KLM Boeing 747-400, InFlight 200 model unboxing and review, PH-BFC

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In Flight 200
IF744KL1221
Purchase from Collectible Jets
S/N:23982 L/N:735
Boeing 747-406M “Calgary”
Retired from the fleet March 14th, 2018


First Flight: June 30th, 1989
Delivered to KLM September 1st, 1989
Engines 4 x GE CF6-80C2B1F
Seat configuration C35, W36, Y197 Total 268


Length: 231ft 10inches
Wingspan: 211ft 5inches
Width: 19feet, 11 inches
Height: 63ft 8inches
MTOW: 875,000-910-000lbs
Range: 7285-7670nmi
Max fuel weight: 63705 gallons max
Engine max thrust: 63,600lbf
Engine fan diameter: 93in

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Flag carrier of Holland and headquartered in Amstelveen with hub at Schiphol.
Started in 1919 it is the oldest operating airline in the world.
Fleet of 110 aircraft and 35,488 employees.
KLM Aisa is a wholly owned subsidiary registered in Taiwan and established in 1995 to operate flights to Taipei without affecting KLM’s operations in China. Doesn’t have the flag of the Netherlands and the crown logo is replaced with the Asia wordmark. A/C are sometimes used to service other parts of the KLM network apart from the Amsterdam to Taipei route.

In 1919 and aviator names Albert Plesman sponsored and aviation exhibition in Amsterdam, over a half a million people attended and as a result several commercial interests decided to establish a Dutch airline which Plesman was nominated to head. Later in 1919 Queen Wilhelmina awarded the airline with the Royal predicate. On October 7th, 1919 KLM was founded with Plesman as its first administrator and director. The first flight was from London to Amsterdam on May 17th, 1920.

First intercontinental flight was in 1924 with a destination in Jakarta.

In February of 1971 KLM introduced the 747-200 as its first widebody airliner. In March of that year KLM also opened its current headquarters in Amstelveen. In 1975 KLM introduced the 747 Combi to deal with overcapacity. In 1983 KLM began converting some of their 747-200’s to the stretched upper deck version and also added the 747-300. The 747-400 was introduced in 1989.

KLM began a relationship with Northwest Airlines and later a partnership with Air France in 2003 and joined the SkyTeam Alliance in 2004.