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The Size Of The 747 Freighter Opening

NZ107 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2005, 5672 posts, RR: 40
Posted (6 years 7 months 1 week ago) and read 5250 times:

Hi everyone,

I was looking in the paper today NZ Herald and this appeared to me: Team New Zealand, a yachting team competing for the America's Cup in Valencia next year will be getting an An-124 to fly their boats there. They used a Belfast transporter last time, just being able to fit the boat into the fuselage (obviously not going for that one again). My question: Is the opening of a 747F nose big enough to fit planes in, and why the An-124 is used in favour over the 747 if it can? Would there be some problem about getting the boat on board due to the height of the deck where the cargo lies and lack of(?) a hydraulic nose wheel? Team New Zealand is sponsored by Emirates and to me, using their sponsor's equipment would better.. I haven't been able to find a pic on A.Net yet of the opening..

Anyway any reply would be apprieciated!

NZ107

It's all about the destination AND the journey.

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747Loadmaster From Germany, joined Oct 2004, 59 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week ago) and read 5245 times:

Max height nose door 240 cm/max height side door is 300 cm but depends on how long

NZ107 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2005, 5672 posts, RR: 40
Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5106 times:

Great, thanks.

Any idea of the width? Are they only made for carrying pallets?

It's all about the destination AND the journey.

Brendows From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 1020 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (6 years 7 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5096 times:

Quoting NZ107 (Reply 2):
Any idea of the width?

The width of the nose door is 3,56metres.

Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66
Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 4933 times:

Quoting NZ107 (Thread starter):
why the An-124 is used in favour over the 747 if it can?

An-124 advantages:
- Lower loading height with low fuse and kneeling nose gear.
- Crane inside?
- Cheaper?

"There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots." - from Citadel by John Ringo

CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2235 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 4872 times:

From the Boeing website:

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/acaps/7474sec2.pdf

This document will definitely answer all your questions. It is a 46 page document produced by Boeing that covers the dimensions for just the 747-400.

Here is a link to the entire document:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/747.htm

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