What is the difference between the 747 400 and the 747 400ER?
One of the most significant differences between the standard 747-400 and the 747-400ER is the auxiliary fuel system, which is available with one fuel cell or two. (The auxiliary fuel system is not used on the 747-400ER Freighter.)
What is the difference between the 747 400 and 747-8?
The 747-8 is externally similar to the 747-400, but it has a higher gross weight, a longer fuselage, a new higher-aspect-ratio wing, and new higher-bypass-ratio engines (see fig. 1).
What is the biggest 747 variant?
Boeing 747-8
The Boeing 747-8 is a wide-body airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and the largest variant of the 747.
Is the Boeing 747-8 better than the 747-400?
With launch dates 20 years apart, the Boeing 747-8 is the update to the iconic 747-400. With the immense popularity of the -400, Boeing had hoped for the same levels of success for the newer -8. The newer model hasn’t seen that success, despite being better in every way.
What is The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8?
1 Wingspan: The 747-8 has an additional 3.5 meters of wingspan 2 Length: The 747-8 is 5.6 meters longer 3 Height: The 747-8 is just 10 centimeters taller
What kind of engine does a Boeing 747 8 have?
While the 747-400 has three engine options from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, or Rolls-Royce, the 747-8 exclusively uses the General Electric GEnx, which is the same engine used on the 787 Dreamliner. This much newer engine has a much higher bypass-ratio.
Which airlines are still flying the Boeing 747-8?
In comparison, the 747-400 became the choice for many passenger airlines and their long-haul operations, including British Airways, KLM, Qantas, Japan Airlines, and many more. Cathay Pacific Airways only ordered the 747-8 as a freighter variant. Photo: Getty Images