Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes first flight

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  • @NickDeSpirito
    @NickDeSpirito 11 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I've been flying the 747 since 1972 when I was in the Army and stationed in Europe traveling back and forth from Frankfurt to JFK. Those were the early years for the 747. The flight was like no other. I was in awe on how smooth the take offs and landings were, and I remember sitting in my seat, looking down the aisle and thinking, how is this thing going to get off the ground! Well, they're a lot larger now, and IMO, no other airliner comes close. It's an Icon.Looking forward to a ride on the 8!

  • @buioso
    @buioso 12 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    i'm a fan of the A380, but i must say that the majestic elegance of the good old 747 is unbeatable. And this is the best looking version ever.

  • @memevasion3526
    @memevasion3526 7 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    0:56 that cesna 172 pilot just witnessed history in front of his eyes

  • @jonny2k100
    @jonny2k100 12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm only 15 and live in the north of the UK, but I would be more than honoured if I ever got the oppurtunity to work with Boeing on their amazing aircrafts

  • @elpkid60
    @elpkid60 9 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Wow! The most beautiful bird ever to grace the skies! She still wears her crown!

  • @NakulDalakoti
    @NakulDalakoti 9 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    This is the "Real" queen of skies !!

  • @RayChildsAviationNZ
    @RayChildsAviationNZ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    Never stop making the 747!

  • @masonm1124
    @masonm1124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you for building the most pretty plane in the world. Many tests, More safety. I thought the 747-8 was out last year!
    Congrats Boeing, you need a Nobel

  • @caseyvang99
    @caseyvang99 9 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Boeing 747-8i is the most beautiful airplane in the world.

    • @headofbetter
      @headofbetter 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Especially the color

  • @GLL1912
    @GLL1912 12 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    It still has the classical looks and that graceful wingspan flying motion to it.

  • @elbigjim
    @elbigjim 13 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It was a great takeoff that morning. Glad I took my son to check it out... Plans ARE COOL!

  • @HesJustSteven
    @HesJustSteven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Long live the 747, best widebody ever built

  • @DrainPipeJoe
    @DrainPipeJoe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The 747 is still the most beautiful Aircraft in the sky, with the classic extended upper fuselage and now the longest plane in the air. The only Aircraft to give the 747 a run at it's good looks is the Boeing 787 which is also a beauty in it's own right with it's gently sloped fuselage down past it's cockpit windows to it's chin along with the most efficient flowing wing in the market.

  • @CoolPixx23
    @CoolPixx23 10 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Awesome bird, I took a flight from Europe to N. America in the 747-800 intercontinental and loved it..

    • @FSXFS
      @FSXFS 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      your lucky man! :D

    • @CoolPixx23
      @CoolPixx23 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Rayhan Kareem Very lucky indeed.

  • @mexxiano
    @mexxiano 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    There is some amazing aircrafts in the world, but the 747 is the most beatifull!

  • @tuhuynguyen
    @tuhuynguyen 11 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    more beautiful than A380, that's the truth!!! love it

  • @9999AWC
    @9999AWC 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 13 and I live in Calgary, Canada. 747s are a rare sight here, but if a 747-8 ever comes here, I would run in the street screaming (A 747-8 HAS LANDED HERE! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!)

  • @jjs4you2
    @jjs4you2 10 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Still the most beautiful shape in the sky with the most elegant lines which could never be mistaken for anything but a 747 whether sitting idle waiting it's turn to take off or at 45,000 feet plus flying just under Mach 1 heading to paradise in the South Pacific faster than any other jumbo jet flying today! One beautiful bad ass flying machine.

  • @hermannfegelein794
    @hermannfegelein794 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow i love that sunrise livery also what a beautiful aircraft

  • @CAG2
    @CAG2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I like how it says experimental above the door xD

  • @Aerolipe111
    @Aerolipe111 13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love how it's reaaaal big and still has on "experimental" sign on it! Awesome!

  • @nonsequitor807
    @nonsequitor807 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Seeing it take off and fly kinda does something to you. I'm so glad they didn't spoil the iconic, dare I say, sexy shape! Great flying machines guys

  • @cashmney007
    @cashmney007 13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    beautiful plane! Wish i get on this someday

  • @BrianMadolid
    @BrianMadolid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's a real shame the City of Everett is just sitting in some field/hangar somewhere, it would've been a great thing to see original 747-100, the Everett, groudbreaking for it's time, fly alongside it's descendant, the 747-8, a groundbreaking plane today, even if it was just for one last fight.

