Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental - For 280 Million US Dollars?

Ladies and Gentlemen,


What do you have in the model selection of The Boeing Company that is fit for the future?

Boeing 767 Ecoliner/ Intercity - a twin-aisle passenger jet for shorter and transcontinental routes
Boeing 787 Dreamliner - a mid-size passenger jet, light, fast and fuel-efficient
Boeing 777X - one of the largest airliners, fuel-efficient and designed for the longest routes
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental - large, exciting, comfortable, fast and designed for long routes


What kinds of advantages would an extremely short version of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental have technically? It shouldn't be any longer than 60 meters (16 meters shorter than the B747-8I) and couldn't carry more than 250 passengers... It couldn't be any faster than a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and as it was lighter than the original Jumbo Jet of Boeing but carried 200 fewer passengers it wouldn't be more fuel-efficient either...


What kinds of amenities could an extremely short version of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental offer?

1) it would be a very exclusive and intimate airplane

2) as it had the same big fuel tanks as the full-size version it would have a long range, too

3) the extremely short Jumbo Jet of Boeing could make a perfect Boeing Business Jet

4) a seaplane-version would be available (you could save the cost of building airports in many cases)

5) crown-space doors with solar panels, electric-core main engines and a panoramic sunroof

6) retractable main engines for more torque during 2-engine economy-flights

7) downside-ventilated wings and elevators for SVTOL-capability

8) café, 2 movie theatres or art gallery in the crown space

9) swimming pool of a length of 25 meters and of a width of 5 meters, in the VIP or passenger versions, with a vaulted roof

10) transportation of pets in the cargo room (they are not as infectious)

11) 2 Aerolifts of Greenpoint Technologies connecting the Jumbo Jet directly with the subway (through a small underground airport terminal)

12) flower-ceilings in the crown space with mood lighting


Additional solution: the Green Airport Terminal...

1) it is only accessible by public traffic and bicycle - much higher capacity than that of airport terminals with car parking, less noise, less air pollution

2) luggage transport and previous luggage control mostly by tele-transportation

3) passenger security control by a personal control unit that you can wear on your wrist


Best wishes, Joseph de la Mikula and Team