Four-engine widebody identification

How to identify the Boeing 747-400

The 747’s short upper deck creates aviation’s best-known silhouette. On the -400, confirm the variant using the tall winglets at each wingtip.

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Recognition checklist

Three visual clues

The second deck occupies only the forward fuselage and ends before the wing.

Two engines hang beneath each swept wing.

The 747-400 usually carries upright winglets; the later 747-8 uses raked tips instead.

At a glance

Published headline figures vary by configuration and operating conditions.

Make it stick

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