Boeing 747-8F

Boeing's test registration N5017Q is a Boeing 747-8F, an upgraded freighter that will replace the current 747-400 freighters that dominate long haul cargo routes. She's approaching Boeing Field from the north, on a typically overcast Seattle morning.

There are two reasons why there will be significant demand for this aircraft:

1) Boeing stopped making 747-400s

2) the stretched -8F carries 29 tonnes more cargo