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Boeing 747SP 1/400 Scale Diecast Model Named “City of Gold Coast Tweed”, Qantas, VH-EAABrand: NG Models SKU: NG07009
AUD $99.00
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Boeing 747SP 1/400 scale Diecast Model, Qantas, VH-EAA – NG07009
Length | 14.1 cm | 5.5 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 14.9 cm | 5.8 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fixed extended
- Display stand not included.
NG Models NG07009
NG07009 replicates in 1/400 scale diecast the B747SP-38 (-38 is Boeing’s customer code for Qantas), registration VH-EAA, named “City of Gold Coast Tweed” in its original Qantas livery, circa the early 1980s.
VH-EAA
The first of two 747-38 SPs ordered by Qantas entered service in 1981. For a time, it wore the livery of Australia Asia, a subsidiary of Qantas operating services between Australia and Taiwan. Qantas used the SPs from 1981 until 2001, initially between Australia and Wellington and later to Los Angeles and Asia.
Boeing 747SP
The B747 SP (Special Performance) is an American wide-body, four-engine jet airliner, a shortened version of the Boeing 747-100 with an extended range. It was the longest-range airliner until the entry into service of the B747-400 in 1989. Designed to compete with the DC-10 and L-1011 trijet, it first flew on July 4, 1975, entering service in 1976 with Pan Am.
The -SP is 14 m (47 ft) shorter and has enlarged vertical and horizontal tailplanes and simplified wing flaps. One airframe received modification for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) mission. Production of the B747 SP ended in 1989, with only 45 airframes built; delivery of the last airliner occurred in 1987, and some have undergone conversion to VIP transport.
It has a flight crew of two pilots and a flight engineer; the passenger cabin seats up to 400, depending on the layout. The B747SP uses four pylon-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 or Rolls-Royce RB211-524 high-bypass turbofan engines, two under each wing.
Boeing 747SP 1/400 Scale Diecast Model Named “City of Gold Coast Tweed”, Qantas, VH-EAABrand: NG Models SKU: NG07009
AUD $99.00
In stock