Rand Airport
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Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airpor
Rand Airport Control Tower from landside
Rand Airport from the observation deck
The Lebombo, a retired Boeing 747 from South Africa Airways, on display at the SAA Museum
Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29
Boeing 747SP
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The Boeing 747SP is a shortened version of the Boeing 747 wide-body airliner, designed for a longer range. It is the highest flying subsonic passenger airliner, with a service ceiling of 45,100 feet.
Rand Airport
…Aviation has its headquarters at Rand; the airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team. South African Airways donated a Boeing 747-200 and a Boeing 747SP to the South African Airways Museum Society which are on display at the airport. The museum also owns a Boeing 737-200, two DC-4s, a DC-3, Vickers…
A Boeing 747SP of Syrian Air at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport in 2007.
Iran Air 747SP from above, 47 ft (14 m) shorter than the 747, with four exit doors per side
The 747SP used as the NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Boeing 747SP flight deck