Boeings new aircraft, the 747-8 Freighter, made its first successful flight today from Paine Field, Everett, WA, staying airborne over Washington State for some 4 hours. Boeing has a number of web sites dedicated to their new products such as this 747-8 but also the new Dreamliner. Check out the 747-8 site here, more news on new products here and the general Boeing site here.
The chief pilot Feuerstein was the speaker at the Avsim conference in Seattle that showed us the video how they cut up a 747 with a circular saw. He test flew the 747-8 yesterday.