Originally Posted by
UltraFan
Yep. Except for longeron cracks due to fuselage stretching. And wing flutter that required a new wing. And inboard aileron flutter. And structural flutter. And the fact that the development that was planned to cost $500mil cost ten times that. Oh, and nobody wanted to buy it. Other than that, it's a winner!
I don't normally respond to trolls, but Ultra, you haven't a clue what you're talking about.
Spooky, there was a flutter issue related to stab fuel that prevented it being used at EIS of the passenger version - naturally resulting in a reduction of max range. The fix was identified and certified about 2 years after EIS and I believe all passenger aircraft have now been modified. Stab fuel is not used on 747 freighters (it's usually deactivated when a freighter conversion is performed and purpose built freighters never get it), so the problem didn't affect the freighter.
DR, the TCDS only says 747-8 and 747-8F.