The statistics surrounding the 747 go on forever. Here are a few to mull over:
* The world's 747 fleet has flown roughly 32 billion km (2.03 billion nm) - equal to flying to the moon and back 42,000 times.
* That same fleet has flown 2.2 billion people, or almost 40% of the world's population.
* 75,000 engineering drawings went into producing the first 747.
* The 747-400 has six million parts, half of which are fasteners.
* Its wiring would stretch for roughly 247km (158nm).
* The Wright Brothers' first flight could have been performed entirely within the 45m (150ft) economy cabin of a 747-400.
* The New York Museum of Modern Art this year put the 747 on its unofficial 'wish list' for its modern design collection.
Source: Flight Daily News
