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Problem With Length Of 747x

ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5535 posts, RR: 40
Posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 894 times:

As I read, the 747x will be longer than 80 meters (80.5). Most major airports have gates with boxes of 80 x 80 meters. So the lenght of the 747x will cause major problems to the airports. By the way the lenght of the A 3XX-100 is only 73 meters and of the proposed 3XX-200 79.4 meters.

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Cba From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 4530 posts, RR: 3
Reply 1, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 824 times:

I doubt that half of a meter will cause that much of a problem.

ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5535 posts, RR: 40
Reply 2, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 817 times:

I think a half a meter could cause problems. As I now from the airports 80 meters is the absolut maximum.

777x From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 787 times:

The fact of the matter is, that even with the 80x80 'standard' (which isn't really), most airports (if not all) that will cater to either the A3XX and/or 747X stretch WILL need modifications to gates and taxiways at a minimum.

That is to say, I don't think ANY airports today could accomidate the A3XX/747Xstretch without some restrictions (losing access to nearby gates or restricted taxi access when VLA's are on the runway and vice versa). So, when changes are made the will be made to accomidate the current and projected a/c and in this case .5 meter probably won't mean very much.

Regards
777x

Prebennorholm From Denmark, joined Mar 2000, 6017 posts, RR: 55
Reply 4, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 769 times:

ZRH wrote:
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I think a half a meter could cause problems. As I know from the airports 80 meters is the absolut maximum.
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Well ZRH, at least at ZRH (Zurich) it won't matter. Most times, when I have visited ZRH (and that's many times), then the Crossair Jumbolino (ARJ) was parked at some deserted place far away and pax were transferred to and from the gate in busses.
Best regards, Preben Norholm

Always keep your number of landings equal to your number of take-offs, Preben Norholm

SR3496 From Switzerland, joined May 2000, 792 posts, RR: 22
Reply 5, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 762 times:

Prebennorholm:
Well, that's the problem of Zurich! They just don't have enough gates. You have to wait until the new dock midfield is finished (2002). Then they won't have to park the aircraft at 'some deserted place faw away'.
But I agree with you, it's a shame that all smaller a/c (<321) mostly don't have a gate with a jetway.

Ambasaid From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 747 times:

Aren't these arguements the same as those raised in 1970 with the introduction of the 747?????

Offer the airports the passengers and they will find a way to cope.....

Bodzio777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (12 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 723 times:

This is just another case of AIRBUSITES knocking on Boeing!

CO 767-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 5 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 682 times:

Nicey nice Bodzio.

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