Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes first flight

The new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes to the sky for its first flight, showing off a longer fuselage, more aerodynamic wing, and more fuel-efficient engines.

[@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.

[@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!

[@memevasion3526]

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

[@NakulDalakoti]

This is the "Real" queen of skies !!

[@elpkid60]

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

[@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

[@GLL1912]

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

[@caseyvang99]

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

[@headofbetter]

Especially the color

[@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

[@RayChildsAviationNZ]

Never stop making the 747!

[@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.

[@mexxiano]

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

[@elbigjim]

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

[@HesJustSteven]

Long live the 747, best widebody ever built

[@CAG2]

I like how it says experimental above the door xD

[@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.

[@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.

[@hermannfegelein794]

Wow i love that sunrise livery also what a beautiful aircraft

[@Aerolipe111]

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

[@cashmney007]

beautiful plane! Wish i get on this someday

[@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

[@Paul-kw1og]

Best looking airliner in the sky bar none!!!

[@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.

[@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!)

[@cnpanesar98]

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

[@salvacaponeFlyIsTheWay]

Boeing gives me emotions!! Such a magnificient Plane.

[@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

[@CoteX]

amazing job boeing, love you

[@philiptakazary7759]

So beautiful :')

[@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..

[@phil123711]

Absolutely beautiful aircraft.

[@cameracomputercorbin]

ITS BEAUTIFUL!

[@Kylem6875]

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

[@tuhuynguyen]

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

[@GamePlayWithNolan]

BOEING IS THE BEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY EVER!!!!

[@steinwaygrande3971]

Magnificent Aircraft.

[@navyrayne]

What a gorgeous plane.

[@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.

[@michaelhiteshew4052]

Beautiful aircraft.

[@ryanhaart]

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

[@brittthomas7618]

absolutely awesome

[@riftyfx]

That thing is a beast

[@Niranjanachelur]

Fantastic design...beatifull take off!

[@pouria59]

Lovely bird :)

[@brandon_dammers]

Very beautiful aircraft!!

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

amazing!!

[@mami2292]

beautiful slick looking design love it all airlines should have it

[@xiaokezhang5262]

beautiful machine

[@SINOXMUSIC]

WOW great plane congratulation !

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

Beautiful! Splendid!

[@BRUTUALTRUTH]

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

[@iamsokyut]

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

[@tracer740]

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

[@gingerwood1969]

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

[@MattMargaras]

lovely machine, lovely people

[@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.

[@joyvelleenerlan2996]

Made in AMERICA!

[@chrispbacun6861]

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

[@timothytaylor3286]

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

[@fritzcalzada9637]

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

[@granpyro6720]

ME 2! I completely agree with you

[@mpking1374]

Do people who buy passenger jets watch KZbin?

[@Ashraf300991]

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

[@2235Black]

Awesome

[@darkskin2086]

we ain't gone buckle up just take off

[@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.

[@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

[@DjBoyInc]

How much longer can they get this aircraft get?

[@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.

[@DJ727ROBLOX]

Are you planning to make the VIP 747-8?

[@Shepred97]

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

[@amychang261]

This is my favorite airplane! ;p

[@100TCrow]

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

[@bouqsim2008]

beautiful plane.

[@DEVASTATOR478]

amazing as Galaxy C5

[@oscarfereira]

Nice Video! Thanks BOEING.

[@blablubb12345]

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

[@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.

[@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).

[@op3l]

Does the 747-8 have the electrogadgetawesome windows shades?

[@LegazyL]

What about a 747-8i SP ;)

[@glennandretolentino138]

I wish Philippine Airlines can buy that so sad :(

[@AlphaSerpentis]

Sniff sniff

[@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

[@654dude]

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

[@spongy01242011]

very beautiful..cannot compare to A380..

[@BristolSpotterHD]

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

[@gx217dc]

Whats with the superman music?

[@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.

[@muhammadnaimbahaman8413]

I love BOEING !

[@teofilouchupaille1842]

Q bn esos aviones

[@100TCrow]

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

[@compdude100]

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

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Such a better value price to performance over an F22.

[@deybz_mrg26]

The Cockpit looks like a Boeing 747-400

[@chicagoman58]

what a gorgeous plane!

[@654321825]

this is cool cuz by the time im a pilot, she'll be out and flying

[@shivam494]

747 is the best plane in the world..... earlier it was Concorde

[@PokeRuler]

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

[@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.