Boeing to make first flight?

BOEING has issued pictures of the first 747-8 Freighter straight out of the Everett paint shop and getting ready for its maiden flight.  The aircraft is ultimately destined for Cargolux, and is a vital leap forward for Boeing, the first major development of the 747 since the -400 which made its maiden flight in April 1988.  Some 105 orders have been secured but perhaps more importantly it is virtually the prototype for the passenger 747-8 Intercontinental, the stretched 747 embodying the same engines and similar cockpit layout to the Boeing 787.  At just over 76m long it is the world’s longest airliner.  To date only 30 have been ordered, by Lufthansa.  www.boeing.com/commercial

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