The 747, defined by Wikipedia, is “A wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies.” From the 747’s design, to its fuselage, and its wings and engine, the Boeing 747 is truly a geometric plane.
The Boeing 747-100B has a very detailed design. It’s original design included a double decked fuselage (body) with 8 seats across on the lower deck and 7 seats across for the upper deck. Though, this idea was discarded due to concerns about conflicts with evacuation routes and cargo capacity. Later, the idea for a wider body single decked design with a shortened upper deck for the cockpit was adopted; this causes the “hump” for which the 747 is known for. Also, the raised cockpit allows cargo to be loaded from the front on freight variants. Furthermore, the 747-100B has 4 high-bypass turbofan engines mounted on wings …show more content…
The main job of wings is to keep the plane in the sky. They do this by pushing air downwards and creating a low pressure zone above the wing which causes the plane to rise. Interestingly, unlike many planes, the 747’s wings are not parallel, but in fact, have a sweep angle of 37.5o, which is how swept backwards the wings are. This is used in fast planes to help decrease drag. The wings of the 747 make two congruent obtuse triangles. The height of the triangles is 195 ft 8 in, the area of the triangles is 5500 ft2, and the base of the triangles is approximately 56.2 ft. As well, as two wings in the midsection of the plane, the 747 has tail wings, which are also called tailplanes, as well. These tail wings consist of two congruent horizontal wings that help provide stability and vertical control or pitch. Last but not least, the 747 has 1 vertical wing or fin with a height of 63 ft 5 in that also helps provide stability, prevent side slip, and allows yaw control (yaw is the movement of an aircraft’s nose from side to
The Boeing 747-100B has a very detailed design. It’s original design included a double decked fuselage (body) with 8 seats across on the lower deck and 7 seats across for the upper deck. Though, this idea was discarded due to concerns about conflicts with evacuation routes and cargo capacity. Later, the idea for a wider body single decked design with a shortened upper deck for the cockpit was adopted; this causes the “hump” for which the 747 is known for. Also, the raised cockpit allows cargo to be loaded from the front on freight variants. Furthermore, the 747-100B has 4 high-bypass turbofan engines mounted on wings …show more content…
The main job of wings is to keep the plane in the sky. They do this by pushing air downwards and creating a low pressure zone above the wing which causes the plane to rise. Interestingly, unlike many planes, the 747’s wings are not parallel, but in fact, have a sweep angle of 37.5o, which is how swept backwards the wings are. This is used in fast planes to help decrease drag. The wings of the 747 make two congruent obtuse triangles. The height of the triangles is 195 ft 8 in, the area of the triangles is 5500 ft2, and the base of the triangles is approximately 56.2 ft. As well, as two wings in the midsection of the plane, the 747 has tail wings, which are also called tailplanes, as well. These tail wings consist of two congruent horizontal wings that help provide stability and vertical control or pitch. Last but not least, the 747 has 1 vertical wing or fin with a height of 63 ft 5 in that also helps provide stability, prevent side slip, and allows yaw control (yaw is the movement of an aircraft’s nose from side to