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===747-8 Freighter===
The 747-400 and earlier versions had proven to be a very popular [[Freight aircraft|freighter]], carrying around half of the world's air freight.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011082258/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/freighter/ Boeing 747-400 Freighter Family: The World's Best Freighters]." Boeing.</ref> To maintain this position, Boeing designed a freight variant of the {{not a typo|747-8}}, named the ''747-8 Freighter'' or 747-8F. The company launched the freighter version on November 14, 2005.<ref>[http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2005-11-14-Boeing-Launches-New-747-8-Family "Boeing Launches New 747-8 Family"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054840/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2005-11-14-Boeing-Launches-New-747-8-Family |date=September 21, 2013}}. Boeing, November 14, 2005.</ref> The 747-8F is the initial model to enter service. As on the 747-400F, the upper deck is shorter than passenger models; the {{convert|18|ft|3+1/2|in|m|adj=on}} stretch is just before and just aft of the wing. The 747-8 Freighter was designed with a {{cvt|975000|lb|t}} [[maximum take-off weight]] with a [[payload (air and space craft)|payload]] capability of {{cvt|308000|lb|t}} and a range of {{cvt|4390|nmi}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110701084707/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_facts.html Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter]. Boeing.</ref> Four extra pallet spaces were created on the main deck, with either two extra [[Unit Load Device|containers]] and two extra [[pallet]]s, or three extra pallets, on the lower deck.<ref name="747-8F_Takes_Shape" /> The 747-8F is expected to have a 16% lower ton-mile operating cost than the 747-400F and offer a slightly greater range.<ref name="Boe_747-8_backgd">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150208083308/http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/747family/747-8_background.page Boeing 747-8 Family background]. Boeing.</ref> [[Silk Way West Airlines]] has sold tickets to passengers for seating in the upper deck of the 747-8F, which can seat a few passengers.<ref>{{
[[Cargolux]] and [[Nippon Cargo Airlines]] were the first customers for the {{not a typo|747-8}}, placing orders for the freighter variant in November 2005.<ref name="747_O_D_summ" /> The firm configuration of the aircraft was finalized in October 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2006-10-31-Boeing-Completes-Firm-Configuration-of-747-8-Freighter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110052246/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q4/061030g_nr.html|archive-date=2006-11-10 |title=Boeing Completes Firm Configuration of 747-8 Freighter |publisher=Boeing.com |date=October 31, 2006 |access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref> Major assembly of the aircraft began on August 8, 2008,<ref name="Prog" /> and the aircraft first left Boeing's Everett factory on November 12, 2009.<ref>[http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2009-11-12-First-Boeing-747-8-Freighter-Leaves-Factory First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Leaves Factory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113171114/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2009-11-12-First-Boeing-747-8-Freighter-Leaves-Factory |date=January 13, 2016}}. Boeing</ref> The first aircraft was delivered on October 12, 2011, to Cargolux.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2011-10-12-Boeing-Delivers-First-747-8-Freighter-to-Cargolux |title=Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Freighter to Cargolux – Oct 12, 2011 |publisher=Boeing.mediaroom.com |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=2012-07-14 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217002045/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2011-10-12-Boeing-Delivers-First-747-8-Freighter-to-Cargolux |url-status=live}}</ref> At its six-month service mark, Boeing announced that initial 747-8F operators had achieved a 1-percent reduction in fuel burn over projections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boeingblogs.com/randy/archives/2012/04/proof_of_performance_1.html |title=Proof of Performance |publisher=Boeingblogs.com |access-date=2012-07-14 |archive-date=April 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407205132/http://boeingblogs.com/randy/archives/2012/04/proof_of_performance_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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