[Righty_McRight]

Photo Credit: The Boeing Company

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Nice airplane. But that Air France Cargo ship won't be hauling any French wine to the USA, I'm sure.

However, with the upcoming EU vote, they could pack in a lot of voters from Mauritania on this vessel, what, about 1000 per trip. Perhaps three times that if they stack the votes like cordwood.

[steveegg]

That's going to leave a jumbo-jet-sized mark in Toulouse.

[TommyDale]

So does Airbus not make a freighter version? Too bad for their loss to Boeing...I am deeply saddened.

[RaceBannon]

I just worked a job in Rockaway, right ouside JFK, and every 747-400 I saw take off was much lower on takeoff than any other aircraft, and I mean over 1000 feet lower.

Any guesses as to why? 757's and 767's all were climbing right nicely, the 747-400's were slower and climbing much shallower.

Are the 767's and 757's that much more powerful?