Boeing 747-8
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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. It is the largest model of the 747 and Boeing's la
A Lufthansa 747-8I painted in 1970s heritage livery.
Boeing 747-400 and 747-500X concept. The 747-500X fuselage would have been stretched by 18 ft (5.5 m) to 250 ft (76.2 m) long. The 747X and 747X Stretch derivatives were also proposed.
Boeing's Everett Facility at Paine Field, originally built for the 747 program, is the site of 747-8 assembly.
The 747-8 landing gear configuration is the same as on earlier 747 versions.
Airbus A340
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The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus.
An Airbus A340-300 operated by Lufthansa, one of the two launch customers of the aircraft family, as well as its largest operator
Compared to the A340 quadjet (flying), the lighter A330 (on ground) has two engines and no centre-line wheel bogie.
The A330/A340 shares a common flight deck with the A320.
An A340-200 demonstrator at the 1992 Farnborough Air Show