When PMDG first announced their 747 Queen of the Skies II package back in 2014, it was also announced that they would be redoing the 747-8. Boeing redesigned the wing to increase efficiency while reducing drag, fitted brand new and extremely efficient GENx engines, stretched the fuselage, updated the avionics suite, as well as reworked and optimized countless systems to make the airplane that much more efficient and reliable over her older sister. The ‘-8’ got its moniker mainly from the 787-8, from which it shares a lot of design techniques with. The 747-8, (not the 747-800), is the latest and greatest aircraft in the 747 family. Whatever you believe, you can’t deny it’s one beautiful airplane! Some say it’s a commercial failure, while some say it was merely intended to take orders away from the A380 and serve as the last hurrah of the 747 family.
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