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Double-decker bus vs Boeing 747-8

What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?

Two things. One honest scale.

Meet the pair

What these two things are

Double-decker bus

A double-decker bus is a passenger vehicle with two levels, used for public transport.

11 mLength

Boeing 747-8

The Boeing 747-8 is a long-range, wide-body commercial airliner used for transporting passengers and cargo.

76.3 mLength

Boeing 747-8 has about 6.94 times the length of Double-decker bus.

True scale
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Boeing 747-876.3 mLength
Both marked spans share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its proportions; poses and surface detail are illustrative.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +

Double-decker bus

An 11 m long, 12 tonne example. Model and passenger load vary.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Boeing 747-8

Lufthansa’s 747-8 reference configuration. Mass is maximum takeoff mass, not empty mass; 920 km/h is a quoted cruise speed.

Lufthansa — Boeing 747-8 specifications

The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Measurement details

Why these numbers?

The visual compares length with length. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.

Double-decker bus

11 m

Length · example

An 11 m long, 12 tonne example. Model and passenger load vary.

Boeing 747-8

76.3 m

Length · specified

Lufthansa’s 747-8 reference configuration. Mass is maximum takeoff mass, not empty mass; 920 km/h is a quoted cruise speed.

Comparing
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Relative size
Boeing 747-8 is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 6.94. Boeing 747-8's selected measurement is approximately 594% greater than Double-decker bus's.

How to read the visual

The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.

  • Double-decker bus is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.

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