Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes first flight

[@NickDeSpirito]

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]

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.

[@jonny2k100]

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

[@memevasion3526]

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

[@elpkid60]

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

[@caseyvang99]

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

[@headofbetter]

Especially the color

[@NakulDalakoti]

This is the "Real" queen of skies !!

[@RayChildsAviationNZ]

Never stop making the 747!

[@masonm1124]

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

[@GLL1912]

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

[@HesJustSteven]

Long live the 747, best widebody ever built

[@DrainPipeJoe]

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]

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

[@FSXFS]

your lucky man! :D

[@CoolPixx23]

Rayhan Kareem Very lucky indeed.

[@elbigjim]

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

[@9999AWC]

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!)

[@mexxiano]

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

[@tuhuynguyen]

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

[@jjs4you2]

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.

[@nonsequitor807]

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

[@CAG2]

I like how it says experimental above the door xD

[@GamePlayWithNolan]

BOEING IS THE BEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY EVER!!!!

[@hermannfegelein794]

Wow i love that sunrise livery also what a beautiful aircraft

[@XPlaneAviation]

Love this brand new aircraft!

[@XPlaneAviation]

+X-Plane Aviation LUV boeing

[@70MarYa]

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

[@ryanhaart]

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

[@BrianMadolid]

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]

+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]

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]

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

[@Aerolipe111]

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

[@Kylem6875]

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

[@costas1010]

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..

[@Paul-kw1og]

Best looking airliner in the sky bar none!!!

[@salvacaponeFlyIsTheWay]

Boeing gives me emotions!! Such a magnificient Plane.

[@cashmney007]

beautiful plane! Wish i get on this someday

[@CoteX]

amazing job boeing, love you

[@phil123711]

Absolutely beautiful aircraft.

[@yeiten007]

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.

[@mami2292]

beautiful slick looking design love it all airlines should have it

[@iamsokyut]

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

[@Niranjanachelur]

Fantastic design...beatifull take off!

[@philiptakazary7759]

So beautiful :')

[@navyrayne]

What a gorgeous plane.

[@cnpanesar98]

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

[@michaelhiteshew4052]

Beautiful aircraft.

[@danielepelaia7039]

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.

[@steinwaygrande3971]

Magnificent Aircraft.

[@billwest1945]

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.

[@cameracomputercorbin]

ITS BEAUTIFUL!

[@JeffGR4]

The next "Air Force One."

[@bobalobalie]

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.

[@BRUTUALTRUTH]

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

[@riftyfx]

That thing is a beast

[@andrewanane9715]

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

[@frank1928]

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.

[@brandon_dammers]

Very beautiful aircraft!!

[@JeffreyCyrus]

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

[@CSKsynthwave]

Yeah me too.

[@phil123711]

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

[@Norwegian733]

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]

Finaly some one who agreea with me

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

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).

[@gingerwood1969]

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

[@SINOXMUSIC]

WOW great plane congratulation !

[@tracer740]

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

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

Beautiful! Splendid!

[@amychang261]

This is my favorite airplane! ;p

[@compdude100]

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

[@pouria59]

Lovely bird :)

[@Ashraf300991]

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

[@100TCrow]

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

[@glennandretolentino138]

I wish Philippine Airlines can buy that so sad :(

[@AlphaSerpentis]

Sniff sniff

[@xiaokezhang5262]

beautiful machine

[@DJ727ROBLOX]

Are you planning to make the VIP 747-8?

[@MattMargaras]

lovely machine, lovely people

[@Ccleanerable]

Test pilot look like Ned Flanders.

[@tombombadil473]

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

[@654dude]

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

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

amazing!!

[@bouqsim2008]

beautiful plane.

[@brittthomas7618]

absolutely awesome

[@timothytaylor3286]

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

[@longdang3602]

The airplane looks massively huge.

[@Jonny_is_sik]

N,n,nn,n. Z,.

[@yomi67]

h

[@luisruiz2430]

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]

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]

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

[@blablubb12345]

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

[@100TCrow]

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

[@chrispbacun6861]

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

[@Shepred97]

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

[@BristolSpotterHD]

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

[@fritzcalzada9637]

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

[@BoeingvsAirbus1578]

Because it's a threat to our beloved 747s, or so people think... reality is that the 777 takes sales from it, not the A3latey.

[@oscarfereira]

Nice Video! Thanks BOEING.

[@DjBoyInc]

How much longer can they get this aircraft get?

[@mpking1374]

Do people who buy passenger jets watch KZbin?

[@OranJee]

why the landing gear is down? 0.0

[@christophersalvador8380]

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

[@jjmorgan2869]

Photos..........

[@StarShooter010]

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.

[@chicagoman58]

what a gorgeous plane!

[@TheFlyingExperience]

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

[@YouKilledKenny415]

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

[@talialopez4479]

fj3'

[@bunkerleech]

+soaringtractor He was just asking a question you douche

[@bunkerleech]

soaringtractor whatever dude. Go fly your little kite.

[@bunkerleech]

soaringtractor Jabiru doesn't count.

[@razgriz786]

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!

[@darkskin2086]

we ain't gone buckle up just take off

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Such a better value price to performance over an F22.

[@LegazyL]

What about a 747-8i SP ;)

[@pianodotcom7905]

is the airbus a380 better or is the 747s?

[@xiaokezhang5262]

B747-8 adopts more advanced design and technology than A380

[@pianodotcom7905]

张小岢 so the 747 is because it fuel efficient

[@YouKilledKenny415]

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]

747's of course!

[@pianodotcom7905]

Amy Chang HOWWW?

[@11051986RE]

Esse é eterno! O mais lindo e sempre será.. 747 s2

[@op3l]

Does the 747-8 have the electrogadgetawesome windows shades?

[@deybz_mrg26]

The Cockpit looks like a Boeing 747-400

[@PokeRuler]

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

[@ceajay11]

awesome job guys

[@LordTwaddle]

It's amazing how these things are designed to fly so smoothly like they do yet they can't give us a decent meal

[@trishave5639]

Blame the airline for that

[@Raprada]

Don't fly on EasyJet all the time mate :)

[@CAG2]

Same music as the DC10 introduction?

[@HesJustSteven]

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