The Smallest Boeing 747 Version

In this video, we take a look at the smallest and shortest Boeing 747 variant.
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[@ListopediaYT]

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[@torejansson9102]

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[@MichaelMalek]

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[@ladyprosecco4410]

SUCH A CLICKBAITER IT'S UNBELIVABLE!

[@Adishasolu]

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[@sunnchilde]

It's so CUTE!

[@jimgreen5995]

I worked the 747SP many times in the 70's [in-flight crew] and I loved it. As did the passengers.

[@yamato4169]

Now I wanna see a short A380

[@okrajoe]

That is a cool thumbnail!

[@robertchutney]

My late wife and my self emigrated in 1975 to South Africa, flying from Zurich via Lisbon and Windhoek to Johannesburg!

[@victoriajames586]

I flew from London to Beijing in one of these with a stop in the middle east in the eighties. The views of the Himalayas were stunning!

[@michaeljweidner9477]

I like four-engine planes like this for saftey reasons!

[@jadeng1147]

Michael J Weidner 2 engines are perfectly safe as well, single engines are the most ‘dangerous’ and it’s still quite rare for something to go wrong.

[@ToppervisionX]

Well, that's adorable

[@CzechAviator]

Super 747 variant!

[@007-o5k2j]

I find this 747 very cute ✈✈✈

[@joem5639]

I have seen a private 747SP in Las Vegas before. Thought it was modified. Never knew it was an actual production variant. Cool!

[@nou-jn6uz]

So cuuuuute!

[@thomthumbe]

Been there, done that. I used to fly in one of these via Pan Am non-stop from JFK to NRT (and then onward to who knows where else as a final destination). The SP had some 1st-class and cattle-car sections but it was mostly business class. I did this, I don't know how many dozen times. I miss those days of travel and adventure.

[@Dachrinnensaeufer]

I flew QF 52 SIN-BNE on a 747 SP in June '94. I had no idea Qantas were still running them. It was a nice surprise.

[@tankhistoryfordummies]

Looks great

[@gilbertsinjani5083]

cute small version😊😊😊

[@jimtonimarin]

I flew on United 747-SP soon after UAL took over Pan Am Asia routes. Tokyo to SFO I recall we cruised at 53,000 ft and hit the jet stream such that we were two hours early! I could see us passing other planes heading in same direction well below us.

[@davidhoffman1278]

James Sirikit , 53,000 ft? Highly unlikely. 43,000 ft perhaps.

[@jaroslavsevcik3421]

First search for information and think. 35,000 ft is a common altitude for every other airliner. Here it is written that max altitude is 45,000 ft so David Hoffman is probably right. www.747sp.com/747sp-specifications/

[@gregedwards1087]

Yeah, service ceiling was 45,000 ft

[@w.g.hughes3170]

I do not think any 747 was certified above 45,000

[@Samara.Weaving]

That is one hell of a looking plane !!

[@hellodj2005]

The best is B777-300ER and B747-400 old is gold

[@Anastasia_Romanova1901]

*So This Is The 747 From Counter Strike 1.6?*

[@kishankarnataki9566]

Aviation is a mind boggling technology indeed!!

[@lapulapuii6844]

It's so cute I want to own one in my dreams..!!!

[@thomaslocke3939]

The enlarged tailplane was actually designed to make it handle like a regular 747, by compensating for the loss in leverage. Using it meant pilots rated for the 747 didn't have to be rerated for the 747-SP.

[@ScaringCrab]

Avgeeks know alot about the 747 (All variants), plus "Launch customer is Pan Am" *shows Iran Air which is the second customer of the SP*

[@tvtas100]

Cool plane, cool video

[@daffidavit]

I remember when this first came out. It was very popular and well know by the public.

[@robertcarsella1234]

That last jet goes to Tulsa Oklahoma a lot where it hauls heavy oil field equipment and such. I've been right by it and it's a beast!!!

[@Thomas1980]

Nice pictures 😁

[@knsubramanian9837]

Boeing 747SP could be re engined with two GE 9E engines,fuselage and wings made from carbon composites to reduce the weight and with latest technology in avionics,it could be a money spinner

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

There were a few of these sitting at SFO in the late 80's early 90's around the fall of pan am and TWA. I think UAL ended up with them briefly.

[@sardot4960]

I remember seeing 747SPs in the Mid East. The Sultan at Abu Dhabi kept one at Bateen AB. The Emir of Oman had two of them. We'd often see one doing touch and goes at Seeb AB, rumor was it was the Emir himself practicing with his toys.

[@NicBunnymen]

great planes

[@malik7221]

Didn't know 747 had a shorter version of it too.

[@borntoclimb7116]

Very interesting

[@kubajaroszczyk3686]

I thought that was clickbait. But the plane was still short but shorter at tumbnail

[@BlueAcidball]

A small plane used for ultra-long flights...

