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747-8 ✕ Antonov An-124 Ruslan ✕
Manufacturer Boeing Antonov
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 Antonov An-124 Ruslan (; ; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR).
ICAO Code B748 A124
EASA TCDSN EASA.IM.A.196
First Flight 2010-02-08 1982-12-24
Entry Into service 2011-10-12 1986-01-01
Production End 2023-01-01 2004-01-01
Designer Antonov
Type Wide-body jet airliner Heavy transport aircraft
Length (m) 76.2 69.1
Height (m) 19.5072 21.08
Cockpit Crew 2
Max Seating 467 88
Cruise Speed (km/h) 865
Max Ceiling (m) 13136.88 12000
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 88 passengers in upper aft fuselage, or the hold can take an additional 350 pax on a palletised seating system / 120000 kg
Max Mach (Mach) 0.9
National Origin United States of America Soviet Union
Number Built 155 57
Powerplant Description 4 × General Electric GEnx-2B67 high-bypass turbofan engine 4 × Progress D-18T (D-18 Series 4 on -150 models) high-bypass turbofan engines, 226.8 kN thrust each
Primary Users UPS Airlines, Lufthansa , Korean Air , Cathay Pacific Cargo Russian Aerospace Forces, Volga-Dnepr Airlines , Antonov Airlines , Maximus Air
Status In service In service
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124_Ruslan
Flat Wing Span (m) 68.2752 73.3
Flat Wing Area (m²) 554 628
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio 8.6
Wake Category H H
Aircraft Engine General Electric GEnx Progress D-18T
Number of Engines 4 4