Saturday, July 15, 2023

a 747 weighs about 150 - 220 tons, and that why they make airport runways and taxiways with concrete


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  1. 747-100 empty weight is more like 350,000 and the new ones are like 600,000 with a max take off weight of like 900,000.

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  2. Actually 337,100 – 485,300 pounds Operating empty weight.

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  3. That's the FedEx - Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F). Its maximum weight is around 89-286 tons. The weight depends on the variant and this is one of the lightest.

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