Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Landing Sunset

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This embodies precisely why I love the Boeing 747-8:

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(My photo)

Bring on the 748s!

@BBJMAX

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Great Shot!😍😍! And I love the 748!

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Is that a simulator, please i’lol pay any amount to get it pleasee

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Look at the back of the engines and if you look closely there are no winglets

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Does the engine being scalloped provide and aerodynamic efficiencies or is it just there to look cool?

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It was made for noise reduction :)

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So beautiful!😀

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Their principle of operation is that, as hot air from the engine core mixes with cooler air blowing through the engine fan, the shaped edges serve to smooth the mixing, which reduces noise-creating turbulence.

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Engines, longer upper deck, wingtips are pointed (The name escapes me now)…

Some other differences also

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