British Airways : Boeing747-400 [Assembly Instructions]

Front Over look

Side Underside

This British Airways Boeing 747-400 papercraft is modelled on the British Airways plane of the same
name. The red and blue mark on the nose, referred to as the Speedbird, is the British Airways (BA)
logo mark. The design of the mark has undergone changes over the years, however, the name
"Speedbird" has remained the same since the days of BOAC, which was a predecessor of BA. Even
today, air traffic controllers and pilots refer to BA planes not as British Airway but as "Speedbirds" in
Completed Model (Total length) About 490mm (Scale About 1:144)
communications. The exterior view of the Boeing 747 is characterized by a two-story cabin. The
(Total width) About 450mm
cockpit is located at the front tip of the second floor, making the pilot's eye line 8m above the ground. Pattern 14 pages (No.of Parts: 356)
The first floor has no cockpit but is wholly used for passenger seating, and the shape of the pointed tip Assembly Instructions 14 pages
can be seen from the inside. This model was designed for Papercraft and may differ from the original
The Boeing 747-400 measures 70.6m in length, with a 64.4m wingspan and height of 19.4m. Its in some respects.
maximum takeoff weight is 412.8 tons, and it can cover distances of 14,205 km. *Bulid the model by carefully reading the Assembly Instractions,
in the parts sheet page order.

Assembly Process Assembly Tip

Attach the parts in order. *Glue, scissors and other tools may Small pieces will be easier to cut out if you fold along the lines first.
A1~L8 No. of Parts be dangrous to young children so be Cut them out after you have folded them.
You can choose to make either a grounded style sure to keep them out of the reach Before gluing each piece, be sure to compare its shape
(with wheels) or an in-flight style (without wheels) aircraft. of young children. to the corresponding surface to ensure it is the correct piece.

Folds & Marks Glue spot Tools

Trace along the folds with a ruler and a used pen (no ink) to get a sharper, easier fold. Each glue spot has a mark indicating how to attach it.
Scissors, glue (We recommend
Glue to the front of the other part craft glue), ruler, tweezer, stencil pen,
used pen (no ink).
Mountain fold line Cut out Glue to the rear of the other part
Glue within the same part
Assemble in the direction
Valley fold line Glue the rear of this part
indicated by the arrow
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1.
A1 5
3 7 9 14
4 15
A2 3
6 10
2 J2
A3 1
J1
A4 8 13
11
12
A5
16

2. Choose whether to make a grounded model or in-flight model.

If making a grounded model If making an in-flight model 5 6
5 6 7
7 5 A9
5 A9 A7 6
A7 6 A8
A8 A6 8
A6 8 1
1
A10
A10 3
3
14
19 2
2 10
10 15
20 4
4 9
9 11 11
J3
A14 16 J3
15 13
16
Front side Back side

Cut out parts A10, J3 and J4 along the red lines.

14 13
12 18
17
12
J3
J4
Attach A14 to this position.
J4
J4

A10
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3.
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A11
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3 A12 14
6 10
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J6 16
J5
J8 J7
8 5 12
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7 28
A20 30
2 29
B13
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24 A29
A24 23
4 A28
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11 A26
17 33
10 A16 A25
9 18 A21
A15 5 19 C22
6 A17 21
25 20 A23
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A22
B12 C23
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5. Choose whether to make a grounded model or in-flight model.

If making a grounded model
Cut out parts B16 and B17
along the red lines.
B4
2 20 21 E25 B16
6 B8 19

1
5

14 25
B3 26

3 15 B17
10 9
13 B15
8 12 B17
16 18
B16
28
B7
11 17 If making an in-flight model
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B4
2
6 B8
E26 24 23
22
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14
B3

3 B17
10 9 15
13 B15
8 12
16 18
B16
B7
11 17
7 B14
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6. H10
4 7. Choose whether to make a grounded model or in-flight model.
5 H6
H7 If making a grounded model
E1 H5
1 E3
9
3 10
H8 H1 E4 14
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23 6
H9
24 H2
8 12 11
25 7 H3 13
26 12
H4

F2 22
27 10 6 7
28 10 E7
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1 4

5 8
G2 21 E8
E2
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If making an in-flight model

E3
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30
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H25 33
32 31
15 H30
14 19
20
H21
H28 H26
H23 11 H27 16
H22 H29 18 E4
H24 13 17
12
When making the grounded style model, cut out parts E1 and E2 along the red lines.
1
E1 E2
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F12 F8
E30
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7 10 9 9
9 18
10
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F11
6 16
15
E29
15
3 19 29
12
F10
2 29
11 G11 29
13 1 G9
22 28
F9
14 26
14 30
When making the grounded style model, 4
cut out parts F8 and G8 along the red lines. 14 27 G10
30

