SAUDI ARABIAN Boeing 747SP take-off in Geneva

[RailRKO57]

Lovely aircraft!

[XiaoDanDragon]

Only poor companies get old stuff like the SP

[BackOrifice2008]

this baby's better with 2 GE90 engines..

[huzayfahLOL]

Its a midget of a 747 LOL

[huzayfahLOL]

I dunno why but the 747Sp freaks me out

[wcabswimmer]

@huzayfahLOL There's a freaky bulb on the end and the other P&W engines could stab someone to death

[huzayfahLOL]

@wcabswimmer WOW

[Byron10301]

Saudi planes are so ugly ... worst colour scheme ever. Learn from Qatar.

[digitalwolves]

@Byron10301 color scheme is still acceptable. its the inflight service this is really bad. Have travelled on qatar and emirates many times, there service is a thousand times better then our saudia service.

[Byron10301]

@digitalwolves I flew with Gulf Air once, and I loved it also - I don't know why, but all these small Persian Gulf countries have come to own wonderful Air Lines.

[digitalwolves]

@Byron10301 Qatar on november 22, 1993 started their service with a few leased planes from Srilanka imagine . Today they are the fastest growing airlines in the world. This year alone they put down an order for six 777. On June 22, 2011 Qatar Airways wins the coveted title as the World's Best Airline at the 2011 World Airline Awards.. After all this and despite being neighbors, ours airlines didn't learn anything from them.

[auds6]

mini jumbo is the best jaja

[godzillat6]

B747-400 superseded SP overall but now B747-8IC. It's good to see the baby B747 though.

What's your opinion if Boeing shorten 747-8IC like the SP? I somewhat find that interesting but @ the same time pointless cause of B777-200LR and 300ER.

[rrb634]

lol!!!!! nice angle bro. Maybe next time we will see the takeoff.

[smartdon007]

damn those trees !

[ghettoperson257]

does the 747SP need all that landing gear?

[dpohunter]

Love the SP! My favorite widebody. Looks as though it was designed by a balloon folder ;-) Gorgeous paint scheme.

[glennie5000]

what does SP stand for?

[TheFirimbi]

@glennie5000 super performance!!

[AvatarforU]

@glennie5000 small penis

[glennie5000]

@AvatarforU lol

[ghettoperson257]

@glennie5000 SP means Special Performance

[mohammeddavis]

@glennie5000 special

[fwayndo1]

i think somebody forgot their bombed out forklift thing in the field

[kingflyer223]

mijit 747 LOL

[adult2002]

reg for this Boeing 747SP is AIF it is only use by top vip in saudi arabia

[MrCliff12341]

My asshole is full of shit.

[no1compare2me]

@MrCliff12341 u r the shit it self

[peterFans]

Thanks for enlighten me @streetstream and @airconguy1.

[peterFans]

why Boeing can think of designing these 747-SP? I personally think that 747 symbolize 'giant in the skies' but what happen here with SP? in terms of market demand, A330 or Boeing 777 can replace 747-SP. (Special performance) is true performance when Boeing attach a Concorde Engines to it... That special.. Ohh man i can understand, please enlighten me why is Boeing make a Baby 747?

[airconguy1]

@peterFans This aircraft was for the really long haul routes the normal 747s couldn't reach. They were also useful for lower density routes, or routes with small runways. Qantas used them from Sydney to Wellington, which at the time couldn't fit a normal 747. Qantas retired theirs in 04

[streetstream]

@peterFans Just to make sure you know. The Boeing 747SP was developed in the 70's and was put out of production in 1983. The 777 and a330 are plane first flown in the 90's.

[QueBeta75]

@peterFans These shorten 747s were made in the mid 70s, they weren't high production units (40 something made). They were requested from some airlines as a longer range higher speed alternative to the full-size 747 of the era. Production ended in the mid-late 80's.

