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The Boeing 747SP (for Special Performance) is a shortened version of the Boeing 747 wide-body airliner, designed for a longer range. It is the highest flying subsonic passenger airliner , with a service ceiling of 45,100 feet (13,700 m).
China Airlines Flight 006 was a daily non-stop international passenger flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport.On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.
747SP March 5, 1976 Pan American World Airways: December 9, 1989 Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE) 45 Total 747SP: 45 747-300 March 1, 1983 Union de Transports Aériens: October 18, 1988 Japan Asia 56 747-300M (Combi) March 5, 1983 Swissair: September 25, 1990 Sabena: 21 747-300SR December 10, 1987 Japan Airlines: February 19, 1988 Japan Airlines: 4 Total ...
Boeing 747 The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft; The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (now named the Dreamlifter) is a wide-body cargo aircraft. The 747SP production resumed nearly four years after the supposedly final 747SP was built. It had a cockpit crew of two instead of the three-crew layout of other 747SPs.
Australia Asia Airlines Boeing 747SP at Perth Airport in the mid-1990s.. Australia Asia Airlines (澳亞航空公司 Àoyà Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a subsidiary of Qantas founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Qantas to continue flying to Taiwan from Australia.
A Boeing 747SP landing at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong in December 1996. The 747-SP was one of the first aircraft in the fleet and was acquired from China Airlines.. Mandarin Airlines was established on 1 June 1991, and was initially a joint venture by China Airlines (67%) and Koos Group (33%); the Chinese name of the company is formed by the combination of the two. [1]
The SOFIA aircraft was a modified Boeing 747SP. [9] Boeing developed the SP or "Special Performance" version of the 747 for ultra long range flights, modifying the design of the 747-100 by removing sections of the fuselage and heavily modifying others to reduce weight, thus allowing the 747SP to fly higher, faster and farther non-stop than any ...