B747-8 Intercontinental (pics)

N830MH · Feb 13, 11, 1:24 pm

Watched livecast video after 4pm in PST and you can see it.

http://www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/

I got a big surprised for you guys and Boeing is introduces newest 747-8 Intercontinental is rollout today. Here she is:

All I can says "wow!!" and she is so gorgeous newest B747-8I. I can't wait her flying into the skies for first-time ever!!! Unbelievable!!!

thomas199023 · Feb 13, 11, 3:53 pm

Very cool! Thanks for posting!

putongo · Feb 13, 11, 4:06 pm

Thanks for passing this along. I can't wait til it's in service!!!!

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Originally Posted by N830MH

Watched livecast video after 4pm in PST and you can see it.

http://www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/

I got a big surprised for you guys and Boeing is introduces newest 747-8 Intercontinental is rollout today. Here she is:

All I can says "wow!!" and she is so gorgeous newest B747-8I. I can't wait her flying into the skies for first-time ever!!! Unbelievable!!!

N830MH · Feb 13, 11, 4:13 pm

Here I have more pictures inside the B747-8I and here photos is already now to accepted into entire a.net.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boein....../1866118/L/

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...4200928/1.html

What are you guys think? She is so incredible!!!

FN-GM · Feb 13, 11, 4:19 pm

I didnt expect it to be red, i thought it would be blue.

Has the upper deck been stretched?

Its a shame more airlines havent opted to purchase it.

evanderm · Feb 13, 11, 7:28 pm

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Originally Posted by FN-GM

I didnt expect it to be red, i thought it would be blue.

Has the upper deck been stretched?

Its a shame more airlines havent opted to purchase it.

Of course the main focus is the aircraft itself but I have to say that I like the blue Boeing color scheme a lot more. This'll take some getting used to.

The upper deck has been stretched. I believe there are two sections where the 748 has been 'stretched' compared to the 744 size-wise. see here

It's a crying shame more airlines haven't purchased it. Hopefully it will catch on in the passenger variant.

N830MH · Feb 13, 11, 10:38 pm

Here I have a something for you guys and more pictures of the 747-8I rollout of the hangar. So here it is:

Enjoyed the pics!!!

MikeMpls · Feb 14, 11, 12:04 am

The hint of orange is an immediate flashback to the Dash 80.

N830MH · Feb 14, 11, 12:15 am

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Originally Posted by MikeMpls

The hint of orange is an immediate flashback to the Dash 80.

That's reminds me Australian Airlines scheme.

ByrdluvsAWACO · Feb 14, 11, 12:52 am

I love the 748, but I hate those colors.

767-322ETOPS · Feb 14, 11, 6:33 am

It's utterly amazing how long the B747 has been a viable product, especially considering how it was originally the "red headed stepchild" of Boeing's SST program (per Joe Sutter's book).

If it ain''t Boeing, I ain't going !

janehoya · Feb 14, 11, 6:41 am

I think it's quite ugly. The best way I can describe it is as a stretched-out 747. I think the 747 is the most beautiful AC in the skies, but I really don't like the 748. Perhaps it has something to do with the color scheme they chose.

DenverBrian · Feb 14, 11, 7:22 am

I'm so glad they're calling this 747 the Intercontinental, to differentiate it from the other 747s that can't fly from continent to continent...er, uh...

FriendlySkies · Feb 14, 11, 10:32 am

Nice photos

The livery is a bit boring, but I hope to see some of these birds in the UA fleet.... (One can dream, right

)

piper28 · Feb 14, 11, 11:17 am

I know when I visited the Boeing plant and did the tour a couple years ago they had these on the assembly line (I think it was #1 or #3 that they had in line, can't remember though, and the stupid plant won't let you take pictures). At the time, they were saying almost all their orders for this plane were going to be for cargo. (Although I think Korean Airlines was the one they had for the launch customer for the one passenger version that was on the assembly line.)