Boeing 747-8

what is it?

The Boeing 747-8, as -8i intercontinental for passengers and -8F freighter, is the last member of the Boeing 747 family, a series of four-engine long-range large wide-body airliners built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes until 2023. It is the largest model of the 747 that was introduced in the 1960s, and is Boeing's largest aircraft overall. Following the introduction of the 747-400ER in 2000, Boeing explored larger 747 versions as potential competitors to the upcoming double-deck Airbus A380 which had its maiden flight in 2005.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 jet engines · 68.4 m wingspan

base stats

• range 14,310 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 467passengers
• size 447.7 tmax take-off weight
• built 110made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 16 years ago, in 2010.
• 🚗Wingspan of 68.4 m: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 75 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 14,310 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2010-02-08

introduced

2011

status

still flying

number built

110

role

wide-body jet airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

engines

4× General Electric GEnx-2B67

crew

2

passengers

467

length

76.3 m

wingspan

68.4 m

height

19.5 m

max take-off weight

447.7 t

top speed

—

range

14,310 km

ceiling

13,137 m

ICAO code

B748

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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