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Old 3rd December 2001 | 21:45
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Seloco
 
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411A,
I think you'll find the reason for the shape of the rear end of the B747SP is somewhat more prosaic than area rule considerations. It was simply the desire to attach the standard 747 tail assembly to a considerably shorter fuselage, which as a consequence had to be narrowed somewhat more abruptly than normal. The end result may look a bit like area-ruling, but I bet it is not!
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