vagabond

Exactly a week ago, I posted a picture of the new Cargolux 747-8. Below is a picture of the new one for Korean Air Cargo.

Is the upper deck used for sleeping and cooking? Otherwise, why are there three little windows?

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Boeing rolls out first 747-8 Freighter for Korean Air


The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter for Korean Air on Boeing's Everett flight line on Monday, June 14, 2010, beside a 747-8F in the livery of launch customer Cargolux (left). (David Parker Brown/AirlineReporter.com)

The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter for Korean Air is out on Boeing's Everett flight line. David Parker Brown of Airlinereporter.com got photos and a video of the airliner, which is sitting beside the first 747-8 Freighter in the livery of launch customer Cargolux.

Here's another picture, this one from the fine folks at the Future of Flight Aviation Center.

The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter for Korean Air on Boeing's Everett flight line on Monday, June 14, 2010. (Future of Flight)

744driver

This is the layout on our B744s...other carriers may have a different configuration...I have heard that the B747-8F is slightly different.

After taking the stairs to the upper deck, to the left (forward on the aircraft) is the galley, the lav, and the cockpit. To the right (looking aft on the aircraft) are 4 business-class type seats (2 on each side of the aircraft). That is where two of the three windows that you mentioned.

Aft of the seats, through a door, are two bunks...that is where the third window is located. The bunks are useful when we have a 3rd pilot on board for flights between 8 and 12 hours. And a 4th pilot when the flights are more than 12 hours...so, with two guys always working(!!), one (or two) are always resting.

I'll try to find some pics of the upper deck layout on our airplanes...