For my buddy Theo. Here is the roll out ceremony today at Boeing for the 747-8 with an appearnace by my hero, Joe Sutter!!! You will see him at 10:20 mark as he is the first person brought up to the aircraft.
The four GE GEnx-2B engines produce over 65,000 pounds of thrust! The flight deck includes upgraded features from both the 777 and the 787 including electronic checklists. She will carrry 467 passengers in a three-class configuration, (The 747-8I will carry 51 more passengers and two more freight pallets than the 747-400), and has a range of 8,000 nautical miles. The 747-8 freighter can fly up to 4,390 nautical miles. The Intercontinental has a wing span of 224 feet, 7 inches, and is 250 feet, 2 inches long. Its tail towers to 63 feet, 6 inches high. The passenger plane's top cruising speed is Mach 0.86, while the freighter can fly at Mach 0.845.
Most of the plane is made from new aluminum alloys, while it also incorporates graphite composites in the rudder, spoilers, flaps, and other areas. Several elements of the wing design improve performance and reduce noise compared with the 747-400, When the flaps are extended, the ailerons automatically deflect and act as additional high-lift devices, improving takeoff and landing performance and minimizing noise. As well, Boeing has replaced the 747-400's vertical winglets with raked wingtips that increase lift and reduce drag at cruising speeds.
The 747-8F will be the initial model to see service. As on the 747-400F, the upper deck is shorter than passenger models; the 18 ft 3½ in (5.6 m) stretch is just before and just aft of the wing. With a 970,000 lb (440,000 kg) maximum take-off weight, it will have a total payload capability of 308,000 lb (140,000 kg) and a range of 4,475 NM (8,275 km, 5,140 mi).[15] Four extra pallet spaces will be created on the main deck, with two extra containers and two extra pallets on the lower deck. It can carry twice as much cargo, twice as far, as the competitor's leading freighter!!
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