701151 wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:41pm:

The Existane of teh 747SP was to have a plane that was smaller and lighter, with a 747 design thta could go farther than the 747-100. The technology didn't exist at the time to make a 747-100 have increased range. Once the 747-200 then the 747-300 came out, the 747SP was obsolete as the latter could carry way more people, cargo with the same range. I'd rather be flying a full-sized 747 say a -200 or -300 (or -400 [even a -8]) there, its still a 747, but bigger cooler, and the 747SP doesn't even land shorter.

That's all good and fine, pj747, but as you can see, there is at least one, probably more, that would like the 747-SP. You didn't see me making negative comments about your wanting Captain Sim to do a DC-8 which I don't care for. Nor for the 747-8i/F, which another developer has already done and so we already have it. I believe Captain Sim could and would make a better one, but we can't expect them to make them all (but oh how I wish they could!). We each have our preferences. And the 747-SP is nzaviationrules preference. ;)

Mark