Moose135 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 One of the treats of aircraft spotting/photography in the NYC area is the annual influx of visitors for the opening of the UN General Assembly every September. They started coming in on Saturday, and a big group arrived today, with more expected Monday. Here are a few highlights so far... Cameroon Airlines 767 Jet Aviation DC-8-72 Nigerian AF BBJ, with the seal of the president on the tail. The big catch of the day for me, Iran Air 747SP carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad We'll see what Monday brings... Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The big catch of the day for me, Iran Air 747SP carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad We'll see what Monday brings... Lucky guy! The 747SP is one of my favorite airliners. It is a shame they aren't a regular sight these days. Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Nice pictures, love the DC-8 shot ! Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
hazmatt Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 With no offense to anyone . . . the 747SP looks friggin retarded. The DC-8 is beautiful. 2 Things: 1) Funny how he's flying on a Western-made airplane 2) They don't even have a state airplane for the higher ups? Weird . . . Matt Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Edited September 25, 2007 by PBoilermaker Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 With no offense to anyone . . . the 747SP looks friggin retarded. The DC-8 is beautiful. <...> My thoughts exactly! Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hey, I'm not an airliner enthusiast, so I don't know what's an 747SP. It seems a bit stubby at least or am I completely lost..? A DC-8 still flyin, that's a nice sight. Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (Boeing Photo) Had to post this when I seen it ... Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
SimFixer Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Hey, I'm not an airliner enthusiast, so I don't know what's an 747SP. It seems a bit stubby at least or am I completely lost..?.The SP was a version Boeing came up to target large two-market requirements - most notably Japan and the Far East where they're used as city-hoppers that can hold a lotta people at once. The upshot is it had immense range for its era (6600+ nm) and was lighter and faster than its big brother. So they were ideal for VIP transports that needed to get into and out of airports that can't handle the regular size jets. There weren't that many built, tho. In fact...here's the production list from 747sp.com Edited September 24, 2007 by SimFixer Link to post Share on other sites
SimFixer Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (Boeing Photo) Had to post this when I seen it ... Gregg Since when did the Tweet need such a big chase plane? Wait...I know...ya need a plane that big to hold all the photogs that want to snap a pic of such a gorgeous li'l jet...right? Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (Boeing Photo) Had to post this when I seen it ... Gregg That's gotta be the pic of the day! Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Great shots Moose. Those SPs are goofy looking. I think the UAE leader has an SP also. Hope you get more goodies today. Hopefully you'll get the Polish President's Tu-154. I shot that airplane at Andrews a few months ago. I don't get to see Russian jet too much. Chappie Edited September 25, 2007 by Steve Filak Link to post Share on other sites
svaz Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Great shots! I can never get over how bizarre the SP looks. Reminds me of this guy: Link to post Share on other sites
wakko807 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Great pics! The big catch of the day for me, Iran Air 747SP carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 747SP...Short 'n' Plump Link to post Share on other sites
hazmatt Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Coming from a guy with a T-37 silhouette as his avatar, I'll take that as a compliment. At least I know when a plane looks good! Reminds me of this: Matt Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Edited September 25, 2007 by PBoilermaker Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think SPs are cute. I saw them all the time when I lived in Hawaii. They remind me of Hasegawa Egg Planes! Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The SP was a version Boeing came up to target large two-market requirements - most notably Japan and the Far East where they're used as city-hoppers that can hold a lotta people at once. The upshot is it had immense range for its era (6600+ nm) and was lighter and faster than its big brother. So they were ideal for VIP transports that needed to get into and out of airports that can't handle the regular size jets. You are confusing the SR with the SP. SR's were designed for high density seating on short routes, particularly in the Asian markets. They look externally identical to 747-200's. The SP was designed initially to compete with the Lockheed and Douglas Tri-jets as far as seating capacity. It later found its niche as an extra long range transport with a lower seating capacity than the longer 747-200 but better range than the tri-jets. Relatively poor fuel economy and higher maintenance costs are what eventually relegated the type to VIP and specialty service. Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 nice shots Moose - interesting variety Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the kind words everyone. Caught GWB inbound to JFK this afternoon... Edited September 25, 2007 by Steve Filak Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Edited September 25, 2007 by PBoilermaker Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Filak Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 <finger hovering over mouse, waiting to close topic> Link to post Share on other sites
PBoilermaker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Edited September 25, 2007 by PBoilermaker Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 This Turkish government A319 and Gulfstream IV are parked at Republic Airport (FRG) on Long Island Republic was also being used as an entry point into the TFR around NYC. This is one of the helicopters Suffolk County PD screened prior to entering the TFR. Link to post Share on other sites
wakko807 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Great shots of Air Force One Moose...especially the last one with the treeline Link to post Share on other sites
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