Powered By Blogger

Friday 5 August 2011

Boeing 747-8F

The Boeing 747-8 Freighter has completed it's Certification Testing, the The first 747-8 Freighter is scheduled to be delivered to launch customer Cargolux Airlines in September after certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).


Boeing have put this New 747 through its paces,,   
They have.


  • Put the Airplane in stalls to see how it would handle in that kind of emergency 
  • Slammed the brakes on at 200mph to see how it would fair in a "High" speed Rejected take off.
  • Pitched the Airplane up and down to put stress on the airframe.
  • Sending the plane head on into fierce crosswinds to see how it fairs in landings.
  • Pushing the Jet to the speed of sound.

No comments:

Post a Comment