747SP Boeing American Airlines747SP American Airlines airplane model. The SP suffix in 747SP stands for Special Performance, and points to the ultra long range abilities of this 747 variant that preceded the current 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

Micronesia and Australia from its base of operations at Antonio B

water and other supplies to remote areas that other airplanes and helicopters can't get to

The Super Guppy is a large

Apart from being the biggest single-seat

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dual-control biplane that was originally built as a PT-17 trainer for the United States Army Air Forces

night-fighter and reconnaissance aircraft was in service 1939-1945

prompting Boeing to respond to rising demand for a larger short-range plane by creating the 727-200

Armament consisted of 2 x 13mm machine guns of MG131 type and a collection of 6 x 7

where it is displayed as Navy 90407

Immerse yourself in aviation history with the Douglas DC-7 Pan American Airlines model

and other key government officials