Eastern Express Boeing 747SP

[Homebee]

And also, one day, - ref. EE144153 - Boeing B747-100 - Pan Am

https://ee-models.ru/wp-content/uploads/ee144153-boeing-747-100-panam_1.jpg

Box art

 

 

V.P.

[Homebee]

New variant & boxing in development - with new fuselage - by AMP, the Boeing B747SP SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/pfbid02a1W2pxchAy1wp6L96y7RQsnvkE6Xz9Eu7M818QxTwJugU5Mig8GUabrn2uhmrwjhl

New fuselage renders

 

 

 

V.P.

 

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by Homebee

[VMA131Marine]

Oh this is awesome! I’m in for one!

[Jo NZ]

Forgive if I'm dreaming, but after all the hullabaloo about flying direct from Oz to London (a first!) a couple of years ago, I definitely remember flying Perth/London direct in 1985 on a 747SP (dash 200?) Only a 20 hour flight, but as the plane was only 2/3 full there was room to walk around, stretch out etc.

Was it all a dream?

[zebra]

I have to have one of these! I'd started modifying a Welsh Models kit to the SOFIA aircraft but I'll wait for this.

 

1 hour ago, Jo NZ said:

Forgive if I'm dreaming, but after all the hullabaloo about flying direct from Oz to London (a first!) a couple of years ago, I definitely remember flying Perth/London direct in 1985 on a 747SP (dash 200?) Only a 20 hour flight, but as the plane was only 2/3 full there was room to walk around, stretch out etc.

Was it all a dream?

You could have flown Perth-London on an SP, Qantas had them although I don't know if they were used on that route. But it seems unlikely that it was non-stop - range of the SP (according to Wikipedia) was 6,650nm but great circle distance between London and Perth (according to this online map) is 7,829nm