[iskenderuna]

@QueBeta75 one of the main buyers were SAA who needed a really extreme long range machine to take them around the bulge of Africa in order to get to Europe. They were at that stage not allowed to fly over Africa. Johannesburg - Rome took something like 15 hrs on SAA

[onecunningfox]

@iskenderuna

Actually SAA was not a major buyer. Pan Am was the major buyer (and with a little help from Iran Air) Pan Am basically told Boeing; you have to make a plane for us that can fly NY>Tokyo and San Francisco > Sydney and LAX > Hong Kong non-stop. Iran Air, SAA and TWA were all benficiaries of Pan Am's muscle back then. PAA saved Boeing from bankruptcy with the 747. (Do you really think Boeing would design a whole plane for SAA or Iran Air??? Please....) Know the facts jack.

[vinnmann33]

Beautiful airplane

[jainish007]

cutest air-plane in history...

[samib21]

MASHA ALLAH

ALLAH BLLES SAUSIA ,AND ALL OTHER MUSLUMS

[computer305]

@samib21 ameen

[killcumber]

fucking stupid!!!!

[KSharp320]

What a stubby looking thing. Wonder what drove Boeing to intro this variant

[jetfreak4]

@KSharp320 It was basically the same concept that demands planes like the A340-500 and the 777-200LR. Boeing shortened the 747 for two reasons...to increase range and to attempt to satisfy a much smaller demand that was just beginning to ask for non-stop round the world routes like JFK-HKG, etc. Less than 50 were built because the expected market didn't materialize. It really wasn't until recently that the market the SP was intended for materialized.

[KSharp320]

@jetfreak4 Makes sense. Cheers!

[cnielsen123]

gay small plane

[ShinyStarOfDeath]

@cnielsen123 jumbo is not small???

[fhad9900]

the best Airlines in the world and the safest one

[Zlin0035]

@fhad9900 acctually, Qantas has now claimed that Titel :/

[WESTJET101]

@Zlin0035 Actually, Westjet is one of the safest,

No Crashes or Safety violations, in the 14 years of service.

[P3RSIANpinoy]

I love the colors on Saudi Arabian planes

[edmonton67]

Rare to see a RR powered SP. Sweet sight.

[AVdenz]

Loved the engine sound!

[slv754]

Baby Godzilla

[130diner]

smallest 747sp

largest 747-8

[jplemaf]

whats the difference between 747sp and 747

[stfergus608]

the size

[Treldman]

@stfergus608 it's a lot shorter

[stfergus608]

no need to explain to me i know quite well the difference between the two aircraft

[SalamProductions]

i personally think SP is fat and short, whereas the other is slim and long.

[rare12inchsingles]

@jplemaf At the time in the late 70's through much of the 80's, it was the fastest sub-sonic long range commercial airliner in the world..It also had the longest range of any commercial airliner as well..SP stands for special performance.

[sinan9393]

ugliest plane

[cobra11fahrer]

Eine Boeing 747sp ist sehr selten. Du hattest echt sehr viel Glück dass du eine 747sp gesehen hast. Von diesen Exemplaren gibt es nur 45 Stück auf der ganzen Welt.

[solomonpilot767]

well most saudi pilots have beard which,doesn't look professional ,saudi govt claim 2 be moslims they r double face,i used 2 live there if u r a forign they treat u like shit but,united Emirates r much better by far they respect human rights!

[s5251]

@solomonpilot767

You are very big liar, most immigrants who are working and live in Saudi Arabia, are treated with great respect by Saudi citizens. I lived there with my family in Riyadh for about 17 years. People are nice & kind.

[solomonpilot767]

@s5251 wallah i lived in Mecca 4 three years,u guys treat immigrants like shit,pakistania nd,yemeni and,Eygptian so who is the liar?what is the matter the truth heart so please don't bullshit beside uguys treat women like shit they can't drive why?ajneby tersh ba7r does that word sounds familiar 2 u?

[dr3am3r1011]

i think the tail on the 747sp is too big for the body

[onecunningfox]

It had to be in order to clear to FL420+ (42,000 or higher) - the 7471-2-3 and 400 cannot go that high (under normal circumstances). The rudder was large also allowing more manouverability. Also the wings on the SP (tip to tip) are longer than the fuselage (the only commercial plane that designed like this).

[dr3am3r1011]

ok thanks :) it seemed wierd to have such a huge rudder, but now i see some sence in it

[N330AA]

No, it's because the body is shorter than the regular 747 meaning the rudder is closer to the normal axis and it hence needs a stronger force to yaw the aircraft.

Same reason the A318 has a larger tail.

