Boeing 747-8
Airliner
The Boeing 747-8 is a four-engined long-range widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 605 passengers in a partial double deck configuration produced by the American manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is also available as a cargo freighter 747-8F.
The 747-8 is a development of the 747-400. The main changes are new wings with increased wing span, new engines, a longer fuselage and new avionics. The General Electric GEnx series is the single available engine option for the 747-8. The passengers variant is designated 747-8i international. The 747-8F can carry a payload of 133 tonnes with a volume of 693 m³ (24462 ft³) in the main cargo deck. The 747-8i is now the world's longest airliner.
Crew | 2 | |
Passengers | typ. 467, max. 605 |
Propulsion | 4 Turbofan Engines | |
Engine Model | General Electric GEnx-2B67B | |
Engine Power (each) | 295,8 kN | 66498 lbf |
max. Cruise Speed | 917 km/h | 495 kts 570 mph |
Mmo (max. Mach) | Mach 0.9 | |
Service Ceiling | 13.137 m | 43.100 ft |
Range | 14.816 (8.130) km | 8.000 (4.390) NM 9.206 (5.052) mi. |
Empty Weight | 213.188 (190.962) kg | 470.000 (421.000) lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 447.696 kg | 987.000 lbs |
max. Landing Weight | 312.072 kg | 688.000 lbs |
Wing Span | 68,45 m | 224 ft 7 in |
Wing Area | 554,0 m² | 5963 ft² |
Length | 76,25 m | 250 ft 2 in |
Height | 19,36 m | 63 ft 6 in |
First Flight | 08.02.2010 (747-8F), 20.03.2011 (747-8i) | |
Production Status | in production | |
Developed from | Boeing 747-400 |
ICAO Code | B748 | |
IATA Code | 74H 74N | |
FAA TCDS | A20WE | |
EASA TCDS | IM.A.196 | |
Data for (Version) | Boeing 747-8 (747-8F) | |
Variants | 747-8, 747-8F |
[Photo-ID: 12498] © Karsten Palt 2016-05-09 | |
Boeing 747-830 Lufthansa Reg.: D-ABYP c/n: 37839 / 1500 The 1500th Boeing 747 | |
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)] |
[Photo-ID: 11476] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-01 | |
Boeing 747-830 Lufthansa Reg.: D-ABYR c/n: 37842 / 1511 | |
[LAX International Airport (KLAX / LAX)] |
[Photo-ID: 12499] © Karsten Palt 2016-05-09 | |
Boeing 747-8B5 Korean Air Reg.: HL7630 c/n: 40905 / 1506 | |
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)] |