Learn more about the Jumbo Boeing 747-200

The 747-200B was the basic passenger version, with greater fuel capacity and more powerful engines; It entered service in February 1971. In its first three years of production, the -200 was equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines (initially the only available engine). The scope with a full passenger load started at more than 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) and increased to 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) with subsequent engines.

Most -200B had an internally stretched top cover, allowing up to 16 passenger seats.

The loading model, the 747-200F, could be equipped with or without a side loading door, and had a capacity of 95.3 tons and an MTOW of up to 378,000 kg. It entered service in 1972 with Lufthansa. The convertible version, the 747-200C, could be converted between a passenger and a freighter or used in mixed configurations, and offered removable seats and a loading door in the nose. The -200C could also be equipped with an optional side loading door on the main deck.

After launching the -200 with the Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines, on August 1, 1972 Boeing announced that it had reached an agreement with General Electric to certify the 747 with CF6-50 series engines to increase the potential market of the aircraft. Rolls-Royce started designing the RB211-524B engine with a British Airways launch order for four aircraft. The option of the RB211-524B engines was announced on June 17, 1975. The -200 was the first 747 to provide an engine option for the three major engine manufacturers.

A total of 393 of the 747-200 versions had been built when production ended in 1991.