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by Morte42 880 days ago
Its a 747–8, the 8 referencing the Dreamliner plane that is the backbone of a lot of Boeing's current fleet. These planes are relatively new and cost over 400 million a piece dwarfing the 737 Max 9s 120 million. They are really something to look at if you ever get the opportunity but given their enormous size and air travels recent trials and tribulations, a lot of airlines opted for smaller and cheaper planes so this monster is used for cargo mostly. Not an old plane or second class by any stretch of the imagination though. Its probably the plane I enjoyed looking into more than any other out of Boeing's current fleet.
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The Dreamliner is the 787, the 747 is the old four-engine jumbo, the 747-8 being the last generation of it.
The number 8 at the end of is a reference to the 787 because the 787 contributed a lot of technology to the 747-8. The 747-8 is not an old 747.