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Baniff International Airways Boeing B-747SP N603BN CN 21785 LN 405 #269529757
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Baniff International Airways Boeing B-747SP N603BN CN 21785 LN 405 . Taken at Miami International Airport , Florida on March 3 , 1980 .The Boeing 747SP (for Special Performance) is a shortened version of the Boeing 747 wide-body airliner, designed for a longer range. 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. Pan Am requested a 747-100 derivative to fly between New York and the Middle East, a request also shared by Iran Air, and the first order came from Pan Am in 1973.The SP is 184 feet 9 inches (56.31 m) in length, 47 feet (14 m) shorter than the original 747 variants.
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