Boeing 747 8

There is a good news that giant 747-8 freighter passed its test flight. During the taxi test the plane went very well and it was declared that it passed the test flight.According to information the plane reached its top speed of 103.5 mph during the test flight.

747 8 is 250 feet long. This plane is the largest Boeing ever built. It’s a passenger plane and almost 18 feet long as compared to the existing 747-400 jumbo jet.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes are the manufacturer of this 747 8 plane. The unit cost of the plane is estimated as US$293-308 million.

After the taxi test on Saturday, it was declared that on Monday there will be the first flight of the 747 8. Everything was going well on Monday and the flight was ready to take off when it was delayed due to bad weather. It is expected that the plane will make its first flight today. During the test flight there was no weather issue but weather delayed the first flight of 747 8 plane.

Mo Yahyavi, the 747program vice president and general manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes said after the successful test flight of the plane,

“The airplane performed well, based on early indications, the airplane is ready to fly.”

We have to wait for the weather to get better so we can see the first flight of 747 8 plane.