Boeing 747-8 makes a big splash!

This water safety test is one of the many requirements the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter must plow through on the road to certification.
"We do the water spray test so we can tell whether or not -- if an airplane is going through standing water -- the water actually gets ingested into the engines because that would be bad", says 747-8 Flight Test manager Andy Hammer.

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[bozo86]

wow, first to post a comment, Lufthansa Deutschland ist STOLZ auf dich! Gilt übrigens auch für alle LH Angestellte!

[TheCurtisLeMay]

Lufthansa 747 business class is the absolute best way to fly. I mean, why pay double or triple for First when the Biz class on the LH 747's are so damn good.

I can't wait for the 747-8.

Hals und beinbruch Boeing & Lufthansa!

[Skyline4LifeRoyal]

@chrisschrissie xD But he's the best :)

[vomarva]

@albula642 Engineers can calculate with a 40 knots speed test, if at VREF or VR water will disrupt the engines

[chrisschrissie]

"Boeing 747-8 takes a big piss.":D

[albula642]

Isn't this supposed to be at takeoff speed?