Boeing
Boeing 747-8
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From below
The view you'll actually get from high overhead.
Field marks
- Saw-tooth trailing edge on the huge GEnx engine pods (spotters call this a "chevron") is unique among 747s — the -400 has plain round pods
- Forward hump extends noticeably further aft over the wing than the -400's shorter hump
- A swept-to-a-point wingtip instead of an upturned blade separates it from the -400 at a glance
- Overall length is the longest of any passenger 747 — it visibly dwarfs a -400 nose to tail
Specs
- Length
- 76.25 m
- Wingspan
- 68.40 m
- Engines
- General Electric GEnx-2B67
- Typical seats
- 410–467
Size and shape, to scale
Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.
Variant notes
- The freighter (747-8F) far outnumbers the passenger 747-8I, which flies with only a few operators (Lufthansa, Korean Air, plus VIP/government use)
- Single engine option, the GEnx-2B67 — the same family that powers the 787, hence the shared saw-tooth-edged engine pods
- Longest passenger airliner in the world, about 5.6 m longer than the -400
