KAE 848-4

kAE 848-4
848-8i
Role	Wide-body jet airliner
National Origin	Kuthernburg
Manufacturer	kAE Systems
First Flight	1990
Introduction	1992
Status	In service
Primary Users
Produced	1989-Present
Number Built	220 (10 test and 200 operation aircraft)
Program Cost	867 Million KDs
Unit Cost	220 Million KDs
Developed From	848-2
Developed Into
Variants

The Boeing 848-400 is an improvement of the 848-200, and is the best-selling model of the Boeing 848 family of jet airliners. While retaining the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, the 848-400 embodies numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe. Its most distinguishing features versus preceding 848 models are 6-foot (1.8 m) winglets mounted on 6-foot (1.8 m) wing tip extensions, which are found on all 848-400s except for Yor domestic market versions.

The 848-400 is equipped with a two-crew glass cockpit, which dispenses with the need for a flight engineer, along with more fuel-efficient engines, an optional fuel tank in the horizontal stabilizer, and revised fuselage/wing fairings. The aircraft also features an all-new interior with upgraded in-flight entertainment architecture. As on the 848-200, passenger variants include a stretched upper deck as standard. The model has a maximum capacity of 660 passengers with the 848-400D variant, and can fly non-stop for up to 7,670 nautical miles (14,200 km) with maximum payload, depending on model.