    • @tiadaid
      @tiadaid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Brian Madolid The City of Everett is at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field together with a NASA 737 & one 787 prototype. I'm pretty sure if they want her flying, it would fly.

    • @BrianMadolid
      @BrianMadolid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tiadaid I could've sworn I saw a documentary in which they said the City of Everett was in disrepair, hmm, must've been wrong then.

    • @tiadaid
      @tiadaid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brian Madolid It was when I visited the museum back in 2012, but they just given her a new coat of paint last year.

  • @CoteX
    @CoteX 13 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    amazing job boeing, love you

  • @ryanhaart
    @ryanhaart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Dear Boeing, please drop the stupid music and let us hear the sound of the engines spooling up for the first take off.

  • @costas1010
    @costas1010 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    congratulations Boeing..747 is my big love since its first flight..i hope and i wish to see this beauty flying soon from many airliners..do your best please..

  • @GamePlayWithNolan
    @GamePlayWithNolan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    BOEING IS THE BEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY EVER!!!!

  • @philiptakazary7759
    @philiptakazary7759 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    So beautiful :')

  • @XPlaneAviation
    @XPlaneAviation 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Love this brand new aircraft!

    • @XPlaneAviation
      @XPlaneAviation 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +X-Plane Aviation LUV boeing

    • @70MarYa
      @70MarYa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +X-Plane Aviation I hate airbus well i like the A300 A310 and A340 but i love Boeing asswell

  • @phil123711
    @phil123711 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely beautiful aircraft.

  • @Kylem6875
    @Kylem6875 10 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I wish this would get the sales rather than the A380... Such a beautiful plane!

  • @Paul-kw1og
    @Paul-kw1og 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Best looking airliner in the sky bar none!!!

  • @cnpanesar98
    @cnpanesar98 13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This plane took off on my 13th birthday :) its my plane

  • @michaelhiteshew4052
    @michaelhiteshew4052 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful aircraft.

  • @salvacaponeFlyIsTheWay
    @salvacaponeFlyIsTheWay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Boeing gives me emotions!! Such a magnificient Plane.

  • @steinwaygrande3971
    @steinwaygrande3971 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Magnificent Aircraft.

  • @Niranjanachelur
    @Niranjanachelur 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fantastic design...beatifull take off!

  • @SINOXMUSIC
    @SINOXMUSIC 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW great plane congratulation !

  • @cameracomputercorbin
    @cameracomputercorbin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ITS BEAUTIFUL!

  • @navyrayne
    @navyrayne 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a gorgeous plane.

  • @DJ727ROBLOX
    @DJ727ROBLOX 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Are you planning to make the VIP 747-8?

  • @brandon_dammers
    @brandon_dammers 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very beautiful aircraft!!

  • @iamsokyut
    @iamsokyut 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I wonder can a 747 can be fitted, and fly, with just 2 engines just like the 777?

  • @mami2292
    @mami2292 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    beautiful slick looking design love it all airlines should have it

  • @pouria59
    @pouria59 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely bird :)

  • @BRUTUALTRUTH
    @BRUTUALTRUTH 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    EVERYBODY LOVES THE JUMBO JET - THE BEAUTIFUL BIG LADY OF THE SKIES X

  • @yeiten007
    @yeiten007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It would be very disappointing & depressing day, if someday Boeing ever decides to end the production of this lengendary jet..........love it with my whole heart.

  • @Ashraf300991
    @Ashraf300991 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    @cnpanesar98 Yess, it is your plane mate... :)
    Happy 13th Birthday... You got a pretty big and massive and immense and huge gift...
    :)

  • @riftyfx
    @riftyfx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    That thing is a beast

  • @dimitristsekeris1821
    @dimitristsekeris1821 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful! Splendid!