F7
F8
G8 25
25 24
23
5 24
G12 G8
24
21

9. G7

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2 20

5 1
6 14
13
12
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8 10
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F5 38
37 F3 21
22 F4
F6
22 G3 24
H35 15 H40 G4 23
F1 14 20
H32 H31 24
19
H37
11 H36
H20 H33 13 16
12 18
29 10 H34 H38
9 17
H17 H39
H16
30
H15 32 31
6 34
28 8 5 33 36
H18 4
7 H1 2 35 G5
27 H19 H11 40
1 G6 39
25
3
H13
2 G1
26 H14
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14
9
25
16 H44
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3

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26 23 24
21 22

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12. 15

K2 14
K1
12

7 6
B2 B6 13
5 9 18

11 16
When making the grounded style model,
B5 B9
cut out parts K3 and K4 along the red lines.
17
8
E6 10
19
3
20 K3 K4

4 24
23

K4
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2 K3
E5 21

22
25

K6 22
K5
B10
23
C28 19
17 B20 21 24
13. 16 B18 20
12 18 C27
1 6
14 15 When making the grounded style
8 13 11 model, cut out parts B18 and B19
7 along the red lines.
10
3
2 9 B21
5
4 B18
B19
B19
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14. 15.

2 1

D1

7
1 9
K10
K9 8
3 2 16 6 11
8 C4
B11 12
10 C3 12
10
17 18
4
4 C1
13 5 C15
C14
6 11
9
7 C2
K8 14 19 20
K7 15
5
K12 17 18
K11

14 13

K15
16 15
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16.
C19 16
21
7 23
C6 C9
6 22
8 20
5 3 C18 C26
9 C17
14 25
C5 4 24 29
10 26
1
K14 28
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12 C16
18
C24 27 17
2 C8 K13
13 C7 11
19 16
18 19

17 22
D3
D5
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15

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22
8
C25 C10

21 3
8 C11
5
D4 21 1 C12
18. Carry out this step if making a grounded model. 3 7 C13
20
Make eighteen pairs. 2 5
20 7 11
4 C20
6
10
D2
9
2 3
C21
1 H41
H42
15
2 3
H43
12

13 14
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19.Carry out this step if making a grounded model. 20.Carry out this step if making a grounded model. 21.Carry out this step if making a grounded model.
D7
D6
D23 D15
9 1
1 7 7 1
D25 D17
D9 8

3 3
4 4
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D12 5

D14 D13 D28 2 2 D20

10 4 D27 D19
6 6
2 D24 D16

5 5 5 5

D26 D18
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D8
10 10
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Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18
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D10
13 14 14 13
7 6 6

D11 15 15
16 16

Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18

Parts made during step 18
Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18
Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18
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22. Carry out this step if making a grounded model.

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14 E14
15

13
E13 7
6 11
1 12
E12
Parts made during step 18
9 10
E9
Parts made during step 18
17 E10
16

5 5
3 18
4
E11
19

E15 2 Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18

23. Carry out this step if making a grounded model.

8
14
15
E21

13
7 E20
11 6
12 1
E19
Parts made during step 18
10 9
E16
Parts made during step 18
E17 17
16

5 5
18 3
4
E18
19

Parts made during step 18 Parts made during step 18 2 E22

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24. Make four pairs.

2 I3 I8
I2 13 I12 I14 25
I1 11 I9
3 6 I10
7 9 12 27
7 8 23
11 I13 10 27
22 I11 25 26
1 4 12 I15 24
5 13

I4 I5 28
14 18 28 I6
16 30
19
32 31
I7 31
15
17 20 29
21 32

25. 26. D33

1 D34
1
3
Parts made during step 24
2 14
2 4

E27
13
11 12

Parts made during step 24 6

D35

4
7
3 E28

6 Parts made during step 24

D36 10
8
5
Parts made during step 24 9
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27. Carry out this step if making a grounded model.

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4 4
4
1 8 D21
1 1 E24
9
11
E23

2 7 Parts made during step 23

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7 10
Parts made during step 22
D22

Parts made during step 20

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2
L2

L6
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1
L4 7 11 D29 13
5 20
16 14
L3 16
12 21
19 3 20
10 17
6 4
18 L7

9 13 12 12
18 19
L5 15 12
L1
L8 D31
20 D32 D30

Parts made during step 19

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14
Parts made during step 21