Boeing 747SP Touch & Go and Takeoff 

I have a 1:200 twa 747 sp red as N58201 O_O

@@titan9259SO DO I!

Cute sona

747SP been around since '70s. Designed for faster speed and efficiency. Not many were produced. It's a rare bird to see. Very rare.

Only about 45 were made so yea its very rare

Designed for Pan Am's NY-Middle East routes

@@RedLP5000S actually designed for increased speed and range.

@@philmontejano5971 The 747SP was developed on request of Pan Am and Iran Air, whom both wanted to fly to and from the USA and the Middle East. To increase the range, the aircraft needed to be made lighter, and so they decreased the length of the fuselage. This also increased the aircraft’s agility.

Yeah that JT-9 growl gets me every time!

Thanks buddy!

This aircraft, VP-BLK, was not the aircraft that was damaged by the storm. It was Las Vegas Sands Corporation’s OTHER 747SP, VQ-BMS, that was parked in a maintenance hangar when a hurricane swept through the area, damaging her significantly.

Sorry I never saw this comment. But there is a spot near Laguna which allows you to view the ospreys quite nice.

The Las Vegas Sands Corporation still own this aircraft, VP-BLK. But, their other 747SP, VQ-BMS was recently written off. She was parked in a maintenance hangar when a hurricane swept through the area, damaging her significantly.

Phil Montejano use the same speeds as before.

@@ZK-APA not really, because our speed bugs are set for landing. We don’t use V1 because we don’t start at a stand still. We basically don’t get below 100 knots. So we don’t need to accelerate much. We basically use our landing ref speed and add 20 knots to rotate at.

Great eye! So weird to think that the future president's plane is just sitting unused in the desert. You'd expect them to get a plane right off of the assembly line. It makes sense to get one that's notbeing used right now to save money. Is that a 747-8 correct?

@@joeylantis22 Yes, they're both 747-8i's. And while not new off the assembly line, these plnes were never delivered to the airline that had purchased them (which went bankrupt) so they may as well be. And yeah, this was done as an opportunity to cut costs.

I think its a luxury air charter.

Pretty sure Sands Corp owns it (Las Vegas company). Always see it parked at the ramp at LAS.

Its owned by an american billionaire

It was 2' higher than the other 747's of that time...

I hope they salvage all the valuable parts first. The NASA telescope and the other private SP could definitely use it to prolong their lifespans.

Actually, you are incorrect. Las Vegas Sands Corporation’s OTHER 747SP, VQ-BMS, was the aircraft that was damaged by the storm... not this aircraft, VP-BLK.

VP-BLK is currently 41.1 years old.

SO CUTE IS IT