[vanhalo]

ah finally a 747 classic not fitted with PWs, but rather some RR RB211s! woot!

[snakeyjakehall]

SP - Special Purpose

[buybygb]

It's "Special Performance"

[snakeyjakehall]

yeah thats what i mean to say ;))

[SamMaiisfield]

special performance actually mate.

[MaxtheGrande]

considering geneva has a medium sized runway.... never seen 1 in genva take off, but have seen 1 there :)

[onecunningfox]

They looked the best when Pan Am and TWA flew them

[AV8Harrier]

Flaps to 20 in takeoff???????????????????

[Captainbritishair]

wow this vid is making me play Flight Simulator X!

[solomonpilot767]

great vidio B747 300 is my favorite!

[tarkan1995]

die boeing 747sp ist eine andere art von 747 fürzer.schmaler und hat eine grössere reichweite.....ist aber für mich ein bisschen hässlich

[znotty]

Man there awesome,i want one!

[mrjon54]

good clip of this beauty.

[Davhid1]

Awesome!!

[audiracer85]

so do they serve lizards??

[hardwork0]

Hahahaha....

No man i don't think so

[5953056]

yes. they will serve you... :p

[gaasKSA]

i'm so proud of my country :)

Saudi Arabian airlines one of the best airlines

[diagann]

B747Sp is so cute..its like tadpoles..!!

[avion2474]

super 5

[subiedriver1990]

What sounds better then a Rolls-Royce RB-211? Four of them! lol

[fafakuk]

nothing :D

[khana9295551]

GE-90

[NicoFRA]

cooool 5 sterne dafür

[derjillnoun]

747SP (special performance) is the 'short version of a 'regular' 747 but with a longer flight range. Now with modern technology, 747-400 could easily go further than 747SP with greater payload and use less gas. This classic version was considered as obsolete years ago.

[psgman41]

Do they still have/use this 747SP ? :/

[mattec2]

thank you for upload! :D 5*5

[RyanMcCallum]

sad there's only saudi and iran air flying with these aircrafts now.

[mattec2]

i have seen the B747SP once :'(

[shortkid97]

ive been on one they arent as small as they look

[fsxmaster125]

Nice Airplane! 5 Stars^^

[Ebikoner0815]

That plane looks so funny xD

[lahluv]

i thought all sp's were retired

[aeromoe]

VP-BAT was sitting at PHX Sky Harbor today (31 Aug 08) don't know how long it's been there though. Parked near where the DHL 767F usually parks.

[lahluv]

thnx

[SaudiSnitchZ]

u mean its the worst fucking airlines! they have nothing in it but making a fucking fool of themselves :S

[Hamzahmammals]

I've been on a Saudi arabian airline 747 once. It's cool. Whoever loves planes please invite me to be your friend.

[Nicshooter]

this is my favorite 747 ever !!!! :D:D love it!!

[DapperJas]

I've never seen a 747SP fitted with Rolls royce RB211s.

[phatcarz]

what is a 747SF?

what does SF mean?

Plz reply.

thanks

[DapperJas]

I didn't mention SF rather SP.

SP stands for "special performance". the 747SP has a longer range and probably flies a lil faster than its (older) larger counterparts.

[phatcarz]

thanks man !!!

[igniswizzard]

i watch the 747SP takeoff and land at bournemouth airport, and at the end of the day, when you're stood at the end of the runway, its still a 747 :)

[Faisall1986]

ugh!!!! im saudi and i was in genevea few years ago

Good Memories!

[Drummer1410]

Funny - he taxis this thing like Schumacher driving his Ferrari....

[manitogata]

Great video. Shame about the trees blocking the best part of the take-off.

[PANORAMAPEPSI]

our logo is nice ;)

[OMGLysses]

The shorter SP is even more strange looking than the full size 747, but it's still a great 747.

It sure looks original :D

[tonyluvsplanes]

ahhh, good vid, love this plane

[cripplehawk]

I think it's a VIP plsne for the royal family

[vargas37]

yes,it is

[102trafalgar]

Not many SPs left? Loved the sound, thanks.

[an147]

I agree: Stupid trees!

[kosmosFL]

ouch!!! Stupid trees!!!

[doudet]

nice video. Just too bad to have the trees on the way