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TAKE-OFF CLIMB (to FL 150) CLIMB (to FL 240) MACH CLIMB CRUISE INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) DESCENT (to FL 100) APPROACH LANDING INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) CLIMB (to FL 240) CLIMB (to FL 150) DESCENT (to FL 100)

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TAKE-OFF MTOW: WTC: RECAT-EU: - Distance: V2 (IAS): - - INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 240) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 150) IAS: ROC: - - MACH CLIMB MACH: ROC: - - CRUISE MACH: Ceiling: - - TAS: - Range: - INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) MACH: - ROD: - DESCENT (to FL 100) IAS: - ROD: - APPROACH IAS: - MCS: - ROD: - LANDING Vat (IAS): - APC: - Distance: - - -

Take-off

V2 (IAS) 175 kts

Distance 3190 m

WTC H

RECAT-EU Upper Heavy

MTOW 442250 kg

Initial climb (to 5000ft)

IAS 230 kts

ROC 2500 ft/min

Climb (to FL 150)

IAS 260 kts

ROC 2000 ft/min

Climb (to FL 240)

IAS 260 kts

ROC 1500 ft/min

MACH climb

MACH 0.85

ROC 1000 ft/min

Cruise

TAS 510 kt

MACH 0.86

Ceiling FL 430

Range 4390 NM

Initial Descent (to FL 240)

MACH 0.85

ROD 1500 ft/min

Descent (to FL 100)

IAS 250 kt

ROD 3000 ft/min

Approach

IAS 220 kt

ROD 1500 ft/min

MCS 210 kt

Landing

Vat (IAS) 145 kt

Distance 2680 m

APC D

Type of Aircraft

Type

L4J

APC

D

WTC

H

RECAT-EU

Upper Heavy

Technical

Wing Span

68.5 m

Length

76.3 m

Height

19.4 m

Power plant

4x 66500 lbs GEnx-2B67

Performance Similarity

No data

Recognition

Wing position

Low swept wing (Raked wings)

Engine position

(Front) Wing leading mounted

Tail configuration

Regular tail, low set

Landing gear

Tricycle retractable

Recognition similarity

  • ICAO Code: B744

    Notes: slightly longer and without winglets as on the B747-400

Supplementary

IATA

no data

Accommodation

2 pilots, and the passenger version, 467 passengers in a 3 class configuration.

Notes

The airplane was launched in 2005 Boeing they received firm orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo. The B747-8F has 16% more cargo volume than the B747-400F. The passenger version of the B747-8 havs a range of 8000NM. The 747-8 is the largest 747 version, the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, and the longest passenger aircraft in the world. 150 aricraft ordered, 129 delivered (November 2018).

Alternative names

  • Boeing 747-8i

  • Boeing 747-8F