[@LudeauvieK]

Jincheng Zhang "I love you" great music .....engines sound JT9D great sound on my hears👍🏻😃🎶 747-SP44(F-GTOM corsair)scrapped at chateauroux,france😯....

[@adelarsen9776]

Qantas used to run an SP up the east coast of Australia stopping at all stations and then Cairns after which it flew to Changi and returned via Darwin then back to Melbourne to start again. QF also used the SP for trans pacific flights to LA Tom Bradley. I liked the old SP's and travelled on the last one before retirement of the type.

[@vpppppp.6265]

small but cool

[@smart4328]

Wings looks very big and this is making a huge bird special for tail section ...B747sp best queen

[@Chlrintruc]

Cutest plane

[@michaelglass4701]

Loooooove your video.

[@ahuehuete4703]

Imagine what it would look like if it had the much bigger hump that the 747-400 and 747-8 have.

[@FranciscocarloshotmailcomFranc]

Very fluffy the 747. l love this airplane. Beautyful vídeo. The boing 747 is the best airplane of the world. 💺💺💺

[@yamato4169]

[e-mail] Francar68 have you heard of the A380?

[@bottomtext5872]

The 747SP was designed for short ranged use. It's not just a shortened -100 varient.

[@mattf49006]

why'd Qantas use it for their longest routes then?

[@twohi2play]

I remember seeing a FRYs Electronics 747sp do a couple of passes at the Miramar airshow years ago.

[@lotdominguezcastellon6028]

That was a nice little 747 in his Glory day

[@ListopediaYT]

Special thanks to: instagram.com/airplane_photoshop/ for his help with the thumbnail. Go check out his unbelievable aviation works on Instagram.

[@thomopolusrex8436]

Paint it yellow like a short bus.

[@donutsaviation2543]

I never knew that Qantas had those

[@tionstav5799]

Smallest variant is still FRICKAN MASSIVE!

[@tyler_schecter5805]

AWWW! It is a tiny little 747!

[@007-o5k2j]

I want this plane as a pet

[@erojerisiz1571]

If there was a plane anime she would be 747-chan ^U^

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

Japan Air also had these for high density routes. Unfortunately one crashed in the mountains in August 1985 killing 520 people, the worst single-aircraft incident in history. There were 4 survivors, however. The aircraft lost its tail in-flight due to improper repair from a previous tailstrike. On a slightly lighter note, the Qatar Amiri Royal flight used to operate a 747SP out of Hurn airport, Dorset. As a kid it was the largest aircraft I had ever seen in the flesh and thought it was awesome.

[@robertheinkel6225]

S Piderman Segment at 1:36, shows maximum seating 400. Are your numbers correct, or was it a different model aircraft?

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

Robert Heinkel Ah, yes, my mistake! Said aircraft was in fact a 747SR, not SP. The SR was designed exclusively for JAL - It was based off the 747-100. However, the Qatar Amiri aircraft I mentioned was definitely an SP - It would have to be to get in and out of Bournemouth! Cheers

[@JBofBrisbane]

Of those 45 aircraft, only five were fitted with Rolls Royce RB211 engines, including the two delivered to QANTAS.

[@bouncingshot]

Lol. What I heard was that the president's normal 747 was getting too expensive to run so in a few years they might swap it to this to lower costs.

[@albertorubio80]

If a Boeing 747-200 and a Boeing 747-200 had a baby it would be the Boeing 747sp

[@albertorubio80]

I meant Boeing 747-200 and a Boeing 747- 400

[@justinalbert3583]

alberto rubio no it would make a 747-300....

[@nalinipaltoo4832]

Yeah small! Nalini Paltoo

[@shinjironaosuke7920]

The plane on the thumbnail looks like my rc toy

[@s600716]

In China, "SP" is translated to "珍宝" in Chinese that means "jewellery"，“treasure” or "gem".

[@michaelchristian4689]

if it's short, why not make it double decker?

[@johnlivingstone8591]

Next year we'll have the 747-8SP.

[@grunkmcgrunk8407]

I have one in the front yard. I use it as a planter.

[@awuma]

Good you showed SOFIA. I understand one of the two Shuttle-hauling 747's has been taken over by SOFIA for spare parts cannibalisation. NASA also have a DC-8-72 for Airborne Science. Pratt and Whitney Canada have two SP's for engine testing (not sure if both still flying); there are nice shots of the PWC and SOFIA SP's togerher.

[@adrianpeterspeters6149]

awuma what!!!!! D.c.8 /72, oh wait ,for airborne science!!!! Yes , how did they ever get this thing to fly is an awesome d.c. science, understand now....

