717 and 732
Apr 15, 2004 | 8:16 pm
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Originally Posted by ual744777sta
How did they get these planes delieverd to HA and AQ respectively? Was it through a major series of Island hopping over the Pacific?
See these links for actual pictures of HA's 717s with fuel tanks installed in the cabin:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/148886/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/148885/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/148884/M/
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Apr 16, 2004 | 12:35 pm
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Same way. Temp tanks are installed for long haul overwater delivery flights of smaller aircraft with a shorter range (ie the 732's, 717's, although not sure if they did that with the Dash-8's for Island Air or if they ship them and re-assemble them at their destinations).
Apr 16, 2004 | 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by olympicnut
(ie the 732's, 717's, although not sure if they did that with the Dash-8's for Island Air or if they ship them and re-assemble them at their destinations).
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