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Iran Air 747SP from above, 47 ft (14 m) shorter than the 747, with four exit doors per side. Apart from having a significantly shorter fuselage and one fewer cabin door per side, the 747SP differs from other 747 variants in having simplified flaps and a taller vertical tail [5] to counteract the decrease in yaw moment-arm from the shortened fuselage.
Iran Air utilised a Boeing 747SP, which consumed large amounts of fuel. In addition, the company had to restrict the number of passengers on the flight from Damascus to Caracas, as the high altitude and heat prevented the plane from taking off with a full cabin and fuel tanks. Ultimately, Iran Air lost over US$100,000 per flight. [29]
Iran: Imperial Iranian Air Force ♠, now Iran Air Force: 16: 1 B747-100, 1 B747-200M, 10 B747-100F, 4 B747-200F Morocco: Government of Morocco: 2: 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I Turkey: Government of Turkey: 1: B747-8I Japan: Government of Japan Japanese Air Force One♠ 2: B747-400 Saudi Arabia: Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♠ 2: 1 B747-300 ...
An Iran Air 747-200, showing an early-production 747 cockpit with a flight engineer, located on the upper deck In 1965, Joe Sutter was transferred from Boeing's 737 development team to manage the design studies for the new airliner, already assigned the model number 747. [ 9 ]
China Airlines Flight 006 was a daily non-stop international passenger flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport.On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
The 747SP production resumed nearly four years after the supposedly final 747SP was built. It had a cockpit crew of two instead of the three-crew layout of other 747SPs. Two Boeing VC-25s were built for the US Air Force as Presidential Air Force One transports. This model was a highly modified 747-200B.
The Iranian Air Force received 40 Su-20/22s from Iraq in 1991. [15] While non-operational for several years, Iran started in 2013 an overhauling program for these. [16] In March 2015, 10 of the Iranian Air Force Su-22 were transferred to the Syrian Arab Air Force to fight in the ongoing Civil War. [17]
Friendship One was a successful attempt at beating the round-the-world air speed record. The flight was conducted from January 29 to January 30, 1988, and was operated by a Boeing 747SP owned by United Airlines. [1] A charitable foundation, the Friendship Foundation, was established and all money went to children's charities. [2]