Boeing 747SP: The Shortest 747 Variant
For the most part, nobody ever talks about the Boeing 747SP, the shortest variant of the famous Boeing 747. The aircraft only sold 45 copies, making it the rarest 747 ever built, but was it a failure?
The introduction of the 747SP was inspired by Douglas' (and later McDonnel Douglas') DC-10 and MD-11, and later Lockheed's famed commercial failure, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
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Pre-747SP
Boeing had released their 747-100 aircraft in January 1970. At the time, the aircraft was the largest airliner ever built, and drew crowds no matter what the route, and netted the airlines profits like they'd never seen before!
Within a couple of years, Boeing had delivered over 200 copies of the aircraft. In the hopes of making ...