Lufthansa 747-8i without paint
A Lufthansa 747-8 in primer before painting.
A Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental in bare primer, before the airline's livery was applied.
Paint on a 747 weighs several hundred kilograms - enough that it is a genuine weight consideration, not just a cosmetic one.
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in bare primer before painting
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