GeminiJets Gemini 200 G2TWA1159
Boeing 747SP Diecast Model
Trans World Airlines, N58201 Boston Express | |
| 1:200 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Boeing 747SP | | 11" | | 11.75" |
Boeing 747SP N58201 first was delivered to TWA on 21 March 1980. A 747SP-31 powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines, it initially featured extra upper-deck economy seats, later replaced with 12 first-class sleeper seats. In February 1985, TWA sold it to the Dubai Air Wing, re-registered as A6-SMR. In 2007, it was acquired by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation as VP-BLK for VIP transport. N58201 is remembered for its versatility, serving commercial, governmental, and VIP roles over its long career in the iconic 747SP configuration.
Known during development as the 747SB (short-body), the 747SP (special performance) was designed to meet a 1973 joint request from Pan American World Airways and Iran Air for a long-range, high-capacity airliner. The SP variant had a fuselage that was shortended by 47 feet while retaining the engines and fuel tank capacity, yeilding a higher speed and longer range than existing 747 variants. The 747SP first entered service with Pan Am in 1976 and in the years that followed, its record-setting range enabled Pan Am to offer the longest non-stop flights in the world, including New York - Tokyo, San Francisco - Hong Kong and Los Angeles - Sydney. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Gemini's 1:200 scale Boeing 747 is an exceptionally large and heavy model in this scale (over two pounds) and is constructed almost entirely of solid diecast metal. The extra wide-body fuselage, with its wonderfully sculpted nose section, features all around seamless construction with pad-printed windows and doors. The model is supported on an all metal fixed landing gear with soft rubber tires and a steerable nose wheel. The solid metal wings are constructed as a single unit, and then carefully fitted to the fuselage. They feature accurately replicated flap track fairings at the rear and free spinning highly detailed fan blades inside each engine nacelles.
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The GeminiJets "Gemini 200" range presents higly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of civilian and military aircraft in 1:200 scale. Prized by collectors worldwide, Gemini define the benchmark by which other 1:200 aircraft brands are judged.
GeminiJets "Gemini 200" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction, including wings and tail surfaces.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Permanently extended metal landing gear with rolling rubber tires.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
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