Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 18869 times:
Great news for the LAS crowd, the Sands Hotel and Casino brought in their latest aquisition today, a 747SP! In this day and age when just seeing one of these magnificant rare birds anywhere in the world, its great to have one based here in our own backyard...It shall join their ever increasingly large fleet of other aircraft including several BBJ's, a 767, two L-1011's and now the SP!! The old spotting days are coming back again......
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined exactly 8 years ago today! , 21029 posts, RR: 60 Reply 1, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 18830 times:
So they will be sending it to the middle east and asia to pick up high rollers directly? Nice service...
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
Alexinwa From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 18819 times:
Any info on who it is from?
Bet it will make that LAS-Macau trip a little less stressful. Although I don't see that the SP gives much more room than the L1011 has to offer.
777fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2402 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 18803 times:
It'd be so much cooler if they offered it as an on-site suite. Better yet, park it on the pool deck and incorporate it into a waterslide of some sort. There are a million possibilities in a place like Vegas...
Centrair From Japan, joined Jan 2005, 3597 posts, RR: 21 Reply 4, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 18680 times:
Quoting 777fan (Reply 3): It'd be so much cooler if they offered it as an on-site suite.
"The A.netter Honeymoon Suite"
Quoting 777fan (Reply 3): Better yet, park it on the pool deck and incorporate it into a waterslide of some sort.
1) Long sweep from upperdeck to lowerdeck (new hole in upperdeck floor down the hump) and out Door 3R curves back to the rear cargo door and through to the otherside coming out on the left side into the pool. (this would require an extra hole in the fuselage me thinks)
2) For wimps... Out door 2L and curve under the fusulage and around the foward landing gear
3) From the emergency exit behind the cockpit... straight shot down into the pool
4) Cut a hole in the aft bulkhead. Attach a slide out the hole. guests enter through Door 4L. They sit in a little boat and a gush of water shoots them at high speed out the back of the plane and down the slide into a pool.
Yes...I am not a KIX fan. Let's Japanese Aviation!
Funny 777fan, in the old days (well the 90's, but for Vegas' standards that is old now) they probably would've done such a thing, and I bet most of us A.netters would've made it a point to stop by the Venetian to stay at one of the SP suites and ride the slide from the cockpit down to the pool.
In any case, it will be a thrill to see my very first LIVE 747 SP crossing the Las Vegas skies soon... soooooo exciting... I can't wait to see the first pictures our master photographers will post.
GO VEGAS! and GO SP!
MX 77W
When Will MX Fly to Europe??? I guess '09 is the year!!!
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined exactly 8 years ago today! , 21029 posts, RR: 60 Reply 6, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 18616 times:
Quoting Alexinwa (Reply 2): Although I don't see that the SP gives much more room than the L1011 has to offer.
But in low capacity trim without revenue cargo, it can fly from just about anywhere to just about anywhere.
Check out the Los Angeles range charts for the 77L and you get the idea. Not quite that far, but just about.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
SirOmega From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 735 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 18580 times:
Centrair From Japan, joined Jan 2005, 3597 posts, RR: 21 Reply 8, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 18475 times:
The A.netter Honeymoon Suite Taglines
For the night before the divorce
For your last night before A.net becomes "That stupid website" as called by spouse
For the one night baseball is not needed
The only time you might say..."Not tonight...I have a headache."
It's short and stubby but in for the long haul
Quoting SirOmega (Reply 7): I dont think I've ever seen an SP before.
LimaNiner From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 391 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 18265 times:
Quoting Alexinwa (Reply 2): Although I don't see that the SP gives much more room than the L1011 has to offer.
An L1011 is nowhere near as impressive as a 747. These things aren't meant for efficiency, they're meant as "ego blowjobs" for people with way more money than sense.
Hey, if I could get someone to spend a couple million bucks with my business in return for a round-trip flight on a 747SP; a "VIP penthouse suite" with a butler, tacky marble bathroom, and gold faucets; a couple of hookers; a couple cases of champagne; and a pound of caviar, I'd be making money hand over fist, too...
Is it obvious that I think of gambling as a tax for the mathematically challenged?
Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 18250 times:
The aircraft appears to be the former P4-FSH, but that is not confirmed yet. It has the red stripes from that livery with everything else deleted. When it arrived today, it was blocked from all public flight tracking programs. It appears that it probably flew in from overseas. On Flight Explorer, flights from overseas with foreign registered a/c are frequently missing from the program, when they are not a scheduled flight. I have never been able to understand why this is, so I have no idea where it had arrived from. It landed at about 1430 in LAS today...
Brenintw From Taiwan, joined Jul 2006, 1451 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 18134 times:
Quoting Centrair (Reply 11): This was Ernest Angley's SP. The televangelist
So that would make it the CI 74SP that went supersonic whilst in an uncontrolled dive off SFO some years ago, and ended up with the wings permanently bent upwards by two feet or so?
I'm tired of the A vs. B sniping. Neither make planes that shed wings randomly!
Don't think so.
Seven Triple Star would have been the titles on this plane and it was leased by Ernest Angley's Ministries.
Previous owners were:
1980 TWA
1986 American
1994 First Security Bank Utah Na Trustee
1995 The UAE (Dubai Royal flight)
2002 Dubai Air wings (Reef Aviation)
2004 Crestwind Aviation AW of Aruba
2004 Leased to Grace Cathedral (Ernest Angley Ministries)
1982 Owned by Wilmington Trust Company leased to China Airlines
1997 leased to Mandarin Airlines
1997 Sanwa Business Credit
2001 Fleet Bank
2001 Global Peace Initiative
2002 Recertified under GPI
2003 Global Peace Ambassadors
2007 Reportedly for sale and sitting at Avolar Aviation at TIJ
[Edited 2007-06-13 08:23:58]
Yes...I am not a KIX fan. Let's Japanese Aviation!
MarkHKG From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 960 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 17751 times:
Ugh, isn't this the one that fell OUT OF THE SKY when it was with China Airlines?
I heard from some corporate flight attendants this aircraft was a MESS when it was with Global Peace. Things like inoperative slide/rafts and passenger service units taped up, which would prevent the O2 masks from dropping.
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4736 posts, RR: 30 Reply 15, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 17614 times:
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 16, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 17576 times:
Good to hear. Now only if they could buy 2. Sands seems to be on a spending spree of classic a/c.
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8 Reply 17, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 17379 times:
Great to hear! Where are they going to put all those heavies in LAS?
'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.
DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 17282 times:
Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 16): Good to hear. Now only if they could buy 2.
I was told that this one was returned to its lessor, and I was thinking maybe it was this one but apparantly not. I would have thought this one would have been perfect for transporting whales to the casinos, especially from the middle east.
UAE 747 at LEX for KY Derby
Dont take life too seriously because you will never get out of it alive - Bugs Bunny
RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19 Reply 19, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 17025 times:
Quoting Crownvic (Reply 10): On Flight Explorer, flights from overseas with foreign registered a/c are frequently missing from the program, when they are not a scheduled flight. I have never been able to understand why this is
Unless the airline or operator specifically asks the FAA to include their reg or 3-letter ID in the feed then as default they don't show up. I know the guy at the FAA that makes it all happen, but you either need to be an employee of the airline/operator in a flight ops/managerial type position or the airline/operator needs to be your customer in order for you to request that their flights be tracked (and the FAA will confirm with the airline/operator that they are your customer too).
AlexInWa From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 15190 times:
Winglets on a SP?
Heck if they are putting them on 737-300's now, why not???
What is the max range for the pax version of the SP? I want to say around 7500m?
Typhaerion From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 619 posts, RR: 4 Reply 21, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 15086 times:
Quoting Centrair (Reply 8): It's short and stubby but in for the long haul
The best tag line for tht bird I have ever heard....Nicely done...
For some, the sky is the limit. For us, it is only the beginning... -- Jack Hunt
JSquared From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 147 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 14626 times:
Quoting Crownvic (Thread starter): Great news for the LAS crowd, the Sands Hotel and Casino brought in their latest aquisition today
Not to be picky, but the Sands Hotel and Casino closed in 1996, and is now home to the Venetian! Anyway, a quick check of the Wikipedia article on Las Vegas Sands Corp. shows that they have a bunch of casinos in Asia - perhaps this is where the SP will be going to from LAS?
