Look at that Boeing 747-8 wing fly

Published 9:25 am Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Boeing Co. just sent over this photo of the 747-8 Freighter’s wing.

On Sunday, Boeing workers here in Everett moved the jumbo jet from wing stub join to the seal position.

From this position, the 205-ft, 9-inch wingspan will move to the wing-body join position.

The 747-8’s raked wing tips have not been installed yet. After that’s done, the new 747’s wingspan will be 224 feet, 7 inches, considerably longer than the 747-400’s wingspan of 211 feet, five inches.

Boeing plans to deliver the first 747-8 Freighter in the third quarter of 2010.