What does the number mean for the Boeing 747?

For what the last one means, check out Lachie Smith's answer to Apart from the Concorde, Tu-144 and the upcoming Boeing 797, are there any other notable passenger jets with a delta-wing design? It is pure coincidence that the 747 has 4 engines, because the 707 and the 720 have 4 as well. read more

According to the Boeing site, the total wing area of the original 747 was larger than a basketball court. And its gross weight was 735,000 pounds. There are Boeing 757s 767s, 777s (the “Triple Seven,”) but the 737 and 747 are most ubiquitous in the public imagination. read more

Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft and was the first wide-body ever produced. read more