I remember when I was in High School, we used to watch TWA's 747's in training take off and landings from the hall way to the cafeteria. They were so big that it looked like they were floating on the way down to land. Years later ... I was actually able to fly in one, it was really a great experience, a jet you were not crammed into in seats too small and too close together. Instead the plane was spacious. Now that I am getting older, I rarely have the opportunity to fly, but if I were to I would certainly prefer a 747 to anything else in the air.

You all know I love airplanes. The Boeing 747-8 can only be addressed as a make over of the Queen of the sky's. She is in my mind the most beautiful airplane ever and with her new body, shapely wings and heart of gold she is still worthy of being referred to as the Queen. She may be fast, but she is no tramp. May she fly for another forty years.

6 million parts make a beautiful plane.

Planes amaze me, how did we ever create such complex, precise and difficult technology to ever lift you of the ground in such a great manner. As in the works of the low sound efficiency etc. Its complexity is too hard for my young mind to imagine. Who would of thought the 747 was capable of such great capabilities. Amazing. Simply damn amazing.

I wish more airlines would have ordered the 747-800 Intercontinental! It would be awesome to see this new bird flying around commonly such as the 747-400.

747, Is my favorite Boeing for ever....

For me, this is the most beautiful aircraft Boeing has ever produced!

I grew up flying and always stared at the 747s at the airports... I'm finally gonna fly in a 747 (the 400 series) next month!

Safe to say this is the final iteration of the 747. Its most important role now will be to serve as the next Air Force One.

That is such a relief, great going Boeing as usual. I remember I had a 17 hour flight on a 747 and I think my legs fell asleep from the engines vibration.

The world is big enough for both the 747-8 and the A-380. Competition keeps markets healthy. Boeing and Airbus are pushing each other and I think that's great for everybody.

Why the quieter plane?? I love the jet noise :(

@xiaokezhang5262

9 жыл бұрын

.....yeah, me too

@user-gu1hl2kx2k

8 жыл бұрын

+Stormsquad most people hate it

A few weeks ago I flew to Bangkok on a 747-400 and it took 10.5 hours. Last week I flew back on an A340-400 and it took 12 hours. Give me a 747 anyday!

@ecerejo

10 жыл бұрын

That is not a good comparison! The only way you're going to know that one is faster than the other to fly them from the same place to the same place, in your case you would have to take the A340-400 to Bangkok and hopefully it would take exactly the same route. If you fly from NYC to London takes less time than to fly from London to NYC, it's almost an hour difference I think.

@ecerejo

10 жыл бұрын

I never said it had to do with the planes, it has to do with jet streams and earth rotation. If you to compare both planes then you have to compare going from NYC to Bangkok, you can't compare one going from NYC to Bangkok and the other going from Bangkok to NYC, both have to originate from the the same place. It's like saying if you swim in a river in favor of the current and then some other swimmer swims counter current obviously the later will take more time to swim the same distance than the first one.

@BoeingvsAirbus1578

10 жыл бұрын

747 is the fastest commercial jet. Although you may have had a little tail wind, the 747 does make a slight difference over a long flight.

@ecerejo

10 жыл бұрын

I don't know what the speed is for the 747 but I will accept the "slight difference over a long flight if both flights originate from the same place and take the same route and altitude.

@DanMottram1

9 жыл бұрын

this could have been due to winds though :/

Simply the best airplane ever built. I fell in love with the 747 when I first saw it in a commercial for Pan Am back in 1974.

Love the dagging on the engine cowlings. Probably a good reason for it, but it also looks cool.

Love 747-8 and 787, best looking aeroplane out there..

I totally agree - I'm sick of the Boeing vs Airbus argument, too. We say we love aeroplanes and aviation, why not appreciate both, and the other manufacturers, too.

The 747 is heading for retirement. I hate that. I never went on a 747. I would love to go on one.

I love the 747. The Model 100 had one thing that I wish would return: a spiral staircase. That was aviation elegance.

Boeing 747 - Hands down the best looking passenger Jet Airliner in the world. Just my opinion.

Glad to hear Korean air ordered 5 more at the Paris Airshow, the 747 is great, the programme shouldn't die out.

Seriously sick of people genuinely arguing over Airbus and Boeing. They are both great companies, producing fantastic aircraft and innovation. A little competition is fun and healthy but it sometimes gets ridiculous. There are also companies other than Boeing/Airbus that manufacture great aircraft...

I hope one day that I can fly with this 747-8 coz it was comfortable when the engines is more silent than previous..and especially at 1st class!

I wholeheartedly agree. Magnificent looking flying machine. The 380 on the other hand looks like a flying tampon

Can't wait to fly on the 747-8.

Happily I've already have four die-cast 747-8 models

This Plane is awesome!!

for the first time i feel that Boeing is taking over Airbus!!

Welcome back Boeing747!!!

The most beautiful airplane ever! Fantastic job!

747 series still my favorite plane.........

My god, why are you guys fighting? Airbus and Boeing are both very good airline manufacturers!

