Originally Posted by
panda-k-bear
There's no such thing as a 747-800.
It's called a 747-8 and comes in two versions - 747-8F and 747-8I.
Why does everyone think it's called a -800 when it's not!!!
Er... what is the official Boeing designation scheme again?
Boeing 707-120 is a Boeing 707 produced for Boeing company itself.
Boeing 707-121 is a Boeing 707 produced for Pan Am.
Et cetera.
However, 707-120 also seems to have circulated as collective term for 707-120, 707-121, 707-138 etc. etc.
Likewise 707-320 is a Boeing house frame, as well as collective for all 707-3xy models.
However, after 7x7-y99, the next customer code was 7x7-y01. Not 7x7-y00. 7x7-y00 seems reserved as the collective designation. So Boeing 727-100, 747-400 etc. Why not 747-800 likewise?