Boeing 747SP

Boeing 747SP
Boeing 747SP of launch customer Pan Am
Role Wide-body jet airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing Airplane Company
First flight July 4, 1975
Introduction 1976 with Pan Am
Status In limited service
Primary users Pan Am (historical)
United Airlines (historical)
South African Airways (historical)
Iran Air (historical)
Produced 1976–1982, 1987–1989
Number built 45[1]
Developed from Boeing 747-100
Variants Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - SOFIA

The Boeing 747SP is a jet airliner, a variant of the Boeing 747. Compared to the original 747, the 747SP has a shortened fuselage. Because of this, it can carry fewer passengers but is able to fly longer distances. The 747SP first flew in 1975 and entered service in 1976. A total of 45 747SPs was built until 1987.

Pan Am and Iran Air both requested an airliner that could fly long range. QANTAS also ordered two 747-SP examples for trans-Pacific routes.[2] One 747SP was modified into the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

References

  1. ↑ "747 Model Summary". Boeing. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "You searched for QANTAS". Boeing 747SP Website. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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