Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747SP Arrives In Boston [HD] - 09/18/11
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Excellent video! I hope to oneday see a Saudi 747sp at my home airport! :)
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I saw the same exact thing man! I was at Castle Island!
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You make such great videos. Why aren't you more popular?
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@Starboard76. I remember reading an article years ago that at the time this plane was built, it was requested by the Saudi dignitary who ordered it, that it come equipped with Rolls Royce engines solely for the reason that they were made by Rolls Royce. It had nothing to do with performance, he just wanted RR engines. Did the QANTAS order come after this one was built, because at the time, this one was allegedly the only SP with RR power plants.
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@jetboy66 ..hmmmm not sure what you mean by that, Qantas' 2 747SPs were RR powered also. But all the rest were P&W powered.
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@james737 I wonder is this for saftey reasons of it being quite old or just extra Security
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I believe this 747SP is the only one of its kind to be equipped with Rolls Royce engines for no other reason than that they were made by Rolls Royce.
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you got any takeoff of this wonderful bird??
At 00:58 it looks like most of the cabin windows have rectangular re-enforcements.
james737 5 months ago
@james737 - Interesting!!! I have never noticed that.
tbird209 5 months ago
Nice capture! Does Saudi usually bring the SP on their summer charter runs?
RyDon85 5 months ago
@RyDon85 - The 747SP is believed to be used as a VIP transport.
tbird209 5 months ago