFfZsZ9K/ The last B747-SP is going to retire on 15 June], retrieved May 29, 2016</ref>
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Swissair placed the first order for the {{not a typo|747-300}} on June 11, 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seven Series |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/747.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328074016/http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/747.html |archive-date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2007 |publisher=The Boeing Company}}</ref> The variant revived the 747-300 designation, which had been previously used on a design study that did not reach production. The 747-300 first flew on October 5, 1982, and the type's first delivery went to Swissair on March 23, 1983.<ref name=B747_milest /> In 1982, its unit cost was US$83M ({{Inflation |US|83|r=1|1982}}M today). Besides the passenger model, two other versions (-300M, -300SR) were produced. The 747-300M features cargo capacity on the rear portion of the main deck, similar to the -200M, but with the stretched upper deck it can carry more passengers.<ref name=plan /><ref>Jenkins 2000, p. 97.</ref> The 747-300SR, a short range, high-capacity domestic model, was produced for Japanese markets with a maximum seating for 584.<ref name="747class_report">[http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/acaps/747_123sp.pdf "Boeing 747-100/-200/-300/-SP airport report."] (pdf) ''The Boeing Company'', May 2011. Retrieved: September 1, 2014.</ref> No production freighter version of the 747-300 was built, but Boeing began modifications of used passenger -300 models into freighters in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boeing Delivers First 747-300 Special Freighter To Atlas Air |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2000/photorelease/photo_release_001017b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027192806/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2000/photorelease/photo_release_001017b.html |archive-date=October 27, 2000 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |publisher=The Boeing Company}}</ref>
A total of 81 {{not a typo|747-300}} series aircraft were delivered, 56 for passenger use, 21 -300M and 4 -300SR versions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071210173616/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_classics.html "Technical Specifications – 747 Classics"], ''The Boeing Company''. Retrieved: July 11, 2008</ref> In 1985, just two years after the -300 entered service, the type was superseded by the announcement of the more advanced 747-400.<ref>Lawrence and Thornton 2005</ref> The last 747-300 was delivered in September 1990 to [[Sabena]].<ref name=Boe_747_classics /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seven series |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/747.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328074016/http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/sevenseries/747.html |archive-date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |publisher=The Boeing Company}}</ref> While some -300 customers continued operating the type, several large carriers replaced their 747-300s with 747-400s. [[Air France]], [[Air India]], [[Japan Airlines]], [[Pakistan International Airlines]], and [[Qantas]] were some of the last major carriers to operate the {{not a typo|747-300}}. On December 29, 2008, Qantas flew its last scheduled 747-300 service, operating from Melbourne to Los Angeles via [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]].<ref name="B743">[http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantass-final-boeing-747300-heads-for-graveyard-20090120-7lfi.html "Qantas's final Boeing 747-300 heads for graveyard."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034434/http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantass-final-boeing-747300-heads-for-graveyard-20090120-7lfi.html |date=September 7, 2017}} ''[[The Age]]''. Retrieved: January 21, 2009.</ref> In July 2015, Pakistan International Airlines retired their final 747-300 after 30 years of service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Bruce |date=June 29, 2015 |title=PIA to retire its last Boeing 747 "within a month" |url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2015/06/29/pia-to-retire-its-last-boeing-747-within-a-month/ |access-date=July 17, 2016 |website=World Airline News}}</ref> [[Mahan Air]] was the last passenger operator of the Boeing 747-300. In 2022, their last 747-300M was leased by [[Emtrasur Cargo]]. The 747-300M was later seized by the [[United States Department of Justice|US Department of Justice]] and scrapped in 2024.{{cn|date=April 2024}} As of 2024, [[TransAVIAexport Airlines|TransAVIAExport]], a Belarusian cargo airline operates one Boeing 747-300F.{{cn|date=April 2024}} As of 2024, a former [[Saudia]] 747-300 is used for VVIP transport, operated by the [[Saudi Arabian Government]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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* '''[[Boeing VC-25|VC-25]]''' – This aircraft is the U.S. Air Force [[very important person]] (VIP) version of the 747-200B. The U.S. Air Force operates two of them in [[Very Important Person|VIP]] configuration as the VC-25A. Tail numbers 28000 and 29000 are popularly known as ''[[Air Force One]]'', which is technically the air-traffic call sign for any [[United States Air Force]] aircraft carrying the U.S. president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2003 |title=Factsheets: VC-25 – Air Force One |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104588/vc-25-air-force-one/ |access-date=November 30, 2020 |publisher=U.S. Air Force}}</ref> Partially completed aircraft from Everett, Washington, were flown to [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], Kansas, for final outfitting by [[Boeing Military Airplane Company]].