SOFIA Fun Facts for Reporters  SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP airliner.  SP stands for “Special Performance” — shorter fuselage, thus able to carry less, but with the same fuel capacity as a larger - Pan American Airways - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	SOFIA Fun Facts for Reporters  SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP airliner.  SP stands for “Special Performance” — shorter fuselage, thus able to carry less, but with the same fuel capacity as a larger Add to Reading List Document Date: 2011-06-24 14:56:35 Open Document File Size: 86,67 KB Share Result on Facebook City SOFIA / New York / Kuwait City / / Company MAN Technologie AG / Boeing / Kayser-Threde GmbH / Pratt & Whitney / Pan American World Airways / / Country Germany / Kuwait / / Person Anne Morrow Lindbergh / Charles A. Lindbergh / Erik Lindbergh / / Product 747-400 / Boeing 747SP / / SocialTag Transport Boeing 747SP United States Boeing 747 Charles Lindbergh Pan American World Airways Anne Morrow Lindbergh Pratt & Whitney JT9D Erik Lindbergh Aviation

SOFIA Fun Facts for Reporters  SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP airliner.  SP stands for “Special Performance” — shorter fuselage, thus able to carry less, but with the same fuel capacity as a larger Add to Reading List