IgorD wrote:Cargo is usually carried on pallets, and not LD3. I wonder what are the normal loads for these aircraft, pre-covid I mean.
Pretty much dominates all trunk routes from 8 hrs - 15 hrs. For example, HKG-JFK. My shortest 777-300ER flight (excluding KLM flights that continue to another destination, like KL-Jakarta) was 5 hours, but the vast majority have been around 12-13 hours. It is pretty well suited for the Europe to As...
Jump to postIf you really want to go deeper than that, some of those have customer specific options too. AC had a colorful variety of 767s with customer specific options that restricted some from operating certain routes.
Jump to postIve read on here before that the A340-600 can do missions the 777-300ER cannot due to tire speed limitations on the 77W if the stars aligned properly.
Jump to postAm I on the right path to thinking here about long range aircraft? I'm trying to figure out the correlation between high thrust engines and a range increase. For Airbus X models and Boeing ER or LR models Ive noticed that the MTOW and engine thrust ratings are higher than the base, non X, ER, or LR ...
Jump to postAirlinercafe has articles highlighting all the evolutionary changes on the DC-10, MD-11, DC-9, MD-80, MD-90, and 707 aircraft.
Here is the DC-10/MD-11
https://www.airlinercafe.com/page.php?id=392
DC-9
https://www.airlinercafe.com/page.php?id=396
707
https://www.airlinercafe.com/page.php?id=72
At United we had the 2 weight version -30's, One was the 555K mgwt and the reset were 572K MGWT. the 555K airplane came from Pan AM via National airlines. the 572K airplanes came from CPAir and a few former Laker airplanes as well United actually had 3 weight variants: The DC-10s from CP were the -...
Jump to postAircellist wrote:Yesterday there was a 787 flying from YYZ to YUL with AC; I saw it coming in to land, from Jean-Talon market in Montreal.
At that point in time the GE CF6 claimed to be 5% more fuel efficient than the JT9D-7, the later certified RR engine had a lower TSFC , but was far heavier, thus reducing the max payload. Did the lower fuel capacity on CF6 747s reduce the range much? Not to totally derail the thread, but were the l...
Jump to postramprat320 wrote:I feel like there was an after production ER mod which some airlines including CP had done...
Im trying to find a straight answer online of how many DC-10-30ERs were made. Wikipedia is unreliable, and other production list tracking sites dont have clear info. Wikipedia, for instance, says six were made and five converted, and I know Canadian had five DC-10-30ERs at one point and leased some ...
Jump to postNot factually correct. AS I mentioned So you ask a question which you dont know the answer to, and then argue the answer? PD may divert to YHM because its cheaper, easier to restart, etc. YYZ is ten feet away from YTZ so its probably not a good idea to attempt to land there if you cant land at YTZ....
Jump to postWhile searching though countless "Why does NW operate an old fleet?" threads, I started to wonder something. It looks like NW spent more money on their aircraft than UA, AA, CO, DL, and the like. NWs 747s and DC-10s all had nice Litton INS's, engine instruments updated to digital, and some...
Jump to postThere is plenty of searchable info on the JT9Ds on this forum over the years but Ive had a hard time finding info on the CF6 or RB211s on the 747-100/-200/-300/SP. Reading through the engine performance charts show the CF6 is better until you compare it to the -7Q and -7R4G2 for range on the -200 an...
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Jump to postWhile one may be the "Pilot in command", the other has to handle communication with the ground. Both are needed for fuel calculations as one checks the others work. Also, two man crew comes in handy during in-climate weather, or hairy situations such as an emergency. I guess you could say that havin...
Jump to postI think we are all skipping the issue of SELCAL. Would the MD-80s, being an aircraft that would never do a transatlantic flight, have SELCAL in them?
Jump to postI don't think its a matter of navigation equipment as it is a matter of range. Just beef the plane up with fuel and fly it to KEF from where ever is in range from the US.
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Jump to postWhat's interesting about the XL Germany 320 incident is that it is now being considered a crime scene, and the wreckage is in tiny pieces. If the engines stalled, you would think the pieces left behind would be bigger, like Air Florida 90 (even though QH90 stalled), as the plane would glide, not plu...
Jump to postThe perforated linings are not only used as acoustic linings, but also so the air going into the engine rides over the surface properly. The holes create suction on the air coming in, so it passes over the surface properly, thats how the 737-300 > ( > greater then 300) can get away with oddly shaped...
Jump to postThe most annoying is the McDonnell Douglas lady. She is so grainy, and condescending.
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Jump to postIt's been puzzling me for a while, I was told (at least on the Airbuses) that this vent has something to do with the fuel tanks. Take a look in this picture, if you look at the watermark on the photo, the letter 'R' is right where the V-shaped vent is. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face...
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Jump to postI've been told the winglets on the 727 are to also improve the wake created from the wingtips. Personally I see putting winglets on these planes kinda pointless as most wont be operating in a number of years (at leas the DC9s and such) and it would not pay off. As in, the cost of the winglets and ta...
Jump to postAir Canada also operates some aircraft with PWs. Their 763 they bought (not Canadian) had PWs on them. The remaining 762's have PWs on them. Their old 747-400s had them too, DC9 etc...
Jump to postAs everyone is stated, it can fly for a long time, its just the amount of money the airline is willing to pump into the aircraft in question. Fed Ex in Canada here only has to fly the 727 with 3 cans on the upper deck to break even on that flight. So imangine if that flight was full? The airplanes <...
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Jump to postIn Canada we have the Red Pass which is the employee pass which lets you go every ware and the blue pass which is the visitor pass, and inside that pass is instructions on where you can and cannot go, aswell as other stuff. Red passes are biometric, at least here in Halifax.
Jump to postI have had this exact problem on a flight to <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> via <acronym title="Halifax - International (YHZ / CYHZ), Canada - Nova Scotia">YHZ</acronym>. A few mechanic friends of mine told me the Ejet...
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Jump to postBy far the L1011 and any McDonnell Douglas product, they are so great!
Jump to postAC doesnt have any fully Y-Class configed 767's.
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Jump to postSorry folks, good try but your incorrect. The noise is the Evacuation system going to off. On the ground and airborne for a few seconds after t/o, The Evac system is set to ARMED which means the lights on all the exits are eliminated and the proximity lighting on the isles is ready to go. This syste...
Jump to postThat would be something fun to see, considering C6 is owned by IMP which is HUGE in the Maritimes here. But it will not happen.
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Jump to postAccargo, there is about 4 done now. But I think the fourth one is still in the barn.
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