Simviation Forum - Arrival in Johannesburg

Aug 12^th, 2003 at 11:15am

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Welcome to latest PAI airline ...

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Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 11:20am

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nice!

im no modert jet expert but isnt that the 747SP variant???

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Reply #2 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:21pm

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Looks like a 747SP with something wrong in the texturing of the top deck (windows too far backward)
The passengers in the last part don't have any headroom.

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Reply #3 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 3:27pm

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i am gonna have to agree with the SP varient, with no head room:) we had a 747sp in an all silver livery at filton sunday last week, i think it was world airlines or airways something like that, its funny but it is really not that big up close, i thought the same of KLM's 747s when in amsterdam, i dont know why but i expected them to be bigger i guess:)

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Reply #4 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 4:46pm

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yep it's an SP but it looks strange Roll Eyes

btw, KLM doesn't have SP variants in use, they only have the -200SUD, -300, -400 and -400F Wink

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Reply #5 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 4:50pm

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Here's a few more.

And yeah the back of the upper deck should be a bit higher, and rounder instead of dead straight.

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Reply #6 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 4:58pm

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Woops, sorry about the size, thought they were smaller.

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Reply #7 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 7:49pm

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No worries on the size,..........I dropped them all down for you, to 800x600.............

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Reply #8 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 8:27pm

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Wow!
That's one strange looking 747...what does SP stand for?

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Reply #9 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 8:34pm

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SP=Special Performance I believe....it has a shortened fuselage, which in reality give a lower all-up weight for the same wingspan and area, ... secondary point of recognition is the taller fin, necessitated by the shorter tail moment.....better efficiency for long range cruising.....initially used for trans-Pacific flights, I think ?

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Reply #10 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 9:30pm

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it needs to loose weight its a fat jet.... Grin

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Reply #11 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 3:26am

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its also the fastest of the 747's

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