[@Mj-hr7wv]

Yes it looks like a limited edition of 747

[@quattro4s]

747-SP my favorite 747

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

Nice click bait lol but good video

[@josuer.vallejo5624]

Can you make a video on a 747 combi?

[@apotato5563]

Isnt it a 747 200 thats shortent because the 100 upgrade to make a 200 upper deck was availeble in the 80s and this was build five years after the 200 came out.

[@Ampersandrascott]

These things were a pain in the butt to build. Most of us were glad when the model was discontinued.

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

Are these still being used?

[@NinoDerungs]

LoL That one's cute^^

[@yamato4169]

*Level 1 747*

[@salleseluis]

SP la reina más corta de todas . Hermoso 😍 avión , recuerdo el 747 Aerolíneas Argentinas

[@Szarko32c]

The easy way to improve range.

[@bettermost]

I thought SP stood for shortened prototype?

[@enbyofthetrees]

The SP even has a smaller version, the prince of Qatar is selling his right now, and they chopped off nearly 50 feet aft of the wing, my work has it in right now for service and maintenance before the sale and just got to tour it... the damn thing has a gold plated hand held bidet, not my kind of luxury, but to each their own. Sale seems to have fallen through, apparently they only want $5 Million currently, but maybe they were turned off by $350,000 price tag to fill up the tanks, lol

[@TheRailfanningBirdwatcher]

wow that is small.

[@wynmead]

The pic of the airport that the Qantas SP is taking off at is Wellington NZL. I was in the front row of the first 747SP into Wellington. I recall the pilot hit the brakes so hard stuff just flew and hit the front bulk head. The pilot must have realised he'd overcooked the braking by then releasing the brake. It was a real jerk back and forth.

[@ListopediaYT]

wow, what year was that if you can remember?

[@wynmead]

Crikey that's a tough one. I was doing a lot of business travel. Some time in the 80's I expect.

[@robharris5467]

Not Wellington.

[@wynmead]

Hmmm. Do you know where then?

[@wynmead]

I've just been google earthing. Pity I can't paste in what I am looking at. I've managed to replicate where I think the shot woud have been taken. A big zoom lens. The SP has touched down from the North, To me it looks like a shot from the NE side of the runway looking over Lyall Bay towards Te Raekaihau Point, the bare headland. Mate, show me somewhere else. The Qantas SP was a frequent visitor to Wellington.

[@simpletn]

Omg can I get that as my Private Jet

[@davidhoffman1278]

Sir Iodine , Some in storage may be able to be restored to flying condition, but the operating costs are huge compared to a new 747-8 due to low support from Boeing on spare parts or maintenance.

[@iancurtis1152]

WELLINGTON NZ!!!!!!!!!! Back in the days of NAC Vickers Viscounts, Fokker Friendships and the unforgettable Bristol Frieghter, yip remember them well.

[@Evili555]

It would actually probably sell more than the 737 if it only had 2 engines

[@davidhoffman1278]

xJix8201 , ETOPS did not exist at that time.

[@Evili555]

Ik but like if they reenouced it or something like that or for short range-medium distances like the b737

[@jaroslavsevcik3421]

Reengineering 747 to use just 2 engines would resulted in a completely new model.

[@kenttsang5748]

Hey, does any one notice the cover photo of this video? It's seems that plane is the cute one than the 747SP we always see on the airport. So I want the cute one, ha ha, especially in toys collection..... !

[@smyokie]

the litle tiepsny! 😋 so adornale and cutes tootsit 😊 aww like and double tap so it can live to the cute 🥺 happy kdb

[@steppelwa1087]

The Quasimodo of Boeing 747

[@singhamaninder5836]

Its like a puppy, which will grow into a dog

[@edam4321]

Every time I see that Pan-Am logo I think of Frank Abignail

[@Unix_0]

u mean satasfing plane and not special performance?

[@engeleng5881]

What about the one on the thumnail ?

[@Wildlifesupernannyfan]

Is that the boeing 74?

[@fishfuxors]

HA! I thought this was gonna be about some guys joke R/C plane. Now I want one, bad!

[@Watsonincorporated]

It reminds me of one of those dogs with short spine syndrome

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

I want to pet it. Looks like I can bet it would give me a "brrrr".

[@skipdow3]

I bet if wasn't overloaded with fatties, it was fun to fly. Feel free to criticize--- I'm a fatty as well.

[@antoninmathieu8701]

I've heard that NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was a converted Boeing 747SP...

[@spencerkunikiwass4660]

Ready for a video game...called Stubbies circumnavigate the World..

[@billy.7113]

I flew PanAm 747SP from HKG to SFO, then same plane same seat to JFK in 1983.

[@bouncingshot]

I think it will look kinda weird for the president.

[@mkmcclure]

Boeing lists SP for South Pacific.

[@rosslenoir4373]

because im complicated, if i were in market for a 747 it would have to be the SP