How fast does a 747 go from 0 to 60?

Originally Answered: How long does it take for a Boeing 747 to accelerate from 0 to 60mph? With a middling takeoff weight (250t say) and full power you might reach 60kt (69 mph) in 7 or 8 seconds or so, but noone uses full power in real life - it wastes fuel! You can try it in the sim, of course.



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Aided by a more powerful jet stream than usual, this rapid journey saw the 747 reach a top speed of 825 mph. Popular Mechanics reports that it was so powerful on this occasion because of a 'bomb cyclone' near Greenland.

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Speed is often measured in kilometers per hour, but also in Mach, which corresponds to the speed of sound. For reference, Mach 1 is approximately 1,230 km/h. The Blackbird, an American military aircraft, holds the title of the fastest aircraft in the world with a top speed of Mach 3.32, or 3,540 km/h.

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Built in 1967 to produce the mammoth jet, it remains the world's largest manufacturing plant according to Boeing. But after five decades, customer demand for the 747 eroded as Boeing and Airbus (AIR.PA) developed more fuel efficient two-engine widebody planes.

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Hundreds of millions brand new? According to Boeing's current list prices, a brand new 747-8 would be worth $418.4 million, while its freighter sister is listed slightly higher at $419.2 million.

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Tracking the 747 fleet from 1966 to 2023 Fleet data from IBA Insight reveals 346 active Boeing 747 family aircraft in service worldwide as of 31 January 2023. Other prolific operators include UPS (41 aircraft) Cargolux (29 aircraft) and Lufthansa (27 aircraft).

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On Tuesday, during a placid evening in central Pennsylvania, a Boeing 787-9 jet was shooting through the air at one of the fastest speeds ever achieved by a commercial airliner.

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This has been made possible through advancements in the durability and reliability of jet engines - allowing most aircraft to operate with only one engine for around three hours to get to the nearest airport.

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Did you know that a cargo-carrying Boeing 747 once inadvertently flew supersonically? Reports from 1991 suggest that the aircraft reached a speed of Mach 1.25 while rapidly descending due to a malfunction. While this was never confirmed, this could be the fastest that a commercial Queen of the Skies has ever flown.

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How long can a 747 fly without engines? For example, with a glide ratio of 15:1, a Boeing 747-200 can glide for 150 kilometres (93 mi; 81 nmi) from a cruising altitude of 10,000 metres (33,000 ft).

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As of Sep 22, 2023, the average annual pay for the Boeing 747 Pilot jobs category in Staten Island is $100,515 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $48.32 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,932/week or $8,376/month.

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Boeing's latest widebody is hoping to replace its most popular one. Now that the Boeing 747 program has officially come to an end with the delivery of the last 747-8F this month, we look to the future. Boeing is currently in the certification process for the 777X program, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2025.

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The FAA's existing restrictions can be found at 14 CFR Part 91.817. In essence, that regulation prohibits anyone from operating a civil aircraft at a true flight Mach number greater than 1 over land in the United States and from a certain distance off shore where a boom could reach U.S. shores.

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