It is the highest flying subsonic passenger airliner, with a service ceiling of 45,100 feet (13,700 m). Boeing needed a smaller aircraft to compete with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar tri-jet wide-bodies, introduced in 1971/1972.

波音747SP （Boeing 747SP），又称为 747-100SP，是 美国 航空器制造商 波音公司 所出品的大型商用机系列 波音747 底下的一种亚型。 其命名中的“SP”是“特殊性能”（S pecial P erformance）的缩写，是因应超长程飞行而将机身缩短（较747-100/200/300/400缩短了14.35米，较747-8缩短了20米）、降低阻力，进而延长最大航程的机种。 SP当初的开发目的是与 麦道DC-10 及 洛歇 L-1011 三星客机两种 三引擎飞机 竞争。 SP的载客量较少（三级客舱下只有220人 …

Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D, the aircraft has a maximum thrust of 48,750 lbf each engine. It can fly up to 45,100 feet, has a range of 6,650 nautical miles, and a cruise speed of 540 knots.

2006年9月10日 · Thus was born what was originally called the 747SB (Short Body) concept. The biggest problem Sutter and his crew faced was matching the fuel economy of the competition’s tri-jets. One of the ideas put forth was a three engine design, the notion being that elimination of an engine would automatically lead to a 33% reduction in fuel usage, as ...

2020年10月28日 · For the most part, nobody ever talks about the Boeing 747SP, the shortest variant of the famous Boeing 747. The aircraft only sold 45 copies, making it the rarest 747 ever built, but was it a failure?

2023年8月8日 · Unlike other aircraft being built at the time, the 747SP was actually a customer request, which came collectively from Pan Am and Iran Air. The two airlines asked Boeing for high-capacity aircraft that would be able to fly non-stop from New York to Tehran. At the time, this would have been the world's longest non-stop route.

2025年2月24日 · Sutter’s solution was to shorten the existing 747 model, which reduced weight and made it more suitable for both domestic and international travel. Thus, the concept known at the time as the 747SB (Short Body) was created.

2023年2月21日 · Thus, in 1973, Boeing launched the 747SP: a variant of the 747 that was 47 feet (14 meters) shorter than the original. The variant was originally named 747SB (Short Body), but the suffix was later changed to SP to indicate its Special Performance features, namely its greater range and higher cruising speed.

2021年4月27日 · Boeing 747SP ( 'SP' for Special Performance) is a shortened version of the Boeing B747 widebody airliner, designed for a longer range. Originally named as 747SB for "short body", it later was nicknamed "Sutter's balloon" by employees after 747 chief engineer Joe Sutter.

It is the highest flying subsonic passenger airliner, with a service ceiling of 45,100 feet (13,700 m). Boeing needed a smaller aircraft to compete with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar tri-jet wide-bodies, introduced in 1971/1972.