Total electricity capacity of a 747-8 can power up to 480,000 32inch flat screen TVs
The 747 family has flown more than 5.6 billion people – equivalent of 80% of the world’s population
The Boeing 747 wing-span (195 feet) is longer than the Wright Brothers first flight of 120ft
The world-wide 747 fleet has logged more than 78 billion kilometers, equivalent to 101,500 trips to the moon and back
The average Boeing 747 has between 240-280 kilometers of wiring
By April 2017, 1,531 aircraft had been built, with 21 of the 747-8 variants remaining on order
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental first flight March 20 2011, Paine Field in Everett, Washington
The 747-8 tail height is 63 ft 6 in (19.5 m), equivalent to a six-story building.
The 747-8 is the world’s longest passenger airliner – 250 ft 2 in
747-8 wingspan is as wide as two 737-700’s end-to-end
The engine fan diameter of the 747-8 GENx is nearly the fuselage diameter of a B-29 bomber fuselage
A 747-8 Freighter is able to instantly airlift nearly 9 million 72 hour medical kits or 122,000 military MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) to a location in distress
