What is the diesel fuel consumption of a boeing 747 per hour

They actually use Jet Fuel, not Diesel. On average they will burn 3600 gallons of fuel per hour.

Each hour during the flight, a Boeing 747 burns on average as much as 3,600 gallons of fuel (13,600 liters).

Every second, a plane like a Boeing 747, consumes around one gallon of fuel (almost four liters).

During a ten-hour flight, for a Boeing 747 is rather normal to burn 36,000 gallons or 136,300 liters of fuel. For better comprehension, let me tell you that a Boeing 747 mileage is approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile or close to 19 liters per kilometer.

Perhaps you consider the mileage huge; just bear in mind that a Boeing 747 is capable to transfer as many as 568 person. A simple calculation of a flight that carries 500 passengers (including airline staff) shows some truly amazing data:

Five hundred passengers a mile consume only 5 gallons of fuel or 0.01 gallons per person per mile. Therefore, the plane makes 100 miles per gallon per person, while the majority of cars typically make 25 miles per gallon. You see, not only the Boeing 747 is much more convenient when we take in account one person, but also proves triumphant if we calculate four person in the car.

In addition, bear in mind that a Boeing 747 flies at the speed of 550 miles per hour or 900 kilometers per hour!