| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Description |
The Boeing 747-8 is the last member of the Boeing 747 family, a series of large, long-range wide-body airliners built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. |
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large four-engine military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. |
| ICAO Code |
B748 |
C5 |
| EASA TCDSN |
EASA.IM.A.196 |
|
| First Flight |
2010-02-08 |
1968-06-30 |
| Entry Into service |
2011-10-12 |
1970-06-01 |
| Production End |
2023-01-01 |
1973-01-01 |
| Designer |
|
Lockheed Corporation |
| Type |
Wide-body jet airliner |
|
| Length (m) |
76.2 |
75.2856 |
| Height (m) |
19.5072 |
19.812 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
7 |
| Max Seating |
467 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
855.6233 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
833.3993 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13136.88 |
12496.8 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
10.668 |
| Capacity Description |
467 passengers (three classes), 640 cu ft (18.1 m3) bulk cargo, and either 12 full-width or 38 LD1 half-width containers |
; 36 master pallets 463L or 281000 lb |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.9 |
0.79 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
155 |
131 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × General Electric GEnx-2B67 high-bypass turbofan engine |
4 × General Electric F138-100 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
UPS Airlines, Lufthansa , Korean Air , Cathay Pacific Cargo |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
68.2752 |
67.6656 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
554 |
575.9988 |
| Wake Category |
H |
H |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric GEnx |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |