747-8-Intercontinental forward fuselage
The first 747-8 Intercontinental forward fuselage section.
The first forward fuselage section for the 747-8 Intercontinental, delivered to Everett for final assembly.
747 fuselages arrive as sections and are joined on the line. This one includes the hump — the raised flight deck that exists so freighter versions can hinge the whole nose upwards.
The first forward fuselage of the new 747-8 Intercontinental with the aircraft's recognizable upper deck.
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