Boeing's biggest plane,takes 1st flight

Boeing Company's massive 747-8 freighter, the largest plane the company has yet built, took off on its first flight, 1 year later than originally planned. The huge plane took off from Everett's Paine Field after a weather conditions delay on Monday. It was to land later on in the day at Seattle's Boeing Field.

100s of employees and other airplane fans gathered to look at the plane take to the air. The flight came just 1 day short of the 41st anniversary of the 1st flight of the original 747 model. At 250 feet long, the plane is concerning 18 feet longer than the existing 747-400 jumbo jet. The company conducted taxi tests on the freighter Saturday, with the aircraft performing fine, Boeing said.

Boeing also is developing a passenger edition of the plane. It lists 76 orders for the freighter and 32 for the 747-8 passenger jet, with the vast popular from international customers. The company says the jets will be a lot quieter, additional fuel efficient and have lesser emissions than current 747-400 models.

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