Aircraft / Boeing
Boeing 747SP
A wide-body jet airliner from Boeing, first flown in 1975. It typically seats about 276 passengers and can fly up to 10,800 km.
- Maker
- Boeing
- Family
- 747
- First flight
- 1975
- Typical seats
- 276
- Range
- 10,800 km5,832 nmi
- Length
- 56.3 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- B74S
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Test yourself
1Does the 747SP fly further or less far than the A321XLR?
The 747SP flies up to 10,800 km, 2,100 km further than the A321XLR.
2Does the 747SP seat more or fewer passengers than the A330-200?
The 747SP typically seats 276, 30 more than the A330-200.
3Did the 747SP first fly later or earlier than the 777-200?
The 747SP first flew in 1975, 19 years earlier than the 777-200.
Similar in size and range
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