What is the fuel economy of a Boeing 747?

Question:
Does anyone know what is the gas mileage of Boeing 747-100 and 400, which is the latest version of the 747. Tell me the gas mileage of those jets.

Answers:

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at cruising at altitude at about 480 knots True Air Speed each engine would burn roughly 4,000 lbs per hour. for 4 engines it would be 20,000 lbs of fuel every hour when crusing at that speed. and the fuel capacity of a 747-400 is 386,000 lbs.

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5 galons a mile 747-400
latest version 747-8

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According to wikipedia, here are the numbers:

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-100
Fuel capacity: 48,445 US gallons. Range: 5300 nautical miles. Therefore, fuel consumption = 0.109 nm / gal. But, it can carry a net weight of 377,000 lbs (188.5 tons) of passengers and/or cargo. So, it can carry 20.62 ton-miles per gallon of fuel.

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-400
Fuel cap'y: 57,285 USG. Range: 13,450 nm. Fuel consumption: 0.23478 nm/gal. Net weight: 482,000 lbs (241 tons.) MPG: 0.2347 nm/gal. Or: 56.58 ton-miles/gallon.

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Propeller Size/Thrust/RPM chart?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/boeing_747...

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