<ref>Taylor 1988, pp. 370–371.</ref> Two new aircraft, based around the {{not a typo|747-8}}, are being procured which will be designated as VC-25B.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |last2=Breuninger |first2=Kevin |date=February 27, 2018 |title=The White House cuts $3.9 billion deal with Boeing for two new Air Force Ones |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/the-white-house-has-cut-a-deal-with-boeing-for-two-new-air-force-ones-nbc-news.html |access-date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>
* '''[[Boeing E-4|E-4B]]''' – This is an airborne command post designed for use in nuclear war. Three E-4As, based on the 747-200B, with a fourth aircraft, with more powerful engines and upgraded systems delivered in 1979 as an E-4B, with the three E-4As upgraded to this standard.<ref>Bowers 1988, pp. 528–529.</ref><ref name="donp76-7">Donald and Lake 1996, pp. 76–77.</ref> Formerly known as the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (referred to colloquially as "Kneecap"), this type is now referred to as the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC).<ref name="donp76-7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Terdiman |first=Donald |date=July 23, 2013 |title=Aboard America's Doomsday command and control plane |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/aboard-americas-doomsday-command-and-control-plane/ |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=CNET}}</ref>
** '''[[Survivable Airborne Operations Center]]''' - In April 2024, [[Sierra Nevada Corporation]] was awarded a contract to develop and build the [[Survivable Airborne Operations Center]] aircraft to replace the [[Boeing E-4|Boeing E-4 NAOC]]. Five 747-8Is were purchased from [[Korean Air]] for conversion, with the contract calling for nine in total.<ref>
* '''[[Boeing YAL-1|YAL-1]]''' – This was the experimental [[Airborne Laser]], a planned component of the U.S. [[National Missile Defense]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airborne Laser returns for more testing |url=http://www.afmc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123038913 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308070103/http://www.afmc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123038913 |archive-date=March 8, 2007 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |publisher=Air Force}}</ref>
* '''[[Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]] (SCA)''' – Two 747s were modified to carry the [[Space Shuttle orbiter]]. The first was a 747-100 (N905NA), and the other was a 747-100SR (N911NA). The first SCA carried the prototype [[Space Shuttle Enterprise|''Enterprise'']] during the [[Approach and Landing Tests]] in the late 1970s. The two SCA later carried all five operational Space Shuttle orbiters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2017 |editor-last=Gibbs |editor-first=Yvonne |title=NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html |access-date=November 30, 2020 |publisher=[[NASA]]}}</ref>
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Other incidents did not result in any hull losses, but the planes suffered certain damages and were put back into service after repair. On July 30, 1971, [[Pan Am Flight 845]] struck approach lighting system structures while taking off from San Francisco for Tokyo, Japan; the plane dumped fuel and landed back. The cause was pilot error with improper calculations, and the plane was repaired and returned to service.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710730-2|title= Pan Am Flight 845 - Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> On June 24, 1982, [[British Airways Flight 009|British Airways Flight 9]], a Boeing 747-200, registration ''G-BDXH'', flew through a cloud of volcanic ash and dust from the eruption of [[Galunggung|Mount Galunggung]], suffering an all engine flameout; the crew restarted the engines and successfully landed at Jakarta. The volcanic ash caused windscreens to be sandblasted along with engine damage and paint rip-off; the plane was repaired with engines replaced and returned to service.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820624-0|title= British Airways Flight 9 - Aviation Service Network}}</ref> On December 11, 1994, on board [[Philippine Airlines Flight 434]] from Manila to Tokyo via Cebu, a bomb exploded under a seat, killing one passenger; the plane landed safely at Okinawa despite damage to the plane's controls. The bomber, [[Ramzi Yousef]], was caught on 7 February 1995 in Islamabad, Pakistan, and the plane was repaired, but converted for cargo use.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941211-5 |title= Philippine Airlines Flight 434 - Airline Safety Network}}</ref>
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=== Aircraft on display ===
[[File:Boeing 747-230 Schleswig-Holstein 06.JPG|thumb|Boeing 747-230B in [[Lufthansa]] livery on display at the [[Technikmuseum Speyer]] in Germany|alt=Ventral view of museum aircraft raised on struts.]]
