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Boeing 747 Family Engine Configuration Codes

Boeing 747 Family engine or configuration codes connect model suffixes, production standards, and supplier choices. 747-100/-200/-300: JT9D / CF6 / RB211; 747-400: PW4000 / CF6-80C2 / RB211-524G/H; 747-8: General Electric GEnx-2B

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Overview

Boeing 747 Family engine or configuration codes connect model suffixes, production standards, and supplier choices. 747-100/-200/-300: JT9D / CF6 / RB211; 747-400: PW4000 / CF6-80C2 / RB211-524G/H; 747-8: General Electric GEnx-2B

Advantages

Excellent payload-volume capability.
Nose-loading freighter versions are valuable for outsized cargo.
Iconic long-haul passenger capability.

Limitations

Four-engine fuel burn is disadvantaged against modern twins on many passenger routes.
Large size requires suitable airport gates, ramps, and market demand.

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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.

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Related entries

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Technical notes

Technical notes

Use aircraft subtype codes together with airline fleet data before identifying the exact engine standard.
Passenger and freighter branches include 747-100, SP, 200, 300, 400, 400F, converted freighters, 747-8 Intercontinental, and 747-8F.

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Sources

Wikipedia: Boeing 747 Family