PRFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 246 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 17735 times:
na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9710 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 17004 times:
This plane will receive its full livery only after the end of the test phase as much as I know. Great airplane, cant wait to fly on it next year!
Quoting Burkhard (Reply 2): No, you still have to throw the egg onto it, only blue tail. A majesty compared to all those ugly twins.
A majesty compared to all those boring twins. I wouldnt say that twins are ugly in general, but they are damn boring indeed. And the more twins there are (see 77W) the more boring they get. So: long live the 747-8 to keep airports at least a bit interesting beyond 2020.
American 767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 3334 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 16113 times:
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16598 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 14045 times:
delimit From United States of America, joined Jan 2009, 1439 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 12466 times:
Quoting PRFlyer (Reply 4): Here is first picture of RC021, N6067U
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16598 posts, RR: 11 Reply 16, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 8925 times:
Quoting SASDC8 (Reply 15): So when will LH receive their first 747-8?
Already asked and answered
Quoting NicoEDDF (Reply 12): Delivery still is planned for in January / February 2012.
DTWPurserBoy From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 589 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 8813 times:
What a beautiful aircraft. Boeing people, pat yourself on the back for a job well done. A380--sorry, you may be big but you sure are UGLY. The 747-8i is the Queen of the Skies.
ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21043 posts, RR: 60 Reply 20, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 8184 times:
Quoting American 767 (Reply 8): It has raked wingtips like the 764ER and 77W have.
I think they are more "raked wingtiplets" than just simply raked tips as on the 764/77W. The curve upward a bit and have a soft sweep to them before there is an angle, a blending of the raked concept with the upturned winglet concept, to help get the vortexes off the same plane as the wing itself. The 764 and 77W are angular and flat and don't achieve this separation. 787 is more "raked wingtiplet" as well, with a sharper point.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
JAAlbert From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1219 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 7946 times:
The twitpic caption states that this plane is being used to test interior systems including galleys. What exactly do they test with respect to the galley? Do they brew coffee, roll catering carts down the aisles, put stuff in the fridge or the ovens?
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26961 posts, RR: 83 Reply 22, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 7556 times:
Quoting JAAlbert (Reply 21): What exactly do they test with respect to the galley?
I would expect they verify that the systems that provide power and heat to things like the coffee brewers, refrigerators and ovens all work properly. Ditto with the water delivery and drainage systems.
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16598 posts, RR: 11 Reply 23, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 7193 times:
Quoting SASDC8 (Reply 18): My guess would be west and east coast of America as well as central and south american destinations and HKG
328JET From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 7147 times:
Quoting DTWPurserBoy (Reply 17): What a beautiful aircraft. Boeing people, pat yourself on the back for a job well done. A380--sorry, you may be big but you sure are UGLY. The 747-8i is the Queen of the Skies.
I cannot agree...
The A380 is not really pretty, but not out of proportions as the B748 is in my eyes.
The B748 design reminds me a bit of the A346:
- Too long fuselage.
- engines too big in comparison to the rest of the aircraft
The B748I, when loking from the right or left side, looks like a modern wing and engine design mixed with a 1970s design.
The APU section and vertical stab. look old fashioned and the horizontal stabilizers are too small:
25 JoeCanuck: To each his own. I seem to like the very long and the very short ones. It's the planes in the middle that don't float my boat.
26 wolbo: Still think Boeing made a mistake to invest in the B748i, it's just throwing money at yesterday's plane. But since they have done so it will be good t
27 na: Actually you are describing the 77W here, more than anything else. You judge that after a video? Come on.
28 ikramerica: The 747 engines were always too small in relation to the rest of the aircraft.
29 Stitch: Compared to a 747-400, it's quiet. It is expected to be QC 2 on Departure (matching the A380) and QC 2 or 1 on Arrival (the A380 is QC 0.5).
30 328JET: Yes, but i think Boeing did not want to spend so much money, as they will most likely get 50 percent of the B744 replacement anyway. Boeing will get
32 mffoda: Do Tell... Where were you when you heard both the 747-8 and the A380 together to make such a comparison??? It would be nice for the rest of us... so
33 EK413: Surprised no one noticed the Korean B748I in the background... Unless I am seeing things... EK413
34 BA: You are seeing things. Korean Air's first 747-8I hasn't even started being built yet. You are seeing a Korean Air Cargo 747-8F in the background in t
35 FX1816: Believe me that video doesn't do the aircraft justice, we have one of the 748F's here at EDW and you can hardly hear them at all. FX1816
36 CXB77L: Interesting to note that you used the 77W as an example rather than the A330, given that there are a lot more A330s than there are 77Ws in service. T
37 arffguy: I agree. Boeing 501 has been flying between our two airports lately. I think it is really quiet. It's good to hear the sound of a four engine plane a
38 Gunsontheroof: 1) Disappointing?!? If there's one thing I can't stand about the new generation of airliners, it's how damn quiet they are! Sure, I understand why, b
39 EK413: Cheers... When are the KE aircraft scheduled to be delivered...? EK413
40 hal9213: For the 772 and 773 that is. The 77L and 77W have new wings, which also have that huge wingtip flex you are talking about. Best seen at rotation, whe
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