[[File:747.JPG|thumb|Boeing 747-128 on display at the [[French Air and Space Museum|Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace]] in France|alt=A parked museum aircraft on static display]]
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A former [[Pakistan International Airlines]] 747-300 was converted into a restaurant by Pakistan's [[Airports Security Force]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2017 |title=Old PIA plane takes new flight as airport security turns it into restaurant: reports |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1336540 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |website=Dawn.com |language=en}}</ref> It is located at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2017 |title=ASF says its PIA jumbo jet 'restaurant' actually an officers' mess |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1426464/asf-says-pia-jumbo-jet-restaurant-actually-officers-mess |access-date=October 8, 2020 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
The wings of a 747 have been repurposed as roofs of [[747 Wing House|a house in Malibu]], California.<ref>Amelar, Sarah. [http://archrecord.construction.com/residential/recordhouses/2012/747-wing-house.asp "The 747 Wing House"] ''[[Archit. Rec.|Architectural Record]]'', April 2012. Retrieved: August 21, 2012.</ref><ref>Tuzee, Michelle. [
In 2023, a 747-200B originally operated by Lufthansa as a combi aircraft bearing the registration D-ABYW and named ''Berlin'', and later by Lufthansa Cargo and other airlines as a full freighter, was opened as a [[Coach New York|Coach]] [[outlet store]] at [[A' Famosa Resort|Freeport A'Famosa Outlet Mall]] in [[Malacca]], Malaysia.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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Appearing in over 300 film productions,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category:Boeing 747 |url=http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Category:Boeing_747 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=impdb.org}}</ref> the 747 is one of the most widely depicted civilian aircraft and is considered by many as one of the most iconic in film history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2013 |title=The most iconic aircraft in film history |url=http://www.chapman-freeborn.com/blog/the-most-iconic-aircraft-in-film-history/ |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=chapman-freeborn.com}}</ref> It has appeared in film productions such as the disaster films ''[[Airport 1975]]'' and ''[[Airport '77]]'', as well as ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', and ''[[Executive Decision]]''.<ref>[http://www.ram.org/ramblings/movies/executive_decision.html "Executive Decision"]. ''Movie Ramblings''. Retrieved: December 17, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/air_force_one/ "Air Force One"]. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved: December 17, 2007.</ref>
The [[1974 Super Outbreak]], one of the most intense tornado outbreaks in recorded history, was initially dubbed the 'Jumbo' tornado outbreak by [[Ted Fujita]], due to the date of its occurrence (3/4/1974), which adding the day to the month can result in the model number of the 747 'jumbo jet'.{{importance inline}}<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Ted Fujita]] |url=https://www.weather.gov/media/ohx/PDF/fujita_april31974.pdf |title=Jumbo Tornado Outbreak of 3 April 1974 }}</ref>
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