Boeing 747-8 Freighter Painted in Seattle Seahawks Livery

Boeing today revealed a 747-8 Freighter painted in the livery of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. The livery commemorates the team’s National Football Conference Championship and upcoming appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Photo Courtesy: Boeing

Boeing 747-8 Seahawks Livery Fun Facts

• Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s longest pass this season, 80 yards (240 ft.), was almost the same length as a 747-8 fuselage (243.5 ft.)
• Russell Wilson threw for 3,357 yards (10,071 ft.) this season, similar to the runway takeoff distance for a 747-8 (10,650 ft.)
• Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin can dash the full length of the 747-8 main deck, 180 ft., in less than seven seconds
• Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch can squat with 16 economy seats (30 lbs. per seat)
• A 747-8 Freighter can carry 121 million Skittles candies, or 302,400 one lb. bags
• It would take 144 747-8 passenger airplanes (Intercontinentals) to carry all the Seahawks fans in CenturyLink Field (67,000 seats)
• The 747-8 can cover the length of a football field in one second at takeoff
• Seahawks fans’ Guinness World Record for crowd noise is approximately 38 times louder than the 747-8 at departure

(Stats courtesy of Boeing Media)

Update

The aircraft in that livery was a 747-8 Freighter — Boeing being headquartered in the Seattle area, where the 747 was built for 54 years at Everett.

The Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII.

The last 747 was delivered on 31 January 2023 and the Everett line closed after 1,574 aircraft.