A beautiful machine! Thanks Boeing!

Truly amazing!

Boeing should do a reissue of the Classic series They can have the old look of the Classics but be all modern and up to date inside.

I love stories about 747!:)

great looking aircraft, dreamliner still my fav.

Boeing 747-8?? what?so good!!!

if you are looking for a quieter flight, just buy those noise cancelling headphones and when you listen to music on them, flying is like a living a dream (provided you are sitting near the window)

Plus, the Sky Interior is just plain game changing and has SHOWN to make time change easier on the individual flying and the 747-81 requires less maintenance and is SOOOO much lighter because many of its materials are composites. That makes the 747-8 better than the A380-800. The only downside out of all of it is... It requires a 10.8 thousand feet minimum takeoff length. Thats it!

Beautiful aircraft!

Such a beautiful feat of engineering.

both 747 and a380 is beautiful...

too bad....the777x is coming soon..

It should be the KING of the skies. Truly Amazing!!!

This new version of the icon it's just beautiful , awesome. Well done.

An aircraft like no other!

That is badass! I Love Technology and at Boeing tech is both tried and true combined with tested and new a balance that offers safety, progress and hopefully profits. nice work people of Boeing! she is a beaute

Fastest airliner currently in service.

i love to see this plane but did boeing improve radiation protection too?

Queen of the skies ^^

I wish I could fly that thing....wow

Wonderful!

747 (series) is my all time favorite airplane.

Awesome!

120 years ago oceans where crosssed by steamships at 20 knots 60 years later they were crossed by jetliners at 450 knots. Here we are 60 years later still lumbering about in the same big old skybusses. Sad really.

BOEING > AIRBUS and I argue that the 747 is more iconic than the Concorde or just about any other passenger plane out there. The Concorde was amazing and it's a shame they canceled the program, but the 747 was the world's largest airliner for almost 40 years before the Airbus A380. My favorite plane I've flown on though is the 777-400. As great a plane as the A380 is, it's so damn fugly ;-)

Going to travel by this aircraft on 19th :)

Only Boeing could build something like this.

Best looking plane on the market. I hope more airlines will buy it.

@AsadAliHaider-ly5ki

9 жыл бұрын

Hi I was just woudering if you guys think the 747-8 will be the last series of the 747. And if so will you have a whole new plane to replace it? thanks.

this plain is amazing - the A380 has lost the throne - spell check

Some people seem to think that the a380 and the 747 are not competitors because they accommodate two different needs... I always felt like they were competitors, but come to think of it, there's "short-range" 747s and higher passenger capacity 747s. So I guess the a380 is trying to get the market of high-volume cities during unusually high-volume times of the year, while the 747-8 is for year-round flights, and on top of that, it's "cleaner"

So awesome! :D

The beauty of physics.

welcome to iran,i love 747.8

Hi, I shared the video to my facebook wall, and translated to Spanish. Thanks fort this new technology and great results,

that is awsome!!!

I subbed can't wait to ride it also the 777-x

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

The 747 has been around since the 60's, it only makes sense the A380 would be nicer considering it's only been in service for a couple of years.

a queen always will be a queen

Outstanding design and engineering excellence. Boeing Creative Aviation, where very good is not enough!

Awesome ..thumbs Up..

I like the video of the 737 MAX better, but it is about boeing. so its good :)

(beginning) Ive heard the same about me ;) Just kidding LOVE BOEING FOR LIFE!!!

This will finish off the A-380 once & for all.

Looks great. I'm gonna head down to the local dealership and pick one up.

the red one's awesome

if it ain't Boeing, we ain going!

im 100% with you on this one. but i got to say the flight controls on the new airbus(joystick) is more challenging and i love challenges.

Oh ya! That's my plane!

The airframe is a 40+ year old design, this is an indisputable fact !

Красивый аппарат:)....

Caraca vei, isso é que é aviao.

Perhaps becuase BOTH make airplanes, just Boeing makes the good ones.

Having flown a lot on both Airbus and Boeing planes...one thing is very clear to me... as a passenger...when taking off...the Boeing jet feels like it wants to fly...the Airbus...lifts off.

Queen of the Sky...

which aircraft do you prefer?

The original 787? As compared to the remake 787? Do share more details.

The passengers will notice the significantly quieter cabin but not the lower cabin altitude pressure?

boeing rocks

747's 10 abreast seats are little narrower than those on 777, isn't it? Nowadays, people are used to those wider seats of 777's 9 abreast, it's hard to go back to the past.

This thing is huge

dreamliner

Say what? I Love Boeing. :-)

0:00 until 0:07 Is this about my di- Oh never mind it's about the plane...

B-E-A-utiful

Bigger and better, she'll always be the kerosine queen.

I cannot wait till I get the chance to fly on one of these. And the 787 of course. They said that the Legacy 747 has flown 80% of the world population. If the trend continues (not if, but when) at what date will you be able to say 100% of the population? 2018? 2022?