Longreach reaches 12,700km
By Dave Wilson
The bright idea of Qantas 747 captain Len Krawczyk is being painted bn the fuselage of each of the airline’s 12 new Boeing 747-400 ultra-longhaul jets.
The airline has given its 747-400 series the name Longreach, painted in
gold lettering below the windowline near the nose. Behind the name there was a competition for Qantas staff to find a suitable name for the 400 series aircraft. Len Krawczyk won the competition with Longreach, capturing the extremely long range of
the new 747 (12,700 km with a full payload) and at the same time commemorating the Central Queensland town that played a significant role in the airline’s history. Longreach, the town, was where Qantas began scheduled services in 1922.
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Press, 26 September 1989, Page 29
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