  • @100TCrow
    @100TCrow 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    When will it go into service? Will it require 2 gates or 3 gates? I'm not sure

  • @xiaokezhang5262
    @xiaokezhang5262 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    beautiful machine

  • @LegazyL
    @LegazyL 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about a 747-8i SP ;)

  • @Norwegian733
    @Norwegian733 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Love that design. Like a shark.
    And *this* paint job... wow! Really suits the shape.
    Maybe the the top floor could have been 15- 20 feet longer.
    The A380 is like an ugly duck.

    • @70MarYa
      @70MarYa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Finaly some one who agreea with me

  • @danielepelaia7039
    @danielepelaia7039 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    damn straight this an aviation icon to me and my dad we absolutely love her . She has curvaceous good looks and is one sexy aircraft.the queen of the skies the one and only true queen of the skies.

  • @brittthomas7618
    @brittthomas7618 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    absolutely awesome

  • @MattMargaras
    @MattMargaras 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    lovely machine, lovely people

  • @tracer740
    @tracer740 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As beautiful an aircraft this wondrous machine is, it runs a close second to the Lockheed Super Constellation of the 1950s!

  • @100TCrow
    @100TCrow 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Boeing when will the 747-8 intercontinental come to San Francisco airport? I really want to see it fly over me

  • @BristolSpotterHD
    @BristolSpotterHD 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you think its possible to make a 747 which can be used on Smaller runways...?

  • @amychang261
    @amychang261 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is my favorite airplane! ;p

  • @Flightsworldwidevideos
    @Flightsworldwidevideos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing!!

  • @DjBoyInc
    @DjBoyInc 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much longer can they get this aircraft get?

  • @tombombadil473
    @tombombadil473 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @froggiemolly They did the same thing with the airbus A380 maiden flight, its all part of testing for the first time

  • @bouqsim2008
    @bouqsim2008 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    beautiful plane.

  • @fritzcalzada9637
    @fritzcalzada9637 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you think if it had the p 51 mustang airfoil

  • @gingerwood1969
    @gingerwood1969 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Long live Boeing and the Fortress of the Sky! The Seven 4 Seven!

  • @smoceskreen
    @smoceskreen 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm already 34 is it too late to become a pilot? :-)

  • @JeffreyCyrus
    @JeffreyCyrus 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've flown the 300 400 747 s look forward to flying in the dash 8 version pretty soon.

    • @CSKsynthwave
      @CSKsynthwave 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah me too.

    • @phil123711
      @phil123711 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't wait. I'm holding off until that day.

  • @op3l
    @op3l 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does the 747-8 have the electrogadgetawesome windows shades?

  • @oscarfereira
    @oscarfereira 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Video! Thanks BOEING.

  • @andrewanane9715
    @andrewanane9715 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Most beautiful first flight Boeing has. Why did they build the 747-8 though, it's not selling.

    • @frank1928
      @frank1928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Boeing THOUGHT it would cause of 747-400 but nowadays airlines prefer 2 engine fuel saving planes and the 777 is beating the 747-8i by miles. BUT 777 can't compete with 747 with cargo, which is why there are loads of 747-8 cargos.

  • @OranJee
    @OranJee 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why the landing gear is down? 0.0

    • @christophersalvador8380
      @christophersalvador8380 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't forget this is a test flight . . .

    • @jjmorgan2869
      @jjmorgan2869 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Photos..........

    • @StarShooter010
      @StarShooter010 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the first flight, the landing gear spends almost its whole time down, as they want to see how the plane will fly with its gear down.

  • @JeffGR4
    @JeffGR4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The next "Air Force One."

    • @bobalobalie
      @bobalobalie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nope Boeing lost the contract last week due to problems with the 747-8i. The A380-900NEO is going to be the next Air Force One's. It is a testament to European dependability that the US would go with a foreign plane maker.

  • @timothytaylor3286
    @timothytaylor3286 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    wondered why they didn't extend the upper deck all way to the back?

  • @mpking1374
    @mpking1374 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Do people who buy passenger jets watch TH-cam?

  • @compdude100
    @compdude100 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Dartagnyn NOT TRUE! The 747 will ALWAYS be the most beautiful jumbo jet in the skies.

  • @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
    @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    They usually do that on test flights, in case of an emergency or if the hydraulic systems fail. This plane costs too much to not be able to at least attempt to land in an emergency (and save the pilots lives as well).

  • @TheFlyingExperience
    @TheFlyingExperience 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey did you notice that they didnt retract the gear?! Why so?

