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747 short version (SP?)

I was at MAN today and i saw a corsair example of this fine 747 model, but how many of them are in operation? How many of them were made?

If anyone could answer me these questions i would be grateful.

Thanx again,

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By: mj2292 - 6th April 2002 at 18:30

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Thanx everyone the info was much appreciated.

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By: Benair316P - 2nd April 2002 at 16:48

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Cheers EKRK. Great pic as well

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By: EKRK - 2nd April 2002 at 00:15

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Yes, Qantas retired their last 747SP a few weeks ago (on March 4th), and it flew via HNL to Tucson.

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By: Mpacha - 1st April 2002 at 19:12

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Try going to www.747sp.com , if I remember correctly. The ultimate 747SP site!

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By: Benair316P - 1st April 2002 at 11:52

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I think it was fairly recently that Qantas retired their last 747SP, Can anybody confirm that?

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By: mongu - 30th March 2002 at 20:48

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You can occassionally see 747 SP’s at Heathrow – Syrian Airlines operate the type, as do South African. VIP versions (Saudi in particular) also float around the place.

Pan Am, Qantas and United are former operators.

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By: Saab 2000 - 30th March 2002 at 08:36

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Only 43 747SP’s were built with approximatley 25 remianing in srvice.Corsair I believe only operate 1 747SP.

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By: Dazza - 29th March 2002 at 21:03

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I believe the SP stands for Special Performance, if memory serves me correctly, which it probably doesn’t.
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