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Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Specification Parameter Value Pilot Category Senior Captain Aircraft Category SWB Configuration 233 (47F + 100B + 86Y) Length 184.75 ft Wingspan 195.67 ft Height (at tail) 65.42 ft Useable Fuel Capacity 50,356.00 lbs Range (nautical miles) 6650 Max Speed (Mmo) mach 0.92 Powerplant 4 x Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4G2 Rated Thrust (per engine) 243.55 kN Operating Empty Weight 326,360.00 lbs Max Zero Fuel Weight 424,999.98 lbs Max Payload Weight 98,640.00 lbs Max Taxi Weight 703,000.00 lbs Max Takeoff Weight 699,999.99 lbs Max Landing Weight 465,000.00 lbs
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Boeing 747SP Category Complete Aircraft Freeware / Payware Freeware Details Boeing 747SP by Project Opensky. WestWind operated these aircraft in the 1980's and early 1990's on very long range routes such as JFK to Tokyo and San Francisco to Sydney. Starting in the early 1990's the Boeing 747-400ER took over for the 747SP, and the venerable SP was eventually retired from mainline service. WestWind kept 6 of the old SP's to use on long range charters and as VIP transport aircraft. The SP, as pictured above, is wearing WestWind's late 1970's to mid 1980's paint scheme.
Boeing developed the 747SP in the mid 1970s as a longer range, shortened 747, trading passenger seating for extra range. The 747SP is the only 747 model to feature a changed fuselage length compared with the 747-100.
The 747SP first flew on July 4 1975, certification was awarded on February 4 1976 and first delivery (to Pan American) was in March 1976.
The 747SP's fuselage is shortened by 14.35m (47ft 1in) compared to other 747 models, while the vertical tail was increased in height to compensate for the reduced moment arm with the shorter fuselage. Structurally the 747SP was lightened in some areas because of the significant reduction in gross weights. Overall though the 747SP retained 90% commonality of components with the 747-100 and 200. While shortening the 747's fuselage increased the fuel fraction and thus range, it also meant that seating capacity was reduced.
The SP suffix in 747SP stands for Special Performance, and points to the ultra long range abilities of this 747 variant that preceded the later 747-400 by 15 years. The 747SP's range is best illustrated by the spate of long range distance records it set in the mid 1970s. The most prominent of those was the delivery flight of a South African Airways SP, which over March 23/24 1976 flew nonstop with 50 passengers from Paine Field in Washington State to Cape Town, South Africa, a distance of 16,560km (8940nm). This world nonstop record for a commercial aircraft stood until 1989 when a Qantas 747-400 flew 17,945km (9688nm) nonstop from London to Sydney.
Boeing 747SP history courtesy of www.airliners.net.Author K. Stolt Date Uploaded 22nd May 2011 Downloads For FSX
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