Boeing 747-400 Pax Variants in 1:400 Scale
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Modified: June 2023
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The 747-400 was far and away the most successful variant of the Jumbo and breathed new life into the type to keep Boeing in a category of its own with long-haul high capacity airliners as competitors continued to work on smaller alternatives such as the MD-11 and A340. Ultimately, Boeing's response to that competition and advances in aero-engines would lead to the big twin 777 and would signal the beginning of the end of the Jumbo, especially as the series 300ER came online in the new century, but by then the 400 had dominated the 1990s.
Between 1989 and 2009 694 747-400s were delivered with peak production reached quickly in 1990-1992 when 61-62 new aircraft rolled off the line annually. Production dipped significantly after 2002 and from 2004 was mainly made up of freighters. Of the 694 aircraft completed 582 would be passenger variants (either series 400s, 400Ms, 400Ds or 400ERs).
Boeing 747-400 in 1:400 Scale
With the 747-400 being so popular at about the same time as 400 scale took off it is little surprise that there was a lot of 747 mould creation in the early 2000s. I'd held off writing a mould review for the type due to the number of moulds and the complexity of their lineage but will hopefully begin filling this page out, at least with the more heavily used moulds.
For now this page is mainly a stub, but stay tuned for additional information.
Boeing 747-400 Passenger Variants in Real Life
The series 400 incorporated a lot of new technology and design compared to the series 300 but visually little of this made a difference to the appearance. The primary visual difference are of course the 1.8 metre winglets. Changes to cockpit layout and design, undercarriage, wing structure, horizontal stabiliser are all effectively invisible to an outside observer.
The 747-400M Combi (61 built) had a large side cargo door and the 747-400ER (6 built) showed no major external differences from the standard 400. The 747-400D (19 built) deleted the winglets.
The 747-400M Combi (61 built) had a large side cargo door and the 747-400ER (6 built) showed no major external differences from the standard 400. The 747-400D (19 built) deleted the winglets.
Below: A 747-438 powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-524G engines
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Robert Frola (GFDL or GFDL ), via Wikimedia Commons
Below: A 747-451 powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines
Below: A 747-4D7 powered by General Electric CF6-80 engines
Rolf Wallner (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons
B747-400 Moulds
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