    • @YouKilledKenny415
      @YouKilledKenny415 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Usually in test flights, just in case they have to make an emergency landing

    • @talialopez4479
      @talialopez4479 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      fj3'

    • @bunkerleech
      @bunkerleech 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +soaringtractor He was just asking a question you douche

    • @bunkerleech
      @bunkerleech 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      soaringtractor whatever dude. Go fly your little kite.

    • @bunkerleech
      @bunkerleech 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      soaringtractor Jabiru doesn't count.

  • @PokeRuler
    @PokeRuler 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should tell the pilot of the 747-8 to come to tampa florida

  • @chrispbacun6861
    @chrispbacun6861 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They went to Philadelphia to have some philly cheese steak sandwiches for that flight if anyone wanted a fun fact lol

  • @Ccleanerable
    @Ccleanerable 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Test pilot look like Ned Flanders.

  • @654dude
    @654dude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    redesign the wing to cruise at .90M with two GE9X engines and then let her loose to compete against the twin engine fleet

  • @Shepred97
    @Shepred97 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:38 Seeing the beauty where she belongs - high above the skies, flexing her wing. Ehh.. with the gears down?

  • @DEVASTATOR478
    @DEVASTATOR478 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing as Galaxy C5

  • @pianodotcom7905
    @pianodotcom7905 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is the airbus a380 better or is the 747s?

    • @xiaokezhang5262
      @xiaokezhang5262 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      B747-8 adopts more advanced design and technology than A380

    • @pianodotcom7905
      @pianodotcom7905 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      张小岢 so the 747 is because it fuel efficient

    • @YouKilledKenny415
      @YouKilledKenny415 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Honestly it depends on what routes you are flying and how much marginal profit you are making as an airline company. Just looking at specs aren't going to do any justice in comparing the two.

    • @amychang261
      @amychang261 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      747's of course!

    • @pianodotcom7905
      @pianodotcom7905 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amy Chang HOWWW?

  • @granpyro6720
    @granpyro6720 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ME 2! I completely agree with you

  • @gx217dc
    @gx217dc 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats with the superman music?

  • @glennandretolentino138
    @glennandretolentino138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I wish Philippine Airlines can buy that so sad :(

  • @blablubb12345
    @blablubb12345 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    40 orders in 6 years isn't that hard to beat.

  • @billwest1945
    @billwest1945 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Composite compressor blades...composite wing extensions. This aircraft deserved updating. The electronic controls light years ahead and less weight. If you doubt the durability of composites...don't...these materials are phenominal under stress,extreme temperatures, and chemical exposure. Aircraft lifespan and lower maintainance costs make this design a great investment for carriers.

  • @spongy01242011
    @spongy01242011 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very beautiful..cannot compare to A380..

  • @darkskin2086
    @darkskin2086 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    we ain't gone buckle up just take off

  • @CAG2
    @CAG2 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same music as the DC10 introduction?

    • @HesJustSteven
      @HesJustSteven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well they did take over McDonnell Douglas, so technically, the music is their's, although this sounds more like a modified version of the MD-11 introduction music

  • @chicagoman58
    @chicagoman58 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a gorgeous plane!

  • @ceajay11
    @ceajay11 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome job guys

  • @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
    @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a better value price to performance over an F22.

  • @luisruiz2430
    @luisruiz2430 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so they redesign the exterior but the cockpit still looks old. They need to upgrade the cockpit like the 787 Dreamliner and the 777x

    • @frankshang8718
      @frankshang8718 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the 747's direct successor may be on some of Boeing engineer's minds right now and we should see one in the foreseeable future, and what a day that will be. The 747-8I was a minor update to keep up to terms with the A380. For now, I think Boeing wants to focus on its Triple Sevens, I really think the 777X will be a game changer and who knows? Maybe we don't need the 747 after all.

    • @StevePorter76
      @StevePorter76 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Done for the airlines so they have flight training commonality with the 747 family. Pilot training is expensive!

  • @razgriz786
    @razgriz786 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    to be honest it looks A LOT sexier than A-380.
    i like a-380, its a technological marvel, except i dont like its bulky shape..
    this is the true "jumbo jet" the term we're familiar with..
    and it will remain one!