Boeing 747-8

The Boeing 747-8 is a jet airliner, and a variant of the Boeing 747. It was developed from the Boeing 747-400, with improvements such as more powerful engines, a longer fuselage to hold more passengers, and new wings developed for the Boeing 787. The 747-8 first flew in 2010 and entered service in 2011. It comes in two variants, the 747-8I passenger airliner and the 747-8F freighter.

Boeing 747-8
A Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-8F in 2013.
Role	Wide-body jet airliner
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing Commercial Airplanes
First flight	747-8F: February 8, 2010 747-8I: March 20, 2011
Introduction	747-8F: October 12, 2011, with Cargolux 747-8I: June 1, 2012, with Lufthansa
Status	In service
Primary users	UPS Airlines Lufthansa Korean Air Cathay Pacific Cargo
Produced	2008–2022
Number built	153 as of April 2022
Developed from	Boeing 747-400
Variants	Boeing VC-25B

A Boeing 747-8 in flight

Korean Air 747

Boeing 747-8 Media

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  Boeing 747-400 and 747-500X concept. The 747-500X fuselage would have been stretched by 18 ft (5.5 m) to 250 ft (76.2 m) long. The 747X and 747X Stretch derivatives were also proposed.

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  Boeing's Everett Facility at Paine Field, originally built for the 747 program, is the site of 747-8 assembly.

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  The 747-8 landing gear configuration is the same as on earlier 747 versions.

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  N6067E (cn 38636/1434) First picture of cockpit this boeing B-748. Paris Air Show 2011

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  The prototype Boeing 747-8F during flight testing

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  Cargolux's first 747-8F

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  A British Airways World Cargo 747-8F

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  The prototype Boeing 747-8I during takeoff

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  The sweep and basic structure of the wing were retained, but it is thicker and deeper with a wider span, raked wingtips, double-slotted inboard flaps and single-slotted outboard ones.

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  The 747-8 has two GEnx turbofans under each wing, in a nacelle with chevrons.