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OT - 747-8 lifted off today.
Topic Started: Feb 8 2010, 10:47 PM (240 Views)
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Boeing's new 747-8F series made it's first flight today. This is the freighter version, with a shorter upper deck. The 8i passenger version will follow later.

This was also the first full flight test of GE's next generation turbofan engines, GEnx.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4341742117_f68152ebd0_o.jpg

You can see what the 8i with the normal upper deck looks like here:

http://www.newairplane.com/747/

GE's GEnx turbofan:

http://www.geae.com/engines/commercial/genx/
Edited by LTC8K6, Feb 8 2010, 10:50 PM.
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Yes, there is a rope tied to the rudder... :think:

It's a test device to measure air pressure away from the airplane itself. You can see one attached to the 787 during testing.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-787-8-Dreamliner/1626254/L/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXgTg61DkUQ
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http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-747-8R7F-SCD/1649244/L/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-747-8R7F-SCD/1649129/L/

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-747-8R7F-SCD/1649128/L/
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