Heavy Business Jets
Boeing 777 VIP
ICAO: B77L
Overview
The Boeing 747-8 VIP adapts the latest 747 variant for corporate and government transport. Based on the 747-8 Intercontinental, it offers expansive cabin space. The aircraft serves heads of state and private owners.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 4 × General Electric GEnx 2B67
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 4 × 66,500 lbf · 296 kN
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins
- Wing tips
- Raked wingtips
- Seats
- 32
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 20 ft 0 in · 6.10 m
- Cabin height
- 7 ft 10 in · 2.39 m
- Cabin length
- 207 ft 6 in · 63.25 m
- Exterior length
- 250 ft 2 in · 76.25 m
- Tail height
- 64 ft 0 in · 19.51 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 21 ft 4 in · 6.50 m
- Wing span
- 224 ft 5 in · 68.40 m
- Baggage volume
- 5,703 ft³ · 161.5 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 987,000 lb · 447,500 kg
- Max landing weight
- 688,000 lb · 312,000 kg
- Max payload
- 167,500 lb · 76,000 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 63,000 gal · 238,600 L · 190,900 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 564 kt · 649 mph · 1,045 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 145 kt · 167 mph · 269 km/h
- Range
- 8,000 nm · 9,210 mi · 14,820 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.13 nm/gal · 0.06 km/L
- Ceiling
- 43,000 ft · 13,100 m
- Rate of climb
- 2,500 ft/min · 13 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 10,800 ft · 3,290 m
- Landing distance
- 7,000 ft · 2,130 m
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Operational Context
Boeing 747-8 VIP — ultra-large executive airliner
The 747-8 first flew in 2010 and entered service in 2012. VIP versions retain the stretched upper deck and advanced wing design. The aircraft provides extensive customization options.
Four General Electric GEnx turbofan engines producing approximately 66,500 pounds of thrust (296 kN) each power the jet. Cruise speed approaches Mach 0.85. Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 987,000 pounds (447,696 kg), with range near 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 km).
The 747-8 VIP represents the final evolution of the 747 platform. Its large cabin enables multi-level executive layouts. Production ended in the early 2020s, marking the conclusion of the 747 program.
Sources and references used for research and fact-checking.
- https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-747-8-vip-private-jet-2016-6#and-what-about-the-big-hump-on-top-of-the-747-8-theres-a-lounge-up-there-too-18
- http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/acaps/747_8.pdf
- http://www.boeing.com/farnborough2014/pdf/BCA/bck-747-8%20Family.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8