« Diving deep with Richard Branson | Main | Great collection of resources for the Fukushima power plant »
April 7, 2011
Tracking the new Boeing 747-8
The new, larger 747 passenger version (747-8 Intercontinental) made its first flight a few weeks ago, and Jon Ostrower at FlightBlogger showed off a video that shows the first hour of the test flight in Google Earth. The video was apparently captured by @lesmond of PlaneFinder.net.
You can track future flights of this plane by using this page on FlightAware, or by using this KML file
to see it in Google Earth.
Thanks to GEB reader 'Ron', a retired Boeing mathematician, for sending this in to us.
Posted by mickmel at April 7, 2011 8:16 AM
Comments
Posted by: Chula Vista Storage at April 7, 2011 4:31 PM
You can generate your own KML files using planefinder.net for any flight!
Posted by: Lee Armstrong at April 10, 2011 2:25 AM
The new 747 is larger by about 18 feet and has new wings - much advanced. The freight version is called 747-8F and 70 or so have sold. The passenger version, 747-8 Intercontinental, has been sold to Lufthansa & Korean airlines and some head-of-state sales. Delivery of the freight version is "mid 2011." The passenger version during 4th quarter 2011.
Posted by: Ron at April 16, 2011 7:12 PM
Post a comment:
NOTE: Please use English. Comments are moderated.
A new 747, wow! Are there any airlines already that uses the new 747 in its commercial operations? I'm excited to ride in this new king of the sky.