GARUDAROD From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 14332 times:
Hey Crownvic
BREAKING NEWS???? What, slow day at the office, LOL
So when are you going to announce this beauty along with her sister Tristars in a nice 3pack?
ShannoninAMA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (5 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 13995 times:
Quoting JSquared (Reply 22): Quoting Crownvic (Thread starter):
Great news for the LAS crowd, the Sands Hotel and Casino brought in their latest aquisition today
Not to be picky, but the Sands Hotel and Casino closed in 1996, and is now home to the Venetian! Smile Anyway, a quick check of the Wikipedia article on Las Vegas Sands Corp. shows that they have a bunch of casinos in Asia - perhaps this is where the SP will be going to from LAS?
Well, i would have done the same thing Its known as the sands corporation still, not the venetian
Quoting Centrair (Reply 8): It's short and stubby but in for the long haul
25 United_Fan: There is still the Sands Expo Center !
26 F9Animal: I think it would look pretty awesome on the old SP.
27 Viscount724: Boeing website shows the maximum range of the SP with typical full passenger and baggage load (but no cargo) and standard fuel reserves, and no wind,
28 Highflier92660: Everybody does realize that particular Boeing 747SP (P4-FSH) was the aircraft used by Ernest Angley Ministries. Being a gentleman and a scholar I will
29 Tjwgrr: Ahh, but I can't resist........both are very good at taking your money. Ernie needs to update this picture:
30 Coa747: The owners of N4522V painted in Global Peace Ambassadors colors were shady charecters. Houston based evangelist K.A. Paul had the aircraft flown out
31 Highflier92660: Yup Coaa747, that's what I've heard; Glory Hallelujah and trips to terrorist countries.
32 777fan: quote=Coa747,reply=30] Also of concern to the FBI were trips to Libya and Syria.[/quote] If you just read these parts, you'd swear that we were talkin
33 United_Fan: I see N4522V is still in TIJ. Funny,I saw 4522 in LAS back in 2000 all in white.Does the Venitan really have that many high rollers that they need 3 w
34 Crownvic: RobK....Thank you for that Flight Explorer information.. Actually, I have now received confirmation that it is NOT P4-FSH, but actually the former A6-
36 LatinAviation: I posted some additional information on the Sands' aviation division here, taken from their SEC filings: Las Vegas Sands L-1011 (by LatinAviation Jun
37 Coa747: I hope when the SP's finally expire their useful life that they will be saved at least a couple preserved in a Museum somewhere. I used to see AA's al
38 StearmanNut: I saw the Ernest Angley CI 74SP in early May while turning onto final into TUS. I marveled at how quiet it seems to be, but then too, it was gliding f
39 Centrair: This one is younger It was originally N58201 first flown with TWAin December 1979. It was sold to the UAE in 1985 where it became A6-SMR. It has been
40 Crownvic: She is still awaiting a new reg number....Meanwhile, the a/c is sitting on the ramp at LAS with all the other toys!
41 N710PS: If thats the case I want a Delta DC-6 with a crown room in the back ASAP. How about a nice fleet of BAC-111's heeheheh
42 JFK787NYC: " target=_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Veg...Corp. '' Sands Hotel & Casino still exists in many parts of the world. Venetian is just there
43 United_Fan: Even though this will get deleted.......looks great! http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5996982&nseq=0
44 ContnlEliteCMH: I know I'm a little late to this party, but I saw this plane arrive from my 28th floor suite at Excalibur. My wife came into the room in time to see m
45 Womack17: I would be interested in reading details on that "incident." This is my first time hearing about it. Does anyone know specifics? or have a link to sp
47 MarkHKG: I can't believe it, but coincidentally someone also posted a YouTube video on this aircraft just within the last two weeks. Watch it for yourself and
48 ShannoninAMA: God....i STILL have chills from watching that video.... Shannon
49 GARUDAROD: The Sands B747SP has been reregistered N992MS and is now at SBD.
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