Boeing 747 sp Dublin airport

muppet01

Hi all,,Anyone get any photos of what looked like a b747sp in the airport today.It was parked over at SR technics.Might not be an sp but was a bloody short jumbo!

thanks

FOGOFUNK

Tis an SP, belongs to a VIP leasing company. Very swanky plane. Security gaurds and the whole lot.

ian_m

Is it still there?

diverdriver

You mean this one?

Mimikyu

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ian_m

I see it now, a mini 747.

A Dub in Glasgo

That one is owned by an evangelist!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Angley

FOGOFUNK

No, its not that one, this one is white and brown with chromed inlet cowls. The reg is *-BAT, it was on engine runs on friday so if no snags were found Id say it was released yesterday or today.

*cant remember the first letter of the reg.

A Dub in Glasgo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamdroid/2810596520/

http://www.irishairpics.com/database/search.php?q=VP-BAT&u=reg

FOGOFUNK

Thats her.

Davidth88

Watched her depart yesterday about 11:00 , I was playing pitch and putt, saw a 4 engined aircraft climbing out...... then as it went overhead saw it was an SP


Very unusual aircraft , I remember PanAm used to operate them , and SAA when they were not allowed to fly over africa so they could get from Jo-Berg to LHR non stop I think

tricky D

747 just landed Dublin

FlutterinBantam

Davidth88 wrote: »

Watched her depart yesterday about 11:00 , I was playing pitch and putt, saw a 4 engined aircraft climbing out...... then as it went overhead saw it was an SP


Very unusual aircraft , I remember PanAm used to operate them , and SAA when they were not allowed to fly over africa so they could get from Jo-Berg to LHR non stop I think

An auld stop in Ihla Do Sol Cape Verdes most times heh heh

Owned by Portugal.


Good times.

Steyr

Terrible looking thing, as bad as a super guppy or AN2

ian_m

tricky D wrote: »

747 just landed Dublin

Air France Cargo I suspect.

Wicked131

Could somebody tell me, when Air France Cargo 747, or any other 747 arrives at Dublin Airport?

Bearcat

Davidth88 wrote: »

Very unusual aircraft , I remember PanAm used to operate them , and SAA when they were not allowed to fly over africa so they could get from Jo-Berg to LHR non stop I think

I recall a subsidiary of luxair , (god be with the days) used an sp lux to South Africa.

I think the SP is unique and required its own certification programme ....it was the precursor to long haul twins as in the 767 200 etops programme.

Simon Gruber Says

Wicked131 wrote: »

Could somebody tell me, when Air France Cargo 747, or any other 747 arrives at Dublin Airport?

Thread on that here

Jesus Nut

Flew into Bournemouth a fair bit between 2008-2010 and I used to see a mini-747 parked up quite often.
Turned out, it was some young fella's taxi!
This young (arab) lad went to school in England and on the weekends he would go home in his mini 747!

Kenny2012

These are the 2 747SP's I think you are talking about:

VP-BAT http://www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/7203506290

LX-LGX http://www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/5306663601

CaptainSkidmark

There is a 747-8 in those colours on the flight line in Everett! im trying to find a picture but ive forgotten where i seen it

smurfjed

The unknown question is if the aircraft is going to the father (present owner of VP-BAT and deposed ruler of Qatar) or the son (Present ruler of Qatar)

We are taking number 7 which will also replace a SP.

smurfjed