Never got off the 747 when I sat in the 3rd row in the nose of a Flying Tiger 747 packed with Military, flew from Fairfield Ca, Anchorage Al, Okinawa and finally to Clark AFB PI.
2 days later flew in the top deck of a C5 to Diego Garcia.
Followed by a C 141 to Mombasa Africa while facing backwards looking at pallets of bombs (and daylight through the cracks in the fuselage).
My best 747 ride was United from Hawaii to SFO.
Started in the jump seat for take off. Seemed to take forever from V1 to V2.
The pilot offered that every minute flying over the Pacific was equal to one day of rowing.
Was offered a soft seat in 1st class with 4 servings of Prime rib, I was young and hungry.
In the 80s the Arabs would fly a stubby 747 into San Diego.
Then use smaller general aviation jets for shorter trips around the USA.