'FINAL TOUCHDOWN - LONGREACH'

Qantas 747-238B (VH-EBQ) ~ Making her way to the Longreach terminal after her final landing at Longreach on the 16th November 2002

41 x 120cm  (16 x 48 inches)    Oil on canvas

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BOEING 747-238B

VH-EBQ - 'City of Bunbury'

(Photo and crew details: ABC Online)

Delivery Flight Aircrew

From left to right: Captain Peter Ellis, Captain Dick Hodder, Chief Flight Engineer John Bower, Captain Mike Fitzgerald (aircraft commander), and Captain Mike Weston.

 

 

Aircraft Information below courtesy of Qantas Founders Outback Museum

 

Delivery date to Qantas
  10/12/1979
Last service operated
  9/11/2002 Perth - Sydney
Delivered to Longreach
  16/11/2002 (82nd anniversary of Qantas)
 
   
Weight at landing in Longreach
  186 tonnes
Maximum "take-off" weight
  833,000 lbs / 377.84 tonnes
Range with full "pay load"
  10,200 km
Number of engines
  4
Engine type and model
  Rolls Royce RB211-524-D4
Aircraft maximum "takeoff" thrust
  212,440 lbs (53,110 lbs per engine)
Average "takeoff" speed
  283 kph / 176 mph
Average "cruise" speed
  920 kph / 570 mph
Aircraft wing span
  59.64 m
Aircraft tail height
  19.33 m
Aircraft length
  70.66 m
Usable fuel weight
  162 tonnes
 
   
Engine weight
  6303 kg
Engine length
  6.51 m
Engine diameter
  2.72 m
Engine fuel type
  Jet A-1 Kerosene
Engine fuel consumption "cruise"
  2375 kg per hour
Engine fan speed at "takeoff"
  3900 rpm
Engine maximum internal temperature
  1305°c
Engine time between workshop visits
  9100 engine hours or 1.8 years
Engine value
  $6,500,000 each (when new)
 
   
Flight crew (min)
  Captain, First Officer, Flight Engineer
Cabin crew
  11 - 15 depending o­n destination
Passenger seating
  48 Business & 360 Economy Class (48j/360y)
 
   
Total hours and cycles flown
  92125 hours / 18020 cycles
Carried number of passengers
  5,400,000 (5.4 million)
Kilometres flown
  82,540,000 km (82.54 million)
 
  2000 trips around the world
 
  100 round trips to the moon
 
  10 years continuous flying

 

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