| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is an American wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. |
The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside. |
| ICAO Code |
BLCF |
|
| First Flight |
2006-09-09 |
2002-07-18 |
| Entry Into service |
2007-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
2014-09-25 |
| Designer |
Boeing |
Boeing |
| Type |
|
Airborne Laser (ABL) anti-ballistic missile weapons system |
| Length (m) |
71.628 |
70.6 |
| Height (m) |
21.336 |
19.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
6 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1013.969 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
925.0732 |
| Armament |
|
1 × COIL (Chemical oxygen iodine laser) |
| Number Built |
4 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
PW 4056 |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2B5F turbofan engines, 276 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Atlas Air under contract with Boeing |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.3128 |
64.4 |
| Wake Category |
H |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney PW4000 |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |