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Squawks & HeadlinesBoeing Reduces 747-8 Weight, Tweaks Aileron Setting

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Boeing Reduces 747-8 Weight, Tweaks Aileron Setting

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Boeing has dropped the empty weight of the latest 747-8 Freighters by 2.5t compared to the aircraft delivered a year ago and tweaked the aileron configuration to boost aerodynamic performance. (www.flightglobal.com) More...


sparkie624
sparkie624 2
Way to go Boeing. Lighter is better.