NG Models NG07038

NG Models NG07038  is a 1/400 scale diecast model of the Boeing 747SP-21 (-21 Boeing’s Customer code for Pan Am/Pan American-Grace Airway) registration N747SP in Boeing house colours, circa the late 1970s.

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This aircraft, c/n 21022-265, the first 747SP, was used as a test bed from 1975 until 1976, when it was delivered to PAN Am registration N530PA and named “Clipper Mayflower.”

Boeing 747 SP

The B747 SP (Special Performance) is an American wide-body, four-engine jet airliner. It is a shortened version of the Boeing 747-100 with an extended range. It was the longest-range airliner until the B747-400 entered service in 1989.

Designed to compete with the DC-10 and L-1011 trijet, it first flew on July 4, 1975, and entered service with Pan Am in 1976. The 747-SP is 14 m (47 ft) shorter than the B747-100, has enlarged vertical and horizontal tailplanes, and has simplified wing flaps. One airframe received modification for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) mission.

The SP has a cockpit crew of two pilots and a flight engineer. Depending on the layout, the passenger cabin can seat up to 400 people.

The B747SP uses four pylon-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 or Rolls-Royce RB211-524 high-bypass turbofan engines, two under each wing.