Fedex Express 777-200LR/F at Phoenix Sky Harbor
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I visited Sky Harbor on the morning of June 9, 2018 to photograph the take-off of a Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F freighter. The wing span of the 777-200LR is 12 feet 8 inches longer than the standard 777-200. It iw equipped with 115,000 pound thrust engines instead of 77,200 pound thrust engines. Its maximum take-off weight is 221-800 pounds greater. Its range is 3,315 nautical miles greater. It has the greatest range of any airliner.
Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N454WN first flew on March 16, 2004. Its construction number is 29851. It was delivered to Southwest on March 29, 2004.
Southwest Boeing 737-8H4 N8314L first flew on June 26, 2012. Its construction number is 36990. It was delivered to Southwest on July 10, 2012.
Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N269WN first flew on March 2, 2007. Its construction number is 32526. It was delivered to Southwest on March 13, 2007.
Southwest Boeing 737-800 N8511K first flew on November 14, 2016. Its construction number is 36670. It was delivered to Southwest on November 29, 2016.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14829 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 64-14831 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 59-1450 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3516 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8036 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
American Boeing 757-23N N203UW first flew as N1795B on May 23, 2000. Its construction number is 24522. It was delivered to American Trans Air on June 16, 2000. It was leased to ATA Airlines on March 19, 2003. It was leased to Air Horizons as F-GRNG on May 31, 2005. It was acquired by US Airways as N642UW on Febraury 23, 2006. It has been registered as N203UW since October 27, 2006. It was merged into the American fleet on December 10, 2013.
Six years ago: US Airways Boeing 757-23N N203UW at Phoenix Sky Harbor on August 7, 2012.
American Boeing 757-23N N203UW
Delta Airbus A321-211W N325DN first flew on August 2, 2017. Its construction number is 7709. It was delivered to Delta on August 11, 2017.
Southwest Boeing 737-800 N8511K
Southwest Boeing 737-79P N7861J first flew on May 17, 2005. Its construction number is 33008. It was delivered to China Eastern Airlines as B-5074 on June 3, 2005. It was transferred to Eastern Yunnan Compnay on October 26, 2010. Southwest registered it as N7861J recently.
Delta Connection Embraer 170-200LR N622CZ is operated by Compass Airlines. Its construction number is 17000219. It was delivered to Compass Airlines on April 30, 2008
American Airbus A321-231 N575UW first flew on February 10 ,2014. Its construction number is 5980. It was delivered to American on February 20 ,2014.
Southwest 737-7H4 N934WN first flew on April 8, 2009. Its construction number is 36642. It was delivered to Southwest on April 22, 2009.
Seven years ago: Southwest 737-7H4 N934WN at Sky Harbor on December 2, 2010.
Honeywell Dassault Falcon 7X N966H was delivered to Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation on August 18, 2010. . Its construction number is 89. Honeywell acquired it on August 26, 2010.
Honeywell Dassault Falcon 7X N966H
Boeing 777-200LR/FWingspan: 212 feet 7 inchesLength: 209 feet 1 inchesWing Area: 4,702 square feetMaximum Weight: 766,800 poundsRange: 8,555 nautical milesPowerplant: 2 x 115,000 lb GE90-110B1 |
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD first flew on November 13, 2017. Its construction number is 42705. It was delivered to Fedex Express on November 22, 2017.
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD
Fedex Express Boeing 777-200LR/F N897FD
Air traffic at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Giant Jet Airplanes |
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| First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area (ft2) | Gross Weight (lbs) | Engines | |
| Boeing 777-9 | 2018 |
235ft 5in |
251ft 9in |
5,025 |
775,000 |
2 × 105,000 lb General Electric GE9X-105B1A |
| Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch | 2018 |
385ft |
238ft |
? |
1,300,000 |
6 × 56,750 lb Pratt & Whitney PW4056 |
| Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet | 2010 |
224ft,07in |
250ft,02in |
5,960 |
975,000 |
4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
206ft |
3,501 |
545,000 |
2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
186ft |
3,501 |
502,500 |
2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Airbus A380 | 2005 |
261ft,10in |
239ft,06in |
9,100 |
1,235,000 |
4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2003 |
212ft,07in |
242ft,04in |
4,700 |
775,000 |
2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B |
| Airbus A340-600 | 2001 |
208ft,02in |
247ft,01in |
4,729 |
811,300 |
4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556 |
| Boeing 777-200 | 1994 |
209ft,01in |
199ft,11in |
4,605 |
545,000 |
2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1992 |
197ft,10in |
208ft,10in |
3,892 |
507,000 |
2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700 |
| Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet | 1988 |
211ft,05in |
231ft,10in |
5,650 |
833,000 |
4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F |
| Antonov An-225 Mryia | 1988 |
290ft,00in |
275ft,07in |
10,280 |
1,300,000 |
6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 1984 |
240ft,00in |
227ft,00in |
6,760 |
890,000 |
4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Tupolev 160 Blackjack | 1981 | 182ft, 09in | 177ft, 06in | 3,660 | 606,000 | 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321 |
| Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 1968 |
222ft,08in |
247ft,10in |
6,200 |
769,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39 |
| Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet | 1968 |
195ft,08in |
231ft,04in |
5,500 |
850,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D |
| Antonov An-22 Antheus | 1965 |
211ft,04in |
189ft,07in |
3,713 |
550,000 |
4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
| North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 1964 |
105ft,00in |
189ft,00in |
6,297 |
530,000 |
6 x 33,000,lb J-93 |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 1952 |
185ft,00in |
157ft,07in |
4,000 |
450,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
| Convair YB-60 | 1952 |
206ft,05in |
175ft,02in |
5,239 |
410,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
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Antonov An-225 RA-82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
Boeing 747-8F N50217, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, September 2, 2010,
Cavok Air Antonov An-12B UR-CKL, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 2, 2015,
Volga-Dnepr An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 RA76951, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, August 27, 2017,
Atlas Air Boeing 747-47UF N499MC, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Asia Pacific Airlines Boeing 727-223F N705AA, Phoenix Sky Harbor, July 22, 2018,
Fedex Express Airbus A300F4-605R N681FE, Phoenix Sky Harbor, August 24, 2018,
Fedex Express Boeing 777-FS2 N868FD, Phoenix Sky Harbor, August 24, 2018,
Fedex Express MD-11F N604FE, Phoenix Sky Harbor, August 26, 2018,
UPS Boeing 767-34AF(W) N311UP, Phoenix Sky Harbor, August 28, 2018,
Kalitta Charters II Boeing 737-436F N733CK, Phoenix Sky Harbor, September 4, 2018.
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Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007,
NASA Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, December 10, 2008,
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0032, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997,
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix, Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK17, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Virgin Atalntic Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7625, Los Angeles International Airport, May 3, 2016,
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
All Nippon Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA837A, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 28, 2018,
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